What is wrong with speculation? I do speculation all the time: shopping, romance, stock market, pension etc. I have even written "speculator" on...
This is typical thinking: because you have wasted your life trading, it must be so for others as well: new rules, regulation and taxes. When we...
Cool, a move to Switzerland :)
There are pros and cons. In total, I rate Latvia a better place for me to be right now. The authorities has a lot less influence here. In Norway...
Yes, because most Scandinavians "are happy to pay taxes". I'm Scandinavian myself. I think the causuality is different. Honest people pay taxes....
As a resident of Latvia this seems plausible (about Bulgaria). But I'm a trader, work for myself and trade in other countries. I mainly socialize...
As for international prop firms I think there is no way you can know anything until they default on your payout. Make sure you make money trading,...
JK, why on earth do you keep mentioning this stamp tax in the HK :confused: That is completely irrelevant unless you trade HK stocks
Butterball, there are a lot of countries offering close to zero tax: Uruguay, Portugal (from 2013 does not tax income outside Portugal, but are...
We can certainly conclude that the US is not the land of the free tax wise. To tax citizenship no matter where you reside is just plain crazy.
When you make quite a lot of money, you get a lot more opportunities. There are so many nice places with a lot lower taxes. Open your eyes, try...
Financial Transactions Tax
Why do you presume you must trade S.Korean and Hong Kong stocks if you live in one of those countries? You can trade any market you like. As far...
VAT 21% in Latvia and 25% in Norway. There is no connection between that and pension, for example. Pension is based on your contribution in social...
Security tax? You mean social taxes? This is a complex question. All I can say is that my tax burden in Norway was about 28% and 1.1% tax on my...
I'm a full time trader since 2001 and in 2011 I moved from Norway to Latvia. The main reason is because of my Latvian girlfriend, but other...
Yes, but my logic is: different jurisdictions for all that can be diversified. Never all eggs in one basket :)
So if I have a Maltese registered fund, you claim my bank account in WestPac in Australia (just to make an example), they will tax the deposit...
Even if you have a Maltese fund doesn't mean you have to use a Maltese bank?
Send them a mail, I guess fees are negotiable. I use Sterling platform.
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