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Netherlands Prop Trading Firm for Russian founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in Netherlands as a Russian founder is a three-variable problem: the Netherlands entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
Netherlands entity
Substance decree — mandatory directors, payroll, office
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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