International (non-US) access to US securities via InteractiveBrokers

I know that US customers of IB cannot trade options on foreign index futures (e.g. DAX), due to regulatory restrictions.

My question is the other way around: can IB customers who reside in other jurisdictions trade options on US securities an indices, in particular ES and NQ, and stocks like GOOG or AAPL?

 

Yes, you can. Just open an account.

 

yes, but no ETF's anymore if you live in Europe ... all the rest should be fine

 

Only some ETFs and only if you don't qualify as professional. You can also substitute them with CFDs that are a bit more expensive but still work for most.

 

yes, I forgot you can get out of the restrictions if you qualify as a professional ...