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United Arab Emirates Prop Trading Firm for Indian founders
Setting up a prop trading firm in United Arab Emirates as a Indian founder is a three-variable problem: the United Arab Emirates entity, the prop trading firm regulatory profile, and the home-country exposure of the UBO.
United Arab Emirates entity
Free zone QFZP requires adequate substance
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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