Regulatory/License requirement

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by willrane, Mar 6, 2010.

  1. willrane

    willrane

    I have been asked to manage about 50k each for 3 friends. I mainly do option trades and some futures, What are the legal requirements for creating an LLC with them as three partners and trading through that entity. The lawyers I talked to did not have clue on what is needed.

    I understand that for futures as long as you are trading for less than 15 clients and < 500K it is fine. Is a license needed for trading options?

    I went through the existing threads in this forum and could not figure out the answer. Thanks for your help.
     
  2. You should definitely talk to a lawyer that specializes in hedge funds and one that knows the laws of your state.

    ITrade
     
  3. probably smarter to do it through friends and family like Interactive Brokers...
     
  4. risky63

    risky63