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is stock trading legal for a student on f-1 visa in usa? [duplicate]
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it is absolutely legal. while studying on a f-1 you would typically be considered a non-resident alien for tax purposes. you can trade stocks, just like any other foreigner having an account with a us- or non-us based brokerage firm. make sure to account for profit made on dividends/capital gain when doing your us taxes. a software package provided by your university for doing taxes might not be adequate for this.
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