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Cayman Islands Prop Trading Firm for German founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in Cayman Islands as a German 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.
German UBO exposure
AStG add-back taxation, exit tax on >1% holdings, substance critical.
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