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List of countries with estate and gift tax treaties: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/estate-gift-tax-treaties-international

"To avoid this estate tax, one can own these US situs assets in a foreign trust or company rather than in their personal name. By doing so, the shares of the company or trust rather than the actual asset automatically pass to the beneficiaries, meaning there is no estate tax."...

"U.S. Estate Tax Certain assets located in the United States which are beneficially owned by non-U.S. citizens or residents are subject to estate tax at graduated rates. Such assets include certain types of securities held in a brokerage account which were beneficially owned by the deceased...

As I understand it (with the caveat that I have just become aware of this and as goes for all things related to tax it is (immensely and overly) complicated): 1) If you liquidate and the funds are with a US bank/brokerage. Tough luck. Up to 40% tax. Tax start at USD. 60.000 in assets. 2) If you...

... also do not die in a traffic accident. Disclosure: I live in one of the countries that have an estate tax treaty with the US. But apparantly only a few countries have that. Sweden apparently not nor Monaco, Dubai etc.

... or make sure to die of cancer instead of a stroke. Not sure an llc will be enough.

"The biggest thing to keep in mind though is that non-US residents holding US assets (including shares, ETFs or property) are liable to US estate tax (up to 40%). If you are a non-US resident you should try to hold stocks based outside the US. There are ETFs that trade US stocks that are...

It is reported bimonthly. If I had asked that question, you would have sneered that I am too lazy to look it up on Google.

He will encounter the same issues as an owner, director, etc. Generally, opening a corporate account involves much more scrutiny and more AML KYC hassels than opening an individual account.

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Interactive Brokers may also lose clients to Schwab in the US as well as in the UK, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. If that is the case, we might see Interactive Brokers introduce zero commission also for TWS users (minus direct market access) and possibly also for European clients.

Furthermore it is my impression that brokers operating in the EU are now allowed to sell order flow under MiFID II. However, if a US broker without physical presence in the UE does not solicit clients in the EU and an EU client opens an account with the US broker, the broker is allowed to open...

I called Schwab a couple of times when they introduced zero commission. It was my clear impression that they distinguish between new and old accounts and that people who opened accounts before March 2019 has been allowed to keep their accounts.

Schwab allegedly accepted new accounts from across the EU up until March 2019. Today it seems Schwab only accepts new accounts from the UK, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. However, my impression is that existing accounts have been allowed to stay onboard no matter the location. A bit strange.

Thomas Peterffy is 75. Charles R. Schwab is 82. Interactive Brokers' market cap is USD 20 billion. They both have to hurry if they want to spend their fortune.

Are you sure you can buy treasuries in your own name in a margin account at most brokers?

What is your impression of stock borrow rates across brokers? Is there wide disparity or do borrow rates reflect a common market borrow rate?

IB's Insured Bank Deposit Sweep Program allows IBKR clients to obtain up to $2,500,000 of FDIC insurance in addition to existing $250,000 SIPC coverage for total coverage of $2,750,000. Fidelity covers USD 1 billion for 29.6 mio. accounts = 34 USD per account?

Lucky for you, I do not believe being polite requires too much effort. Otherwise I could have called you a numbnut for this answer. SPYS are not off limits to EU residents. It just requires a minimum amount of capital.

However, this you have plenty of time and energy for: