← Company Formations

Hong Kong Prop Trading Firm for French founders

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

Hong Kong entity

Offshore claim requires substance and operational evidence

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.

Talk to a partner before you incorporate.

Wrong jurisdiction, wrong substance, or wrong bank shortlist is a 12-month problem. A 30-minute briefing fixes 80% of it.

Request a briefing