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Profit Targets in Prop Trading
Profit targets are key to prop trading. Prop traders trade for proprietary trading firms and have to follow strict risk management rules and be disciplined. …
Bond Trading Strategies and Insights for Prop Traders
The bond market is open to all prop traders, especially when trading for a futures prop firm. It’s liquid and futures contracts are volatile after …
Is Technical Analysis Key to Success in Proprietary Trading?
Proprietary trading is where financial firms or individual traders use their own money to buy and sell financial instruments. The attraction of prop trading is …
Does a Performance Coach Help You Become a Better Trader?
Do Performance Coaches Make You a Better Trader? Even the best traders are always looking to improve their edge. Performance coaching is becoming a way …
How to Develop a Scalping Strategy for Proprietary Trading
Scalping is a fast trading strategy used in proprietary trading. You make many small profits off small price moves throughout the day. This requires a …
How to Pass an Evaluation in a Prop Firm and Get Funded
Passing an evaluation at a prop firm and getting funded is a big milestone in a trader’s career. Prop firms allow traders to trade with …
Why Trade the Plan?
In proprietary trading your long term profitability is based on your ability to execute a plan consistently. Prop trading gives you the freedom to trade …
How Much Money Can I Make with a Small Funded Account?
Many people want to know how much they can make trading but start with a small funded account. The question is: how much can I …
How Not to Lose a Funded Account?
Managing a funded account is the holy grail for many traders, especially in the forex market. The prospect of trading with a prop trading firms‘ …
Broker vs. Prop Trading Firm
When choosing where to trade the choice between a broker or a prop trading firm is key. This depends on your trading style, goals and …
Proprietary Trading vs. Modern Prop Trading
Proprietary trading, or prop trading, is where financial firms or banks trade stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities or other financial instruments with their own money, not …
Should Prop Trading Be Banned – Pros and Cons
Proprietary trading is where firms invest for their own account, not for clients. It has its fans and foes, and recent regulation has brought it …
How Much Do Prop Firm Traders Make?
Prop firms are a special breed in the finance world. They give you access to big pools of capital and advanced trading tools. If you …
When Did Prop Firms Become a Thing?
Proprietary trading firms (prop firms) became popular in the late 20th century when markets got more complex and accessible. These are institutions that trade with …
Where Are Big Prop Firms Based?
The prop firm landscape is centred around the main financial hubs around the world. These are the firms that trade the markets with their own …
Profit and Loss Distribution Between Traders and Prop Firms
Proprietary trading profit and loss distribution is a key part of the relationship between traders and the firms they work with. Prop trading firms are …
How do Prop Firms Make Money?
Proprietary trading firms are a special thing in the financial industry. They provide a platform for traders to trade with the firm’s money. Unlike traditional …
Who Gets Hired to Trade at a Prop Firm?
Proprietary trading firms, or prop firms, hire skilled people to trade with the company’s money. They look for people with a certain combination of skills, …
Why do Traders Join Prop Firms?
Prop trading firms are a big draw for traders who want to access more capital and better trading tools. At a prop firm you trade …
Why Prop Traders Should Keep a Trading Journal
As a prop trader your success is all about making informed and strategic decisions. A trading journal is a key tool in this process by …
Why Risk Management is Key in Prop Trading
Risk management is the foundation of prop trading. When you prop trade you’re in an environment where the potential rewards are big but so are …
Trading Derivatives as a Prop Trader
Trading derivatives as a prop trader is a whole different ball game. As a prop trader you use the futures prop firm’s capital to make …
Psychology of Forex Prop Trading
If you want to trade forex in a prop firm you need to understand the psychology of trading for a forex prop firm. Your emotional …
Prop Trading Blueprint
Prop trading is where traders use a company’s money to trade and generate profits for the company. Unlike other trading strategies where success is based …
Prop Firm Fees You Need to Know
As a prop trader you’re in a performance and skill based environment where you trade the firm’s money. Unlike traditional traders you don’t trade for …
Forex Prop Trading Trends
The forex prop trading industry is changing fast, driven by technology and regulation. As a market observer I’ve noticed a big increase in technology spend …
5 Things To Think About Before Choosing a Prop Trading Firm
Choosing the right proprietary trading firm can make or break your trading career. Choosing a firm that matches your trading style and goals is key. …
Market Making as a Source of Income for Proprietary Firms
In the world of finance, prop trading firms are special entities that make money using their own capital in various ways. Among these ways, market …
Consistency in Prop Trading
I’ve learned in the industry that while individual trades are important, it’s the ability to get regular, consistent results over time that makes a trader. …
Prop Trading Networking: More Opportunities and Market Intelligence
Prop traders live in a high speed world where success is about more than just trading. Networking can be a winner in this space. It …
What Is a Funded Trading Account?
A funded trading account is a partnership. Traders get access to capital from a 3rd party, whether a proprietary trading firm or another institutional investor. …
How Much Do Funded Traders Make?
As a funded trader my earnings are variable and largely dependent on my trading skill. They are also dependent on me following the rules of …
What is a Funded Trader?
A funded trader is someone who trades financial markets with money provided by a third party, usually a prop trading firm or financial institution. This …
Are Prop Firms Legit and Not a Scam?
Prop firms are legit, but there are still differences worth it to explore and consider when choosing your prop firm. Let’s get through it step …
Proprietary Trading: Definition, How It Works, Benefits
What Is Proprietary Trading? Proprietary trading is done by a financial firm (bank, privately held company, etc.) with the aim of making profits trading the …
How to Pass a Prop Firm Challenge? 3 Steps To Success
To pass a prop firm challenge, you have to read the rules, trade by the rules and keep your emotions under control. Step 1: Read …
Are Prop Firms Worth It to Join In 2025?
The rise of new prop firms in the past 2 years, the big failure of a leading prop firm, and the fact that this industry …