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With a strong digital platform powered by our broker partner Interactive Brokers LLC, we bring a seamless investing experience along with research support
GET STARTEDGet access to the well-performing global markets through ICICIdirect. With this, you will be able to expand and diversify your portfolio with securities from these well-established markets. You can also explore more than 80 curated portfolios managed by global fund managers.
Global securities give your portfolio the ultimate flexibility with diversification. With access to global markets, create a portfolio which can lower the country risk, giving you better risk-adjusted returns.
Participate in the growth story of the Leaders & Innovators across the globe to potentially generate higher returns with your money.
INR has historically depreciated against leading global currencies like USD, EUR, GBP etc. which adds to your portfolio returns in INR.
Complete online account opening through ICICIdirect, in a few clicks. No physical documents required.
You can start by investing small amounts to buy fractional shares in the US markets.
Invest freely without worrying about minimum balance.
Zero subscription plan and zero brokerage plan available.
Get comprehensive view of your global portfolio and access to various global research reports to build investment ideas.
Clients’ accounts are bankruptcy remote. In addition, every customer is protected by the Securities and Investment Protection Council Insurance (SIPC insurance).
* Cash accounts are opened for the clients. Securities held in the account can’t be used for any purpose without clients’ consent. Insurance up to USD500,000 of which USD250,000 may be in cash in the event of financial trouble or liquidation of our partner Interactive Brokers, being an SIPC registered brokerage firm. This does not include losses in the stock market. More can be found at www.sipc.org website.
* Not applicable to all portfolios
# Portfolio are constructed from US based stocks and/or ETFs
You need to be existing ICICI Direct Customer to get access to ICICI Direct Global
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Once your details are verified, you can add funds into your account and start investing
Introductory Offer - Complimentary 2 months subscription
This facility is currently available for Resident, Corporates and NRIs.
ICICI Securities gets you a seamless way to transfer money through your ICICI Bank account under Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) guidelines. To transfer, simply visit link available on Global Investment page after your ICICI Direct Global account is opened. Current limit for this online transfer is US$ 25,000. For amount exceeding this you may reach out to your ICICI Securities relationship manager.
As of now, you can invest in six major global markets: US, UK, Germany, Japan, Singapore & Hong Kong.
There is no minimum investment or balance required although we do recommend you fund your account to the extent required as there is no margin funding possibility on global markets as per RBI’s regulations.
Foreign investments fall under RBI guidelines for remittance which is called Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS). As per current LRS limits, an individual can remit abroad up to USD 250,000 every year. This full amount can be utilized for investment in global markets.