indian national investing abroad

1. http://www.getmoneyrich.com/how-to-buy-stocks-of-overseas-companies/
2. trading account provides a wide coverage of international stock compared to other broking houses. For ICICI Direct and Reliance Money the initial deposit is only $1000 but they are limited to trading in only US stocks. There are also account opening fees of approx. Rs 1000 for all trading accounts.
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Investment abroad by Indian nationals

1. http://www.kotaksecurities.com/internationaleq/intexchanges.htm
2. http://www.kotaksecurities.com/internationaleq/faqs.htm#a25

Country Exchange name Exchange Trading hours (GMT) Brokerage Rate United States of America American Stock Exchange AMEX 04:00 - 04:00 0.75% United States of America NASDAQ Capital Market NASDAQ SC 13:30 - 20:00 0.75% United States of America NASDAQ Global Markets NASDAQ NM 13:30 - 20:00 0.75% United States of America New York Stock Exchange NYSE 04:00 - 04:00 0.75% United States of America NYSE ARCA NYSE_ARCA 13:30 - 20:00 0.75% United States of America OTC Bulletin Board on NASDAQ OTCBB 13:39 - 20:00 0.75% United States of America Other OTC on NASDAQ (Pink Sheets) OOTC 13:30 - 20:00 0.75% United Kingdom London International Exchange LSE_INTL 08:00 - 14:40 0.75% United Kingdom London Stock Exchange SETS Market LSE_SETS 07:00 - 15:35 0.75% Australia Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. ASX 14:00 - 14:00 0.75% Austria Wiener Börse (Vienna) Stock Exchange VIE 07:21 - 15:34 0.75% Belgium Euronext Brussels BRU 07:00 - 15:35 0.75% Denmark OMX Copenhagen CSE 07:00 - 15:00 0.75% Finland OMX Helsinki HSE 21:00 - 21:00 0.75% France Euronext Paris PAR 22:00 - 22:00 0.75% Germany Frankfurt /Xetra Stock Exchange FSE 07:00 - 15:35 0.75% Hong Kong Hong Kong Stock Exchange HKEX 02:00 - 08:00 0.75% Italy Milano Stock Exchange MIL 22:00 - 22:00 0.75% Netherlands Euronext Amsterdam AMS 22:00 - 22:00 0.75% Norway Oslo Stock Exchange OSE 22:00 - 22:00 0.75% Portugal Euronext Lisbon LISB 23:00 - 23:00 0.75% Singapore Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited SGX-ST 01:00 - 09:06 0.75% Spain Sistema De Interconexion Bursatil Espanol SIBE 07:00 - 15:35 0.75% Sweden OMX Stockholm - First North SSE_FN 22:00 - 22:00 0.75% Switzerland Swiss Exchange SWX 07:00 - 15:30 0.75% Switzerland SWX Europe VX 07:00 - 15:30 0.75%

Indian national investing in American shares

1. http://money.stackexchange.com/questions/11029/how-can-i-trade-in-u-s-stock-exchange-living-in-india-by-choosing-the-broker-in
2. http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=32

Q.4. What are the general permissions available to persons (individual) resident in India for purchase / acquisition of securities abroad?

1. A. General permission has been granted to persons (individual) resident in India for purchase / acquisition of securities as under:
   1. Out of funds held in the RFC account;
   2. As bonus shares on existing holding of foreign currency shares;
   3. When not permanently resident in India, from the foreign currency resources outside India.
   General permission is also available to sell the shares so purchased or acquired. A resident Indian can remit up to USD75,000/- per financial year under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), for permitted current and capital account transactions including purchase of securities. The resident individual is allowed to set up/acquire JV/WOS overseas within the LRS limit with effect from August 5, 2013 in terms of FEMA Notification No. 263 subject to the terms and conditions specified therein.
2. http://content.icicidirect.com/newsiteContent/CustomerService/OverseasTrading.asp

3. Welcome to "Overseas Trading"

   Rationale of overseas trading facility offered by ICICIdirect

   Under Liberalized Remittance Scheme of Reserve Bank of India, Resident Individuals are allowed to remit up to USD 2,00,000 in a financial year (April to March) for any current or capital account transaction or combination of both. Under this scheme ICICIdirect has facilitated its customers to invest in various Stocks and Options that are traded on the exchanges in United States of America.

   Customers of ICICIdirect are eligible for this service

   All resident individuals are eligible to avail this facility. This facility is currently not available to corporate, partnership firms, HUF, Trusts, and NRIs etc.

   Products offered under overseas trading facility

   Equities Exchange Traded Funds Stock Options Index Options http://www.kotaksecurities.com/internationaleq/intexchanges.htm