of course nothing wrong with that, especially as paying sponsor...as long as that is indicated so even beginners get this subtle point...beginners were my intended audience.
The fcms I do business with are based in the USA. They take foreign accounts and if you want, you can maintain the account in your currency. You will have to file a w-8 BEN for foreign based accounts. After that I have no idea how taxes are treated. The risk will be set as I said earlier.
I don't think being an ET sponsor buys you the right to be opaque about your intentions. I made my point. Your last sentence only reflects on your maturity level.
That only you can answer. I made it a principle to cut out middle men but if you feel inclined and see value in an introducing person to an introducing broker to a broker then by all means, go for it. ;-)
I can tell you that he CAN be a big help to you. He has and continues to help me in many ways though I don't even come close to his target customer demographic. Same goes for my numerous tire kicker buddies (and there's a ton of us). If your doing Futures options, then you are already hamstringed. Get professional advice. Frankly, I am surprised how much tutelage he gives clueless newbs on the options forum. Though he did that as a private poster, he has continued to do that as a paying sponsor.
I empathize with cutting out the middleman. For most of the futures industry, the IB is simply white labeling an FCM without adding much value. But Victor Securities isn't a shoebox on West 8th Ave. They are a Prime Broker with considerable breadth and depth. I have gotten a peek at some really cutting edge in-house solutions. ie Multi-firm (not just multi-asset) risk management with accelerated Cuda processing, custom volatility feeds to feed instituional models etc etc I asked him about asset management. He showed me the best fund that has smoked every managed futures/hedge fund program on that Aaltaris? Altria? *** website with 1/5 the drawdown. I discovered this myself when I researched it further. I would give him an allocation if I had 2 nickels to rub together. I am not even sure why he wastes time with scrubs like us. I guess, once in a while, a big fish swims around these waters.
Lol, you talk out of your ass buddy. You know why I can tell? * Cuda Processing and Prime Broker? Volatility Feeds? Are you smoking crystal or something? Get back to your 1 lot trading business, you could not be less qualified to talk about prime brokers. Ridiculous.