Is it legal to trade stocks in USA's stock exchanges as an Indian citizen?

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Avoid trying to trade offshore F&O from India "Door ke dhol Suhane"

Hi! There seems to be lot of interest in trading in overseas markets like US on this forum. Please avoid trying to arrange setup like gifting money to NRI and other sorts of solutions. Consider the following points- Expensive brokerage - TD Ameritrade, one the most well know brokerages charges $5 per order so $10 per trade and if you trade futures and options add $2.25 per contract. SO if you trade a 10 lot options trade. The expenses would be $5 + $2.25 x 10 = 27.5 x 2 = $55. So around $55 …