Investing in US stocks from India allows resident Indians to diversify their portfolios internationally by buying shares of American companies. This trend is c…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) in 2004, initially allowing resident Indians to remit up to $25,000 per financial year f…
In 2007, the RBI significantly increased the LRS limit from $25,000 to $200,000 per financial year. This substantial jump provided much greater flexibility and capacity…
The global financial crisis of 2008-09, originating in the US, led to a temporary downturn in the appetite for overseas investments among Indian residents. The crisis hi…
Facing significant rupee depreciation and a widening current account deficit, the RBI temporarily reduced the LRS limit from $200,000 to $75,000 in August 2013, and furt…
In 2015, as macroeconomic conditions improved, the RBI not only restored the LRS limit to its previous high but further increased it to $250,000 per financial year. This…
Around 2017-2019, a new wave of Indian fintech platforms and brokerages began emerging, specifically catering to resident Indians interested in US stocks. Companies like…
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to unprecedented lockdowns and a surge in digital adoption across all sectors. For Indian investors, this meant an accelerated shift to…
As of 2022 and continuing, the trend of Indian investors putting money into US stocks continues to grow, with increasing numbers of retail investors leveraging fintech p…
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