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Market orders are blocked for certain US stocks where the stock price is very high or liquidity is low for example, Berkshire Hathaway. This is to protect your order from executing at an unexpected or unfavourable price. For such stocks, you can use the “Buy in Quantity” order type to […]

Yes. You can cancel a pending order placed during pre-market or post-market hours at any time, as long as it has not been partially or fully executed.

Pre-market and post-market sessions typically have lower liquidity and higher price volatility compared to regular market hours. To protect your orders from executing at unfavourable prices, Samco restricts certain order types during these sessions. Orders placed during pre-market or post-market hours are kept in pending status and executed only when […]

Orders placed during pre-market or post-market hours are not executed immediately. Samco accepts these orders and keeps them in pending status and they are sent to the US exchanges only when the regular market session opens. Regular market hours (IST): Winter timings (Nov-Mar): 8:00 PM to 2:30 AM Summer timings(Mar-Nov): […]

Yes absolutely. On Samco, you can invest in any US stock or ETF even if you can’t afford a full share, using the “Buy in Amount” order type. Simply enter the dollar amount you want to invest and start as low as $1  and Samco will automatically purchase the equivalent […]

Buy in Quantity “Buy in Quantity” lets you buy a specific number of shares of a US stock or ETF. Simply enter the exact number of shares you want to purchase. Fractional shares are not allowed and only whole shares can be bought using this order type. Both market and […]

These order types let you trade US stocks based on a dollar amount rather than a fixed number of shares. Buy in Amount Enter the dollar amount you want to invest. The system automatically calculates and buys the equivalent fractional shares. Minimum amount: $1 Only market orders are supported and […]

Fractional shares let you own a part of a US stock instead of a full share. This means you can invest a fixed dollar amount in any stock, even if the full share price is out of your budget. Example: 1 share of a US stock costs $1,000 but you […]

No. Futures & Options (F&O) trading is not available for US stocks on Samco. As per Indian regulations, Indian residents are only permitted to invest in US equities and ETFs. Trading in F&O instruments on foreign exchanges is not allowed under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS).

No. Intraday trading is not permitted on the Samco US stocks platform. As per LRS regulations, Indian residents cannot buy and sell the same stock within the same trading day in foreign markets. All purchases are delivery-based and shares bought will be credited directly to your portfolio.