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Buying US Stocks from France: Rules, Limits, Routes

US SHARESYes REGULATORAMF CANBORSAAvailable

French residents can invest in US stocks. Capital gains tax applies.

NVIDIA · NVDA-PERPUS equity · from France
Price · 24h— · —
Max leverage20x
Funding · APR—
From FranceAvailable
Canborsa fee0.07% per side
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France · at a glance
Yes
broker routesBuying US shares from France
23
us marketsUS names and indices on Canborsa
0.07%
0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side
5 rails
2 work · 2 limits · 1 blockedFunding routes from France
What the law actually says

Access rules in France

French residents can invest in US stocks. Capital gains tax applies.

Local routes

Interactive Brokers, Scalable Capital.

The perpetual route

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto. There is no broker, no remittance and no share: it confers no votes and no dividends, and funding is charged or paid every 1h for as long as the position is open.

Regulator — France
RegulatorAMF
Websitewww.amf-france.org
CryptoLegal
Access · routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from France

Two routes buy the share. The third buys exposure to its price and nothing else.

01
01.

Domestic broker with a US partner

Your local broker routes the order to a partner in the United States. You hold real shares with voting and dividend rights, under full identity verification.

Real shares 2 routes
02
02.

International broker account

You open the account offshore yourself and remit under your country’s rules. Ownership is the same, and the reporting duties sit with you.

Real shares Capital limit applies
03
03.

Perpetual exposure on Canborsa

A US-equity perpetual tracks the share price and settles in crypto: no broker, no remittance, no share, no votes and no dividends. Funding is charged or paid every 1h while the position is open, and deposits arrive as USDC on six networks.

No ownership 0.07% per side
Rails · funding routes
Rail
Status
Note
SEPA / SEPA Instant transfer (EUR)
WORKS
The default and cheapest euro rail; on Kraken a EUR 1 minimum with no deposit fee, crediting in 0-3 days or instantly via SEPA Instant.
Debit card
LIMITS
Available across the EEA as a convenience rail; on Kraken EUR 10 minimum plus EUR 0.25 + 3.75%, near-instant.
PayPal
LIMITS
Offered in the EEA with a EUR 1 minimum and near-instant deposit, but withdrawal is held for 72 hours.
SWIFT
WORKS
Global fallback for EUR, EUR 4 minimum plus a EUR 3 fee, 1-5 business days; rarely needed from France given SEPA.
Any rail into a non-EU exchange
BLOCKED
Blocked by law: since July 2026 only an authorised PSCA may serve France, and MiCA has no equivalence regime for non-EU venues.
Availability · route 03

US markets listed on Canborsa

23 US markets trade as perpetuals on Canborsa — 21 single names and 2 index contracts, all open from France. Each one is a contract on the price.

Market
Class
Price
24h
Market cap
Max leverage
US equity
—
—
$5.29T
20x
US equity
—
—
$4.67T
20x
US equity
—
—
$4.03T
20x
US equity
—
—
$3.62T
20x
US equity
—
—
$2.71T
20x
US equity
—
—
$2.04T
20x
US equity
—
—
$1.67T
20x
US equity
—
—
$1.43T
20x
US equity
—
—
$1.12T
20x
US equity
—
—
$832.59B
10x
US equity
—
—
$531.55B
20x
US equity
—
—
$455.37B
10x
US equity
—
—
$398.98B
10x
US equity
—
—
$248.1B
20x
US equity
—
—
$202.03B
20x
US equity
—
—
$101.12B
10x
US equity
—
—
$64.26B
10x
US equity
—
—
$49.78B
10x
US equity
—
—
$45.85B
10x
US equity
—
—
$45.2B
10x
US equity
—
—
$22.92B
10x
Index
—
—
—
30x
Index
—
—
—
20x
Tax · by route

Tax

Shares held through a broker
Crypto-settled perpetuals
Tax in FranceOccasional traders pay up to 30% PFU on crypto gains
What you holdA contract on the share price
Funding · APR—

Frequently asked questions

Can residents of France buy US stocks?›

Yes. Non-US citizens can legally buy and own US stocks with no citizenship requirement.

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