New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Indian stock market investors today are increasingly looking beyond the domestic markets for investment opportunities, in order to diversify their portfolios and participate in the growth of giants like Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, Alphabet and others. Investors now have multiple routes to get exposure to the US stocks and other global markets.

Broadly, the three popular options to invest in the US stock market are: opening an international account with a traditional broker, using a fintech platform that aggregates US investing, or buying Indian ETFs and mutual funds that track US indices. Here's a comparison on which route is the most cost-effective for investors.

The first way to invest in US stocks is by ope...