Hi all! I've been papertrading stocks and options for a year. Results are not bad. Now I need to start real account cause further development needs real money. But my problem is I don't have a mentor and don't belong to any traders'/financial community/organization. I always feel like I'm missing something and I have no one to ask an advice etc. So I'm thinking what to do now. How do you think, does it make any sense to try some prop firm? There would be someone to ask about markets, then I think to pass some exams (licensing). That probably would move me a bit "inside" of this business. Does it make sense or real things are worse and prop firms help with nothing? Thanks. Really appreciate any thoughts.
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