Was always looking to diversify my portfolio and Appreciate is the best way to expand into the US markets. Appreciate provides the right tools to ensure I execute the trades at the price I want, all of this while I sleep.
Engineer
The app is great for data nerds like me. Appreciate offers up-to-date market information, along with insightful research and articles across investing assets and classes. I’ve used some apps from the US, and in comparison to them Appreciate is truly up there with the best of the best. Highly Recommended!
Senior UX Designer
How it works
No matter where you live or what you do, trading like a pro in stocks, bonds and ETFs is now literally available at your fingertips.
AI Enabled Higher Returns
Our buy/sell recommendations will assist you in making guided decisions towards which stock or ETF to trade
Value for Money
Over the past decade, the US S&P Fortune 500 companies have outperformed the BSE/NSE by over 20%. We ensure you can access this market easily, with no friction and at a low cost.
Zero Commission, no minimum investment, no subscription fees
One click investing that’s seamless & hassle free
Complete transparency with no hidden fees
Security
Whether you’re buying, selling or browsing — at Appreciate we take your security very seriously. Your money is safe with us because:
Note: Insurance not available to protect against trading losses that may be incurred.
Buying (and selling) stocks on the Appreciate app is easy, hassle free and all you need is a tap of the finger. When you do tap your finger to buy (or sell) a stock, you place an order to buy (or sell) the stock on an US stock exchange that Appreciate seamlessly executes on your behalf. You can place the following types of orders : Market Order, Buy Limit Order, Sell Limit Order, Stop Buy Order, and Stop Sell Order, Buy Stop Limit Order, Sell Stop Limit Order. We will also offer margin trading in due course.
We believe in transparency so you will know each step of the way what the charges are going to be. We charge no commissions on trades, except intra-day trades where we charge 0.25% commission. We charge a per trade fee of Rs 19 for buy orders and 50% less (Rs 9) for sell orders. We also pass on some additional minor costs that are incurred in making your investments - these include per share transaction costs, money transfer costs, exchange and regulatory fees, and broker partner fees. These are usually nominal and charged by our broker or the exchange, and passed on to you by us without mark-ups.
As soon as you sign up and complete KYC, you can access your Appreciate account and start investing. In accordance with government regulations, investing is only allowed once Know Your Customer (KYC) steps are complete, and we have verified your KYC documents.
Yes! In 2004, the Government of India started the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS) to enable Indians to send money abroad for a number of reasons. Investing in overseas markets is one of the allowed reasons. All investments through Appreciate will fall under this LRS regime and are thus completely legal. You can invest upto US $250,000 per person per year.
Yes! We believe higher financial returns should be accessible to everyone and not just to those who know a lot about the stock market. In fact it is our mission to help customers who are not experts in finance to get returns that are in line with what experts get. Once you sign-up, you can answer a small set of questions that will help Appreciate's Artificial Intelligence (AI) based algorithms understand your preferences and goals and create a portfolio for you - without you needing to become an expert in the stock market!