Does anyone know if they are still in business? Someone told me they are collapsing in the 2008 crash, but that was a few weeks ago.
Firms likely won't talk to you if you even mention it. Overnight trading tends to scare them away. Institutional trading, that's another story -...
I agree - there's a big difference from what people hear then what their monthly statements would reveal. Plus, the biggest money in futures is...
I agree with you here. You can guarantee that the firm, once they detect you are a consistent and profitable trader, will try to reverse engineer...
YES, this is major factor and advantage. The slippage can be very small to none in futures. There's so much money on the line and it's so much...
I disagree - the risk is not the same. There are many futures contracts out there and they are all different in terms of leverage and contract...
This is the wrong forum to be asking this question. 1. Most of the people who read this form are prop traders so of course they will be biased....
I did prop for a number of years and still do to some extent, and can tell you that alot of that fluff talk may have sort of worked years ago, but...
Trading at a prop firm doesn't give you an edge...it's the trader who either has it or doesn't. If that was the case, there would be WAY more...
The key is, this is buying power not capital - there's a big difference. I think what you meant to say is that the trader has access to more...
True - I agree with some of these benefits, but at the end of the day it's the trader who makes or breaks it. There are a multitude of strategies...
Successful traders may prefer prop over retail, or retail over prop. There are successful traders on both sides and one is not better than the...
I remember some guys on here saying the credit trading done by a number of prop traders may come to an end, and end to the strategy. Does...
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