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Here's another one. What about the London Stock Exchange? Anyone have experience trading a foreign market with a foreign company from the US (as a US citizen)? The PDT rule is created by FINRA which is the US regulatory body. I'm going over the LSE rules, but a Google search doesn't yield...

Thanks for all of your responses. As I've been reading on this forum, others, and your own replies, it looks like wannabe day traders have 4 options. 1. Trade options... 2. Join a prop firm & take series56 or 7 3. Swing trade/long term until you reach $25k 4. Offshore trading

I know I mentioned US based firms, but what about offshore? Some companies that look reputable have disclaimers at the bottom saying not intended for US residents. Does this mean they won't allow US residents, or is this just legal jargon that you can get around?

That's sad to hear. Any other way around the PDT other than options then?

Hi, I've been browsing the forums and Google to try to find a good firm to get into, but there's a lot of incomplete information which I'm having a hard time figuring out. I've been paper day trading, as well as real trading with an online broker. Strategy is solid intraday, scales pretty...