Iâm looking for advice in relation to proprietary trading. Iâm currently trading a 500k (personal) account and looking for more capital. I position trade (2-4 weeks) and generally trade the Euro currency contract (CME) What are my options if I want to become involved with a prop firm or hedge fund? Which firms allow you to position trade futures? Is prop trading worth the effort? Regards EurFX
if you already have a 500k account, forget about prop trading. contact all the hedgefundsyou can any pitch your system to them. if they like you they'll give a a little capital for a test period and if you put up good numbers then they will give you client money.
have you considered spot FX ? leverage 50:1 Your account $500k x 50 = $25,000,000 1 lot = $100k You can trade 250 lots 1 pip/lot = $10 1 pip/250 lots = $2500 10 pips a day = $25,000/day is it enough?
Frankly I wouldn't do either of the suggested. If you have a 500K account, that is plenty enough to trade as a personal account. If you would like to trade OPM and you have a rather good strategy, create your own hedge fund. There is no point in going to see a hedge fund or a prop trading firm.
It generally takes the use of about $1 - $2 million to make a living for a single trader in this business (even the Opening Only strategy uses over a $million). I would suggest using only $100K (that's all we bother with from a trader)...to use that amount of capital. I agree with the last poster about the other alternatives mentioned. Don
have a good track record and can withstand drawdowns and have good risk management with such a long holding period in my opinon it is possible to "blow up" acct if not careful good luck
Advice, comment and constructive criticism are all greatly appreciated. Thank you Questions ForexIam â Yes Iâve considered spot, leverage is a double edged sword and 10 pips (profit per day) on 250 lots does equal 25k, so does 10 pip loss. I donât want to risk more of my account per trade; Iâm comfortable with my current risk level (1.5%). What Iâm looking for is more money to trade my strategy on. Swoop[TR] â Iâd have to agree with Don Brightâs comments that âit generally takes the use of about $1 - $2 million to make a living for a single trader in this businessâ. At my current account size Iâm still struggling, hence why Iâm researching my options for more money. SethArb- Why does my holding period increase my chances of âblowing upâ? Thanks Once again! EurFX