Buying US Stocks from Nigeria: Rules, Limits, Routes

Nigerian residents can buy US stocks through a local investment app, a foreign brokerage, or a tokenized equity platform, funding in naira and buying real shares including fractions.

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, through a local investment app, a foreign brokerage that accepts Nigerian residents, or a tokenized equity platform.

Bamboo, Trove and Chaka let residents fund in naira and buy real US shares, including fractions, through a partner brokerage.

Nigeria applies a 30% capital gains tax on foreign investors.