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I have been a part of starting an IB (Introducing Brokerage). It primarily deals with non-discretionary client accounts. I figure there are 3 major pillars to be successful in getting your own trading biz running. 1. Raising Money-- You need money to trade it eh? Also, you need start up cash. Actually you need a surprisingly small amount to get started if you can get guaranteed by a FCM (Futures Commissions Merchant) 2. Successful Trading-- There are plenty of companies in business that can't trade and are still in biz because there better at ^^raising money, but if you can trade successfully there is little to hold you back. If you can trade successfully for yourself, then it's your social responsibility to share that with your fellow man :-) 3. Compliance-- If you pass your series 3 or 30 or series 900,000, compliance should be relatively easy. Being guaranteed by an FCM is helpful since they'll address any issues you have.