https://platizioglobal.com/articles Guides for Indian investors on US stocks, ETFs, LRS, TCS and tax. en-IN Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-spacex-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-spacex-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks SpaceX trades on Nasdaq as SPCX, about ₹15,089 a share on 21 October 2026. Indians buy it under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker, not at the IPO price. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-amazon-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-amazon-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Amazon (AMZN) is listed on Nasdaq, not NSE. Residents buy it under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker: about ₹24,850 a share on 21 October 2026, about ₹440 all-in on ₹50,000. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-microsoft-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-microsoft-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Microsoft (MSFT) is listed only on Nasdaq. Residents buy it under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker: about ₹50,478 a share on 21 October 2026, with a US$0.98 quarterly dividend. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-apple-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-apple-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Apple (AAPL) is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents buy it under LRS through a GIFT City app or overseas broker, in fractions from about US$1; AAPL closed at US$343.99 on 21 October 2026. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-meta-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-meta-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Meta (META) is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents buy it under LRS through a GIFT City app or overseas broker; Meta has declared a one-time Class C stock dividend for January 2027. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/nse-ifsc-receipts-closing https://platizioglobal.com/articles/nse-ifsc-receipts-closing Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT GIFT City NSE IX is closing its NSE IFSC Receipts programme: sell by 29 January 2027 or convert whole-share lots into US shares by 20 January; dealing ends on 1 February 2027. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stock-market-holidays-2027 https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stock-market-holidays-2027 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Market NYSE closes on 10 weekdays in 2027 and shuts early at 11:30 pm IST on 26 November. Every closure in Indian time, with clock-change dates, T+1 settlement and Indian bank holidays. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/magnificent-seven-stocks-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/magnificent-seven-stocks-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks The seven were worth US$24.5 trillion on 21 October 2026. How Indian residents can buy the shares or the MAGS ETF under the LRS, with costs, tax and risks. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-broadcom-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-broadcom-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Broadcom (AVGO) is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents buy it under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker: rupee price, dividend, ₹50,000 cost example, tax and risks. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-amd-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-amd-shares-from-india Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks AMD is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents buy it under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker, often in fractions: rupee price, Q2 2026 results, ₹50,000 cost example, tax and risks. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-google-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-google-shares-from-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Alphabet is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents can buy GOOGL or GOOG under LRS via a GIFT City app or overseas broker; both classes get the same US$0.22 quarterly dividend. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-tesla-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-tesla-shares-from-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Tesla (TSLA) is listed on Nasdaq, not in India. Residents buy it under LRS through a GIFT City app or overseas broker, often in fractions from about US$1; Tesla pays no dividend. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/indian-adr-list https://platizioglobal.com/articles/indian-adr-list Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Six Indian companies have US ADRs: Infosys, Wipro, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Dr. Reddy’s and Sify. Ratios, ADR vs NSE prices, and why residents generally cannot hold them. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tcs-credit-in-itr https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tcs-credit-in-itr Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation TCS on an LRS remittance is tax already paid. Claim it in Schedule TCS of the return for the year it was collected, or have your employer cut salary TDS. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-semiconductor-stocks-etfs https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-semiconductor-stocks-etfs Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Indians can buy US chip stocks and ETFs such as SMH and SOXX under LRS. The value chain, fund weights, drawdowns, a ₹50,000 cost example and tax rules, as of October 2026. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/leveraged-etfs-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/leveraged-etfs-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs India has no leveraged or inverse ETFs. US funds such as TQQQ, SQQQ and SOXL exist, but whether residents may buy them under LRS is unsettled; daily resets can erode returns. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/transfer-rsu-to-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/transfer-rsu-to-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT RSUs Vested RSU shares can’t go into an Indian demat account. Keep them, sell and wire dollars home, or move them in kind; idle dollars must be reinvested or repatriated within 180 days. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-on-groww-zerodha-angel-one-upstox https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-on-groww-zerodha-angel-one-upstox Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison On 19 October 2026, US stocks were live on Upstox, rolling out on Groww, in web beta on Zerodha and through a referral to Vested on Angel One. Status, fees and rules for each app. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/invest-in-us-bonds-treasury-etfs-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/invest-in-us-bonds-treasury-etfs-from-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Bonds Resident Indians cannot use TreasuryDirect; the practical route is a US-listed Treasury or bond ETF under LRS. October 2026 yields, US and Indian tax, a ₹10 lakh example and the risks. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-dividend-stocks-etfs-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-dividend-stocks-etfs-india Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dividends After 25% US withholding and Indian tax, you keep 75% of a US dividend up to the 20% slab, 74% at 25% and 68.8% at 30%. Plus eight dividend ETFs, special cases and ITR reporting. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-nvidia-shares-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-buy-nvidia-shares-from-india Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks NVDA trades only on Nasdaq. Indians can buy it through a GIFT City app or an overseas broker under LRS, often in fractions from US$1; 20% TCS applies only above ₹10 lakh a year. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/ucits-etf-vs-us-etf https://platizioglobal.com/articles/ucits-etf-vs-us-etf Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Irish UCITS ETFs lose 15% of US dividends to US tax instead of 25% and generally avoid US estate tax; US-listed ETFs usually cost less. Indian capital gains tax is identical. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/ai-stocks-us-guide https://platizioglobal.com/articles/ai-stocks-us-guide Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks What US AI stocks and AI ETFs are, from chips and cloud to software and power, the risks they carry, and how Indian residents can invest under the LRS. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/invest-in-nasdaq-100-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/invest-in-nasdaq-100-from-india Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Indian Nasdaq-100 funds are closed to new SIPs and MON100 trades at a premium. How MON100, QQQ/QQQM and Irish UCITS ETFs compare on cost, tax and estate tax. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-ipo-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-ipo-from-india Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT IPOs Resident Indians cannot get US IPO shares at the offer price, but can buy newly listed shares under LRS once they start trading on Nasdaq or the NYSE. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-vs-international-mutual-funds https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-vs-international-mutual-funds Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison Most Indian international funds are closed to new money and some India-listed ETFs trade at 20%+ premiums; direct US stocks are open but use LRS and TCS. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/form-67-foreign-tax-credit https://platizioglobal.com/articles/form-67-foreign-tax-credit Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Form 67 claims credit for the 25% US tax on dividends. For FY 2025-26 income it is due by 31 March 2027; income from 1 April 2026 moves to Form No. 44. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/best-platforms-us-stocks-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/best-platforms-us-stocks-india Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Comparison 13 US stocks apps compared on route, brokerage, all-in cost at $100 to $10,000, SIPs and NRI access, using fees from each platform's own pages on 15 October 2026. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/schedule-fa-penalty-foreign-stocks https://platizioglobal.com/articles/schedule-fa-penalty-foreign-stocks Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Every US share and ETF must go in Schedule FA at any value. The ₹10 lakh Black Money Act penalty, the ₹20 lakh carve-out and how to fix a missed entry. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tax-on-us-stocks-gift-city https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tax-on-us-stocks-gift-city Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT GIFT City GIFT City does not change your tax as an Indian resident: 12.5% on long-term gains, slab rate on short-term gains and dividends, with worked examples for 2026-27. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-invest-in-us-stocks-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-invest-in-us-stocks-from-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks The full process end to end — KYC, Form W-8BEN, remitting under the LRS, placing your first trade, and the records you will need at tax time. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tax-on-us-stocks-in-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tax-on-us-stocks-in-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation LTCG at 12.5% over 24 months, STCG at slab, why the ₹1.25 lakh exemption does not apply, how USD gains convert to rupees, and what each schedule of your ITR needs. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stock-market-timings-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stock-market-timings-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Market 7:00 PM to 1:30 AM IST for most of the year, 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM for the rest — why the hour shifts twice a year, and why pre-market and after-hours are not equivalent. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/is-investing-in-us-stocks-safe-and-legal https://platizioglobal.com/articles/is-investing-in-us-stocks-safe-and-legal Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks The RBI scheme that makes it legal, who regulates the account, where your shares are actually held, what SIPC does and does not cover — and the risks to weigh. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-invest-in-sp500-from-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-invest-in-sp500-from-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Direct US ETF, Indian feeder fund or GIFT City — the same index, three quite different outcomes on ownership, currency, disclosure and tax. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/schedule-fa-foreign-assets-reporting https://platizioglobal.com/articles/schedule-fa-foreign-assets-reporting Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Disclosure is triggered by holding the asset, not by profiting from it. What to report, the calendar-year trap, peak value, and why the penalty exposure is disproportionate. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/dividend-tax-us-stocks-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/dividend-tax-us-stocks-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation 25% withheld in the US, taxed again in India on the gross amount, then relieved by foreign tax credit — with a worked example showing where the money actually lands. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tcs-on-lrs-explained https://platizioglobal.com/articles/tcs-on-lrs-explained Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT LRS & Compliance TCS is a prepayment of your own tax, not a charge for investing abroad. How the cumulative threshold works, why the 2% rate does not apply, and the cost that is real. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/dtaa-india-us-foreign-tax-credit https://platizioglobal.com/articles/dtaa-india-us-foreign-tax-credit Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Where the treaty actually applies, how to claim credit in India, and the Form 67 to Form 44 transition — with the years stated, because getting them backwards misdirects anyone filing now. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-estate-tax-indian-investors https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-estate-tax-indian-investors Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Rates to 40% above a USD 60,000 exemption, no Indian treaty relief, and a threshold that portfolios grow into. Under-discussed, and worth knowing before you cross it. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/w8ben-form-explained https://platizioglobal.com/articles/w8ben-form-explained Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation A short declaration that cuts dividend withholding from 30% to 25%. What it asks for, why the address and PAN fields matter, and the silent expiry that catches people. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-report-us-stocks-in-itr https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-report-us-stocks-in-itr Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taxation Which form, which schedules, how to convert USD gains, where the foreign tax credit goes, and the six mistakes that cause most of the trouble. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/nyse-nasdaq-and-us-indices-explained https://platizioglobal.com/articles/nyse-nasdaq-and-us-indices-explained Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Market Exchanges are where shares trade; indices measure baskets of them. What separates the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow — and why the most quoted is the least useful. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/fractional-shares-explained https://platizioglobal.com/articles/fractional-shares-explained Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks Invest an amount rather than a quantity. How fractions handle dividends and splits, why they suit monthly investing, and the one limitation worth knowing before you rely on them. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-vs-indian-stocks https://platizioglobal.com/articles/us-stocks-vs-indian-stocks Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT International Sector composition, currency, tax treatment and correlation compared — how the two markets differ, rather than which one to pick. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/best-us-etfs-for-indian-investors https://platizioglobal.com/articles/best-us-etfs-for-indian-investors Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Not a list of funds to buy. The criteria that actually separate one ETF from another — including two that matter specifically to Indian investors and appear on no factsheet. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/minimum-investment-and-costs-us-stocks https://platizioglobal.com/articles/minimum-investment-and-costs-us-stocks Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT US Stocks There is no account minimum and no share-price barrier. The real floor is set by remittance costs, which are largely fixed per transfer — and that changes how you should invest monthly. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-transfer-money-for-us-stock-investing https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-transfer-money-for-us-stock-investing Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT LRS & Compliance Form A2, purpose codes, SWIFT and timelines — plus the forex markup that is usually the largest cost and the least visible, and why the TCS threshold is cumulative. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-withdraw-money-from-us-stocks-to-india https://platizioglobal.com/articles/how-to-withdraw-money-from-us-stocks-to-india Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT LRS & Compliance Sell, settle on T+1, request withdrawal, receive funds in your own account. The exit path in full, including why the tax event is the sale rather than the repatriation. https://platizioglobal.com/articles/etf-vs-index-fund-vs-mutual-fund https://platizioglobal.com/articles/etf-vs-index-fund-vs-mutual-fund Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT ETFs Two different questions get merged here — how a fund picks holdings, and how you trade it. Separating them makes the choice, and the tax consequences, much clearer.