Quote from Kicking:
get real
you first need to get a visa. Usually green cards are not granted for independent traders at prop shops . At real prop firms with salary, you need to be a highly qualified individual whose skills can not be found among US applicants. Secondly, NYC cost of living is extremely high. Even if you are a good trader if you trade at a prop shop which are just regular brokerages offering leverage its' going to be very tough financially at least in the first couple of years. And frankly the future of this business is not in equity trading at a prop shop.
Where is the future in trading then? Inquiring minds want to know!
