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Malta Prop Trading Firm for American founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in Malta as a American founder is a three-variable problem: the Malta entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
Malta entity
EU substance requirements + DAC6
Prop Trading Firm considerations
Proprietary capital trading across spot, derivatives, OTC.
American UBO exposure
CFC/GILTI, PFIC, FBAR/FATCA reporting paramount; treat US tax exposure as primary constraint.
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