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Asset ร— Country ยท Legal Status

Buying US Stocks from Taiwan: Rules, Limits, Routes

US SHARESYes CANBORSAAvailable

Taiwan permits residents to purchase US stocks freely. The Central Bank of Taiwan regulates financial markets but allows unrestricted foreign investment by individuals.

NVIDIA ยท NVDA-PERPUS equity ยท from Taiwan
Price ยท 24hโ€”
Max leverage20x
Funding ยท APRโ€”
From TaiwanAvailable
Canborsa fee0.07% per side
Trade NVDA on Canborsa โ€บ
Taiwan ยท at a glance
Yes
broker routesBuying US shares from Taiwan
23
us marketsUS names and indices on Canborsa
0.07%
0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side
4 rails
2 work ยท 1 limits ยท 1 blockedFunding routes from Taiwan
What the law actually says

Access rules in Taiwan

Taiwan permits residents to purchase US stocks freely. The Central Bank of Taiwan regulates financial markets but allows unrestricted foreign investment by individuals.

Local routes

Interactive Brokers, Saxo Bank, Fubon Securities, CTBC Securities.

The perpetual route

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto. There is no broker, no remittance and no share: it confers no votes and no dividends, and funding is charged or paid every 1h for as long as the position is open.

Regulator โ€” Taiwan
Websitewww.fsc.gov.tw
CryptoLegal
Access ยท routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from Taiwan

Two routes buy the share. The third buys exposure to its price and nothing else.

01
01.

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.

Real shares 4 routes
02
02.

International broker account

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

Real shares Capital limit applies
03
03.

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.

No ownership 0.07% per side
Rails ยท funding routes
Rail
Status
Note
TWD bank transfer
WORKS
The main route onto AML-registered platforms; fiat/crypto exchange is a licensable service under Article 6 of the Virtual Asset Service Act.
Debit/credit card
LIMITS
Depends on each card issuer's own merchant-category policy for crypto; not a reliable primary rail.
Usdt p2p/otc
WORKS
Used to reach offshore venues that cannot accept New Taiwan dollars; arranging this as a business requires AML registration.
E-wallets (LINE Pay, JKOPay)
BLOCKED
Not used to fund crypto accounts, based on observed market practice; no regulation on this has been identified.
Availability ยท route 03

US markets listed on Canborsa

23 US markets trade as perpetuals on Canborsa โ€” 21 single names and 2 index contracts, all open from Taiwan. Each one is a contract on the price.

Market
Class
Price
24h
Market cap
Max leverage
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$5.29T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$4.67T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$4.03T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$3.62T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$2.71T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$2.04T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$1.67T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$1.43T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$1.12T
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$832.59B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$531.55B
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$455.37B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$398.98B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$248.1B
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$202.03B
20x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$101.12B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$64.26B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$49.78B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$45.85B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$45.2B
10x
US equity
โ€”
โ€”
$22.92B
10x
Index
โ€”
โ€”
โ€”
30x
Index
โ€”
โ€”
โ€”
20x
Tax ยท by route

Tax

Shares held through a broker
Crypto-settled perpetuals
Tax in TaiwanThere is no dedicated crypto tax
What you holdA contract on the share price
Funding ยท APRโ€”

Frequently asked questions

Can Taiwan residents buy US stocks?โ€บ

Yes, non-citizens can legally buy and own US stocks, subject to identification and compliance procedures.

How do Taiwanese residents access US stocks locally?โ€บ

Many Taiwanese brokerages offer a US stock trading service called ่ค‡ๅง”่จ—, and HSBC Taiwan also provides access to US markets.

Which broker is rated best in Taiwan for US stocks?โ€บ

Interactive Brokers is rated the best broker in Taiwan for trading US stocks.

What withholding tax applies to foreign stock dividends and interest in Taiwan?โ€บ

Dividends and interest on foreign stocks are subject to a 30% withholding tax.

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