Information for Individuals

Interactive Brokers offers account structures for individual that wants to trade products on the National Stock Exchange of India and/or International Products. Click on a button to start an application, a tab for more information on Individual account structure, or a link below for general account information.

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Indian Individual Residents (Trading NSE only)

  • Trade NSE only.
  • Trade stocks (demat), futures and options.
  • Margin account only.
  • Must be 21 or older to open an account.
  • A minimum deposit in cash of $2,000 i.e., equivalent in INR to open account.
  • Minimum brokerage fees per month waived for the first three months, afterwards, $5,00 (= in INR), per month.
  • Brokers/advisors can only open an account through IB via an offshore entity. Institutional/proprietary trading groups can open an account with IB (India) Pvt. Ltd. Contact an IB India sales representative for more details.

Indian Individual Residents (Trading overseas only)

  • Trade in over 80 worldwide markets (exclusive of the NSE).
  • Trade stocks (demat), options, futures, etfs (demat) and etc.
  • These are cash accounts only.
  • Must be 18 or older to open a cash account
  • A minimum equity deposit in cash or stocks of $5,000 or the equivalent of whatever currency we support (exclusive of INR)
  • Minimum brokerage fees per month, $10,00, per month.
  • Brokers/advisors can only open an account through IB via an offshore entity. Institutional/proprietary trading groups can open an account with IB (India) Pvt. Ltd. Contact an IB India sales representative for more details.

Indian Individual Residents (Trading NSE and overseas)

  • Trade in over 80 worldwide markets (inclusive of the NSE)
  • Trade stocks (demat), options, futures, etfs (demat) and etc.
  • This account is a combination of a cash (international) and margin (NSE) account
  • Must be 21 or older to open a margin account to trade on NSE. Must be 18 or older to open a cash account to trade international markets.
  • A minimum equity deposit in cash of $2,000 i.e., equivalent in INR in order to trade NSE products. A minimum equity deposit in cash or stocks of $5,000 for overseas products
  • Minimum brokerage fees per month waived for the first three months, afterwards, $5,00 (= in INR), per month, for NSE trading accounts. Minimum brokerage fees per month, $10,00 for overseas trading
  • Brokers/advisors can only open an account through IB via an offshore entity. Institutional/proprietary trading groups can open an account with IB (India) Pvt. Ltd. Contact an IB India sales representative for more details.

NRIs (Trading NSE)

  • You must qualify as an NRI.
  • Trade in over 80 worldwide markets (inclusive of the NSE)
  • Trade international stocks exclusive of the NSE, options, futures, etfs (demat) and etc.
  • Must be 21 or older to open a margin account to trade. Must be 18 or older to open a cash account.
  • # A minimum equity deposit in cash of $10,000 i.e., equivalent in INR, in order to trade NSE products and/or separately another $10,000 minimum equity deposit to trade overseas markets.
  • Minimum brokerage fees per month $10,00 (= in INR), per month, for NSE trading accounts. Minimum brokerage fees per month, $10,00 for overseas trading accounts
  • As an NRI, you must have a PAN card. Refer to the following link for more details
  • Brokers/advisors can only open an account through IB via an offshore entity. Institutional/proprietary trading groups can open an account with IB (India) Pvt. Ltd. Contact an IB India sales representative for more details.