I have made several research on how to own an exchange, but the stress, programming, management, time and finance involved in getting and running a good exchange is damn too high.
Am just a HTML programmer and no idea on blockchain programming.
Finance is number one issue, many good exchange script seller out there cost nothing less than $30k + setup fee including API key functionality.
I have contacted some friends to invest but non interested as they all have no clue about cryptocurrency.
Am saving some cash but it might take 2-3 years to have the fund raised.
Now, if eventually am able to get the fund to start an exchange in the next 2-3 years, will it be profitable or i should forget it?
Some will say why i want to own an exchange? Anyway, i see it as a cool business, listening and trading fee are the attractiveness i see in it.
Exchanges so far are one of the most lucrative businesses in the Cryptocurrency business, we have now over 200 exchanges and many more coming in and possibly including yours, you need a lot of funds like millions of dollars because you are competing with an exchange with millions of dollars of allocation, so do not think twice think thrice.