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DIFC (Dubai) Prop Trading Firm for Indian founders

Setting up a prop trading firm in DIFC (Dubai) as a Indian 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.

Indian UBO exposure

LRS cap USD 250k; ODI/OPI routes via AD bank; GIFT City alternative.

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