Buying US Stocks from India: Rules, Limits, Routes

Indian residents can purchase US stocks through the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), which permits annual outward remittances up to USD 250,000 per financial year. Several Indian brokerages offer direct access to US stock markets.

Domestic broker with a US partner

Your local broker routes the order to a partner in the United States. You hold real shares with voting and dividend rights, under full identity verification.

International broker account

You open the account offshore yourself and remit under your country’s rules. Ownership is the same, and the reporting duties sit with you.

Perpetual exposure on Canborsa

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto: no broker, no remittance, no share, no votes and no dividends. Funding is charged or paid every 1h while the position is open, and deposits arrive as USDC on six networks.

Yes, Indian residents are legally permitted to invest in US stocks and global equities under the Reserve Bank of India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme.

Indian residents can access US stocks through Interactive Brokers, which offers commissions as low as USD 0.0005 to USD 0.0035 per share.

Yes, Indian residents can remit up to $250,000 per financial year to invest in US-listed stocks and ETFs.

Interactive Brokers offers commissions of just USD 0.0005 to USD 0.0035 per share for US stocks from India.