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How to Buy US Stocks from Panama

US SHARESYes REGULATORSMV CANBORSAAvailable

Panama has no capital controls and uses the US dollar as legal tender.

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

Access rules in Panama

Panama has no capital controls and uses the US dollar as legal tender.

Local routes

Interactive Brokers, Axiory, Alpari, OANDA.

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 — Panama
RegulatorSMV
Websitesupervalores.gob.pa
CryptoLegal
Access · routes

Three ways to reach a US share price from Panama

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
USDT P2P (PAB)
WORKS
Binance runs a balboa-quoted P2P market, but its JS-rendered page hides the actual payment methods and book depth.
Yappy
LIMITS
Yappy is a live instant bank-to-bank payment rail in Panama, but no crypto venue accepting it was found.
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 Panama. 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
Gains on US sharesForeign dividends
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 residents of Panama buy US stocks?›

Yes. No US law blocks non-residents from buying and holding US stocks.

Are there capital controls in Panama that affect buying US stocks?›

No. Panama has no exchange controls and does not block fund transfers.

Which broker serves Panama residents for US stocks?›

Interactive Brokers serves Panama residents for US stock trading.

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