How to Buy US Stocks from Italy

Italy is an EU member without capital controls or foreign exchange restrictions. Residents can freely invest in US stocks.

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, no US law stops non-residents from buying and holding US stocks, and regulated brokers such as MEXEM make trading US shares from Italy straightforward and compliant with EU investor protection rules.

MEXEM is a regulated broker available to Italian residents for trading US stocks.

US dividends are generally subject to a 15% withholding tax for Italian residents under the US-Italy tax treaty, with a valid W-8BEN form.

Foreign dividends received by Italian tax residents are subject to a 26% substitute tax in Italy.