Oh I trade forex, but I only got 10,000 account and 25% drawdown limit. I believe the drawdown was because Oanda closed my positions suddenly, and not sure if its legit margin call, but dont want to point it out now.
Ryan, You are incredible. You take all this shit and still answer all of the questions and address the concerns with transparency. Thanks for that... ES
So to recap. Trading the ES: $349.00 - 20% coupon code = $279.00 (must start within 72 hrs after paying...pay on Monday) Must trade once a week and show a 10 % profit on the 60th day. No more than 25% DD Commission: $0.50 $1.18 $0.02 $0.20 _____ $1.90 * 2 = $3.80 RT "all in" 20% profit sharing. $105.00/Mo. Pro Data Fee. (cannot trade as a retail trader in your own account for the lower fee, once you sign up with a Prop firm.) These are the three entities that a person works with during this journey and if he passes the Gauntlet and is guaranteed to get an offer otherwise he loses his $279.00. This $279.00 dollars is his only risk and then he gets some funds to trade with if he passes. Helios Earn2Trade Rithmic You use Maintenance Margin in ES So 25k can trade 4 contracts ($5,800.00 * 4 = $23,200.00) You allow overnight holds. ES P.S. Whew I think I got it....
Oh yes this too: You use Maintenance Margin in ES So 25k can trade 4 contracts ($5,800.00 * 4 = $23,200.00) You allow overnight holds. ES P.S I added it above.
Folks... Comparison of profit sharing: Trade your own 15k assuming 5%/mo with maintenance margins = $750.00/mo. Trade Helios offer of 20k OF THEIR MONEY assuming 5%/mo with maintenance margins = $800.00/mo. NO RISK AS YOU ARE NOT TRADING YOUR OWN MONEY ES P. S. The Commish is not that bad at $3.80/RT "all in" and the $105.00/mo is doable. Granted I can do better at Tradovate with the commish of $2.98 R/T "all in" for 500 contracts/mo...but the risk is all mine.
ok ok i get it...$500.00 Day trading margins gets you 30 contracts with 15K but I would never do that. I think Ryan is correct and that even using maintenance margins is a lot of leverage. Scalpers like me benefit less from Earn2Trade...where are all of you Swing Traders?...isn't this a good deal for you? You can hold overnight with Earn2Trade/Helios/Rithmic! ES
Are traders that trade through this program allowed to post about it in ET? That would be a deal breaker for me ES