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ICICI Direct Global Investment

Invest Directly in Major Global Markets

With a strong digital platform powered by our broker partner Interactive Brokers LLC, we bring a seamless investing experience along with research support

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Global Investment

Get 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.

Why Invest In Global Markets

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Geographical Diversification

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.

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Invest in Leaders & Innovators across the globe

Participate in the growth story of the Leaders & Innovators across the globe to potentially generate higher returns with your money.

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Potentially Higher Returns to INR Depreciation

INR has historically depreciated against leading global currencies like USD, EUR, GBP etc. which adds to your portfolio returns in INR.

Advantages of ICICI Direct Global Account

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Seamless Account Opening

Complete online account opening through ICICIdirect, in a few clicks. No physical documents required.

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Fractional Shares

You can start by investing small amounts to buy fractional shares in the US markets.

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No Minimum Balance

Invest freely without worrying about minimum balance.

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Competitive Pricing

Zero subscription plan and zero brokerage plan available.

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Award Winning Platform

Get comprehensive view of your global portfolio and access to various global research reports to build investment ideas.

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Security*

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.

Portfolio Managed by Renowned International Fund Managers

Invest in curated portfolios from global # fund managers with just $100*
Thematic portfolios for your selections - Smart beta, Technology, Healthcare, ESG.
Portfolio managed by experts, with auto-rebalancing
Risk tolerance based portfolio recommendations
No entry/exit fees and trading commissions
Portfolio based management fees starting with only 0.33% p.a.

* Not applicable to all portfolios

# Portfolio are constructed from US based stocks and/or ETFs

How to get started?

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Login to your ICICI Direct account

You need to be existing ICICI Direct Customer to get access to ICICI Direct Global

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Subscribe to a plan of your choice

Choose the plan which works best for you

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Upload your Scanned Documents

Upload latest copy of your PAN card and address proof

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Get access to ICICI Direct Global Investment Platform

Once your details are verified, you can add funds into your account and start investing

Our Subscription Plans

Introductory Offer - Complimentary 2 months subscription

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who all can invest in global markets through ICICI Direct Global?

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.

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