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British Virgin Islands Prop Trading Firm for French founders

Setting up a prop trading firm in British Virgin Islands as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the British Virgin Islands entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.

British Virgin Islands entity

Economic Substance Act 2018 — relevant activities must demonstrate substance

Prop Trading Firm considerations

Proprietary capital trading across spot, derivatives, OTC.

French UBO exposure

Article 209B CFC, 3% tax on French real estate via offshore, exit tax.

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