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DIFC (Dubai) Prop Trading Firm for French founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in DIFC (Dubai) as a French founder is a three-variable problem: the DIFC (Dubai) entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
DIFC (Dubai) entity
Mandatory office, directors, employees in DIFC
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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