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Cyprus Prop Trading Firm for Russian founders

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

Cyprus entity

Substance for treaty access

Prop Trading Firm considerations

Proprietary capital trading across spot, derivatives, OTC.

Russian UBO exposure

Sanctions screening critical; CRS exchange ended; need jurisdictions with workable banking.

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