All I want for Christmas is an account where I can trade SX5E options

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supershrewdinvestor

I was very sad to find out this week that as a US resident, despite being Qualified and Accredited, I cannot trade options on foreign exchanges, including index options on Eurex 50 Stoxx (SX5E). Pretty strange given that I am able to trade SX5E futures which are at least as risky as the options!

Anyone know how I can do this?
- any type of entity account / institutional / hedge fund / family office account I could open with a US broker (including at IB which I use now but has not been able to help me) that would allow me to trade these contracts?
- any foreign brokerage that would let me open an account and let me trade these options? I am fine with opening anywhere that will take me in UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore????

Thanks for any help / advice
 
Reciprocal compliance agreement with the SEC. That is why in some markets you can trade CFTC regulated products, but not SEC-regulated. Institutions - even US-based are "usually" exempt if they have size assets. Generally $50 - $100 million depending on which market center.
 
supershrewdinvestor said:
I was very sad to find out this week that as a US resident, despite being Qualified and Accredited, I cannot trade options on foreign exchanges, including index options on Eurex 50 Stoxx (SX5E). Pretty strange given that I am able to trade SX5E futures which are at least as risky as the options!

Anyone know how I can do this?
- any type of entity account / institutional / hedge fund / family office account I could open with a US broker (including at IB which I use now but has not been able to help me) that would allow me to trade these contracts?
- any foreign brokerage that would let me open an account and let me trade these options? I am fine with opening anywhere that will take me in UK, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore????

Thanks for any help / advice
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You are a US resident residing in Seattle. Are you a US citizen?
 
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