Mahanu🚧 Draft — not final. This page was auto-generated as day-one scaffolding for the project and still needs a human pass before it reads as finished. The blanks and placeholders below are intentional — someone who runs this project should fill them in and delete this notice.
Platforms — comparison
The contenders for actually holding cross-border investments, side by side on the things that quietly cost the most — FX markup and transfer friction, not the headline brokerage. Fill from official fee schedules and real user reports; mark anything unverified.
| Factor | Platform A | Platform B | Platform C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route (LRS / feeder fund / GIFT City) | |||
| Account minimum | |||
| Brokerage / trade cost | |||
| FX markup (the hidden big one) | |||
| Inward transfer support (money back) | |||
| Fractional shares | |||
| Tax-document support (1042-S etc.) | |||
| Service quality / reachability | |||
| Red flags from forums |
The two costs people forget
- FX markup — often dwarfs the visible brokerage. Compare the all-in rate to convert, both ways.
- Getting money back — the return trip has its own cost and paperwork; a platform that's easy to fund and hard to withdraw from is a trap.
Reading order
Start with the clipped guides, comparisons, and forum threads that started this — then fill the table. The process note (money out and back) and the compliance note (Schedule FA, before the assessment year sneaks up) are separate pages; this one is just "which door do we go through."