Can't buy US stocks where you live? Crypto exchanges can.

Plain-language guides to buying US stocks through Binance, OKX and Bybit. Real stocks, tokenized stocks and perpetuals explained separately, law and deposits covered country by country, and a check date on every page. Written for countries the brokers won’t take.

US stocks on each exchange, at a glance

BinanceOKXBybit
Real sharesYou own the stockYesNoYes
Tokenized stocksA token that tracks the pricebStocksxStocksxStocks
Stock perpetualsLeverage, no ownershipYesYesYes
Spot trading fee0.1%0.08% / 0.1%0.1%

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