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Cayman Islands Prop Trading Firm for French founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in Cayman Islands as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the Cayman Islands entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
Cayman Islands entity
Economic Substance Law applies to relevant activities
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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