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How to Buy US Stocks from Norway

US SHARESYes CANBORSAAvailable

Norway (EFTA member) has no capital controls or currency restrictions. Foreign investment income taxed at high effective rate of 37.84% on gains and dividends due to upward adjustment factor of 1.72.

NVIDIA · NVDA-PERPUS equity · from Norway
Price · 24h— · —
Max leverage20x
Funding · APR—
From NorwayAvailable
Canborsa fee0.07% per side
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Norway · at a glance
Yes
broker routesBuying US shares from Norway
23
us marketsUS names and indices on Canborsa
0.07%
0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side
5 rails
2 work · 3 limitsFunding routes from Norway
What the law actually says

Access rules in Norway

Norway (EFTA member) has no capital controls or currency restrictions. Foreign investment income taxed at high effective rate of 37.84% on gains and dividends due to upward adjustment factor of 1.72.

Local routes

Nordnet, Danske Bank, DNB, Saxo Bank.

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 — Norway
Websitewww.finanstilsynet.no
CryptoLegal
Access · routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from Norway

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 4 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
Vipps
LIMITS
Norway's dominant mobile payment app, tied to a bank account and BankID; acceptance is a venue-by-venue decision.
Bank transfer (SEPA/domestic NOK)
WORKS
The default route for funding an exchange account from a Norwegian bank.
BankID-verified bank login
LIMITS
BankID is the near-universal Norwegian e-identification method underpinning bank logins, but whether a venue uses it depends on the venue.
Credit/debit card
LIMITS
Card funding of a crypto purchase is an issuer decision, with no regulatory prohibition on it.
USDT P2P
WORKS
No prohibition on person-to-person crypto transfer; the tax authority treats it as a realisation, so the risk is counterparty risk.
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 Norway. 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
Capital limitNorway has no currency restrictions
What you holdThe share, with votes and dividends
Crypto-settled perpetuals
What you holdA contract on the share price
Funding · APR—

Frequently asked questions

Can Norwegian residents buy US stocks?›

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

Which broker is rated best in Norway for US stocks?›

Interactive Brokers is rated the best broker in Norway for trading US stocks.

How are stock profits taxed for Norwegian residents?›

Norwegian residents are taxed 37.84% on profits from stock investments.

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