{"id":332249,"date":"2026-10-29T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=332249"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:51:31","slug":"us-stock-investing-for-indians-as-zerodha-and-the-largest-broker-open-access-costs-rules-risks-and-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/us-stock-investing-for-indians-as-zerodha-and-the-largest-broker-open-access-costs-rules-risks-and-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"US Stock Investing for Indians: As Zerodha and the Largest Broker Open Access, the Costs, Rules, Risks and Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"

In October 2026 Zerodha began a phased beta of US stock investing on Kite, with about 2,000 US stocks and about 1,000 ETFs, fractional buying from $1 and brokerage of 0.1% per order capped at $10, while the largest Indian broker by active clients opened US access to all its users.<\/em><\/p>\n

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US stock investing for Indians means buying American shares and ETFs through an Indian broker, using the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) to send money abroad. Zerodha routes orders through India INX Global Access at GIFT City, and holdings sit with a US brokerage partner and not in an Indian demat account. A trade costs brokerage of 0.1% plus a forex markup that I estimate at 0.5% to 1.2% each way, so a round trip on $1,000 could cost about $12 to $26. This article is educational and not a recommendation to buy any stock.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Interest in US stock investing is rising because the Nifty is down about 13% since January while the S&P 500 is up more than 12%, and foreign portfolio investors have pulled a record $32.5 billion from Indian equities this year, per NSDL data. This article explains how the new access works, what it costs, the rules to know, and the risks and rewards.<\/p>\n

Three flags. The figures come from secondary reports, not from the brokers’ own pages, so check the current terms before acting. I did not verify the LRS and tax collected at source (TCS) thresholds against the RBI or the tax rules. The cost illustration is my own calculation and not a broker quote. It is educational and not advice.<\/p>\n

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