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Learn the US stock market
NYSE, Nasdaq, the S&P 500 and how Indian residents can learn about them — in IST, in plain language. Four short steps, each with something to read, a tool to try, a self-check and a paper exercise. It teaches how the market works — it does not tell you what to buy or sell.
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- 01How the US market is organised
- 02Trading hours, the calendar and IST
- 03How Indians can access US stocks — and what to check first
- 04Risk: currency, concentration and earnings gaps
Step 1 of 4
How the US market is organised
By the end: You can explain NYSE vs Nasdaq, name the main US indices and say what each one measures.
Read
Try it
Browse the US stock screener →
Key terms
S&P 500 · Nasdaq · NYSE · Dow Jones · ETF
Check yourself
Self-check only — nothing is recorded.
1. The S&P 500 is…
2. NYSE and Nasdaq are…
3. Why can the S&P 500 and an equal-weighted version of it move differently?
Paper exercise
Write down today's S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow levels with their % change. Note which moved most in percentage terms, and name one reason an index of fewer, larger companies could behave differently from a broader one.
Step 2 of 4
Trading hours, the calendar and IST
By the end: You can convert US market hours to IST, and know which scheduled events move US prices.
Read
Try it
Open the economic calendar (times in IST) →
Key terms
Pre-market and after-hours · Spread · FOMC · Volatility
Check yourself
Self-check only — nothing is recorded.
1. The regular US stock session runs 9:30 am to 4:00 pm in…
2. Why does the IST time of the US open change during the year?
3. Pre-market and after-hours trading generally have…
Paper exercise
Using the economic calendar, list the next three US releases or Fed events marked high impact, with their IST times. Note what time you would need to be awake to watch each.
Step 3 of 4
How Indians can access US stocks — and what to check first
By the end: You know the main routes, the paperwork and tax topics to research, and why this is not a one-click decision.
Read
Try it
See how Indian brokers are compared (domestic accounts) →
Key terms
LRS · ADR · ETF · Demat account
Check yourself
Self-check only — nothing is recorded.
1. Money sent abroad by a resident individual to buy foreign shares generally goes through…
2. Which statement about taxes on foreign shares is the safest?
3. An Indian mutual fund or ETF that tracks a US index is…
Paper exercise
Make a one-page checklist titled 'Questions before I invest in a foreign market': remittance route, charges, currency risk, tax reporting, and how to exit. Leave answers blank until you have checked an official source for each.
Step 4 of 4
Risk: currency, concentration and earnings gaps
By the end: You can name three risks that are specific to holding US stocks from India.
Read
Try it
Open a chart and look at an index over several years →
Key terms
Volatility · Position sizing · Stop-loss order · Diversification
Check yourself
Self-check only — nothing is recorded.
1. If the rupee weakens against the dollar, an Indian holding a US stock…
2. An 'earnings gap' means…
3. Owning a few mega-cap tech stocks through an index fund can still be…
Paper exercise
Pick a US index and write the answer to three questions: what share of it do the top five companies make up (check the index provider's factsheet and write the date), what happened to it during its worst year in the last 20, and how long it took to recover.
Finished? Where to go next
- Learn another market: Crypto · Forex · Gold & Commodities · Indian stocks.
- Practise on paper in the paper-trading simulator and track what you learn in your practice journal.
- Explore the automated technical reading tool Samjho Bhai and read its data limits and methodology before use.
- Watch the live charts, screeners and economic calendar (IST).
- Optional: structured mentorship is a separate paid programme. Everything on this page stays free.
Important. Educational content, not investment advice. Rules on taxes, remittances and which products Indian residents may use change — always confirm the current position with the RBI, SEBI, the income-tax department or a qualified professional. Markets can lose money, and overseas investing adds currency, tax and access risks. See the disclaimer. Spotted an error? Email marketdekho01@gmail.com.