Launch your brokerage from India.
India has one of the largest and fastest-growing retail trading communities in the world — and thousands of educators, IB networks and Telegram communities converting that audience into commissions for someone else's brand. If you run one of them, this page is the honest map to owning the business instead. We've structured launches for founders across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and beyond since 2015.
The SEBI reality — and the route founders actually take
Operating a leveraged forex brokerage for Indian residents under SEBI and RBI rules is effectively closed to new entrants: FEMA restrictions, capital requirements and product limitations built for institutions. That's why virtually every Indian-founded brand you know runs the same structure: an offshore entity (Saint Lucia, Seychelles, SVG or Mauritius) serving international clients, operated by an Indian founder. We map exactly what that structure can and cannot do before you spend a rupee.
- Offshore incorporation from $6,500, bankable in 7–10 days on the fast-track
- Honest guidance on Indian-resident solicitation rules — no fairy tales
- Mauritius investment dealer license as the upgrade path for scale
- Corporate banking and EMI introductions that accept India-linked founders
Prop firm first — the smartest entry for Indian founders
A funded-trader business is the lowest-capital entry into this industry: no client deposits to safeguard, no market-making risk on day one, and Indian trading communities already understand challenge products. A complete prop firm launch starts from $18,000 — challenge design, prop platform stack, payment rails and payout logic built to survive the first payout cycle.
Payments decide who wins in India
Card acceptance for offshore trading brands fails quietly in India. The setups that convert combine international PSPs with crypto (USDT) deposits and payouts — which also solve the cross-border payout problem for funded traders. Fast, visible crypto payouts are the loudest marketing in Indian trading Telegram groups.
What the engagement includes
One team accountable for the whole build: incorporation and banking-ready documents, licensing support where your model needs it, platform setup (MT4 / MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader), liquidity, CRM, payment rails and go-live coordination. Every third-party cost itemized before you commit.
Ready to talk it through?
The first step is a 30-minute strategy call — $250, credited in full toward your engagement. Or send an inquiry and a partner replies within one business day.