# US Stocks & ETFs on Kite: Beta is live

**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922
**Category:** Zerodha Feature Announcements
**Created:** [October 19, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922 "2026-10-19T06:25:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author: ![Nikhil\_Bhatkar](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/nikhil_bhatkar/32/94673_2.png) [@Nikhil\_Bhatkar](https://tradingqna.com/u/Nikhil_Bhatkar)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/106 "2026-10-22T08:16:59Z")

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can we get 10% brokerage from refer and earn of us stocks also?

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### Author: ![Bha](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/bha/32/94672_2.png) [@Bha](https://tradingqna.com/u/Bha)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/107 "2026-10-22T08:17:22Z")

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Hi @Arockiya_Raja , @siva

1. I have query regarding schedule FA - A2 for reporting purpose in ITR what account need to disclose.? it’s Zerodha User ID or account details that registered with view trade.?
2. Since view trade IFSC holds stocks under street name, this is reported under Zerodha user id or View trade account number .?

How do i get details of this deails?

I have raised **Ticket #457300** but didn’t get proper response from customer support.

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### Author: ![gautham26](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/gautham26/32/75350_2.png) [@gautham26](https://tradingqna.com/u/gautham26)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/108 "2026-10-22T08:33:39Z")

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Already 48 hours but not yet activated. kindly check??

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### Author: ![siva](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/siva/32/76200_2.png) [@siva](https://tradingqna.com/u/siva)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/109 "2026-10-22T08:51:48Z")

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> [@Nikhil\_Bhatkar](#):
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> can we get 10% brokerage from refer and earn of us stocks also?

Nothing decided yet on this, will wait for couple of months till all the processes are settled and then will take a call.

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### Author: ![siva](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/siva/32/76200_2.png) [@siva](https://tradingqna.com/u/siva)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/110 "2026-10-22T08:53:28Z")

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> [@Bha](#):
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> 1. I have query regarding schedule FA - A2 for reporting purpose in ITR what account need to disclose.? it’s Zerodha User ID or account details that registered with view trade.?
> 2. Since view trade IFSC holds stocks under street name, this is reported under Zerodha user id or View trade account number .?

@Quicko @TheGouda Can one of you reply this.

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### Author: ![siva](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/siva/32/76200_2.png) [@siva](https://tradingqna.com/u/siva)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/111 "2026-10-22T09:04:58Z")

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> [@gautham26](#):
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> Already 48 hours but not yet activated. kindly check??

We are doing in batches, can take a day or two more.

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### Author: ![Quicko](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/quicko/32/19226_2.png) [@Quicko](https://tradingqna.com/u/Quicko)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/112 "2026-10-22T12:41:11Z")

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In Schedule FA, Table A2 (Foreign Custodial Accounts), you should report the account number issued by ViewTrade (the custodian/broker that actually holds your securities), not your Zerodha user ID. The Zerodha ID is your login on the platform and isn’t the custodial account where the assets sit. Fill in ViewTrade’s name, address, country and ZIP code as the institution, along with the ViewTrade account number, the account opening date, the peak balance during the calendar year, the closing balance, and the gross amount credited (dividends, interest and sale proceeds) during the year.

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### Author: ![psb1607](https://tradingqna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@psb1607](https://tradingqna.com/u/psb1607)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/113 "2026-10-22T12:46:53Z")

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Congratulations on rolling this out! I just applied to get the segment activated. In the meantime, going through the tutorial guide, have a few queries:

1. **Referring to the below two sections:  
Custody and protection:** US stocks are not held in your Indian demat account. Instead, they are held securely through Zerodha’s US broker partner (ViewTrade) on your behalf and protected by SIPC insurance up to $500,000. As a result, secondary transfers and gifting of US stocks are not supported.

2. It seems this entire International segment is being offered through Zerodha IFSC entity which is registered as a ‘broker-dealer’ under IFSCA. The partners ViewTrade and INX GA as also registered under IFSCA.

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### Author: ![gautham26](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/gautham26/32/75350_2.png) [@gautham26](https://tradingqna.com/u/gautham26)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/114 "2026-10-22T15:00:41Z")

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thank you

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### Author: ![Siddharth\_Sawhney](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/siddharth_sawhney/32/92474_2.png) [@Siddharth\_Sawhney](https://tradingqna.com/u/Siddharth_Sawhney)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/115 "2026-10-22T15:05:33Z")

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If anyone needs a screener for US markets and ETF, ask me

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### Author: ![Tarun\_Gupta](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/tarun_gupta/32/94681_2.png) [@Tarun\_Gupta](https://tradingqna.com/u/Tarun_Gupta)
#### Post date: [October 22, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/116 "2026-10-22T17:13:50Z")

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cannot see International tab in MarketWatch search even after enabling us stock investing

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-22 at 6.52.27 PM](https://tradingqna.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/6/d659d92a90686104d129d1cefe69992b3a78e349.png)

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### Author: ![pothi](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/pothi/32/54446_2.png) [@pothi](https://tradingqna.com/u/pothi)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/117 "2026-10-23T04:03:17Z")

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International tab is currently visible only in Kite beta site at [https://kite-beta.zerodha.com/](https://kite-beta.zerodha.com/) .

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### Author: ![RahulChoudhary](https://tradingqna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@RahulChoudhary](https://tradingqna.com/u/RahulChoudhary)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/118 "2026-10-23T04:12:05Z")

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Can someone from Zerodha answer this? [Gurjot Ahluwalia on X: "If you're planning to invest in US markets via Zerodha, this is super important to reduce your transaction costs. When trying to add funds, I noticed ICICI Bank had a much better INR USD conversion rate as compared to IDFC First Bank. But I want to know from Zerodha itsel… / X](https://x.com/gurjota/status/2113457885007196604?s=20)

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### Author: ![HimanshuB](https://tradingqna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@HimanshuB](https://tradingqna.com/u/HimanshuB)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/119 "2026-10-23T07:02:10Z")

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@Arockiya_Raja @siva Some feedback. **Please show dollar exchange rates offered by all the partner banks on the same page while adding money.** It will help us compare rates and see which bank is providing better rates and then customers can take a call to link that bank.

Right now we are only able to see Dollar Exchange rates for the banks we have linked.

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### Author: ![Ani\_P](https://tradingqna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@Ani\_P](https://tradingqna.com/u/Ani_P)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/120 "2026-10-23T07:18:07Z")

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@Arockiya_Raja @siva amount is still stuck

 ![image](https://tradingqna.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/843af9250044580c08ab51507a4bf378bf2d0fb3.png)

 ![image](https://tradingqna.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/79121b94229da1496b409cca57eeed8cafc49769.png)

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### Author: ![Arockiya\_Raja](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/arockiya_raja/32/16818_2.png) [@Arockiya\_Raja](https://tradingqna.com/u/Arockiya_Raja)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/us-stocks-etfs-on-kite-beta-is-live/198922/121 "2026-10-23T09:08:37Z")

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> [@Ani\_P](#):
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> amount is still stuck

Please DM your client ID, and I’ll check.

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