what about the Earn2trade?

Discussion in 'Prop Firms' started by palaki06, Oct 31, 2022.

  1. TheDawn

    TheDawn

    The charge was brought up by CFTC. I am sure if you look in the CFTC/NFA database, you will find the charge there.
     
    #21     Nov 1, 2022
  2. I'm not disputing that @TheDawn but it relates to the founder Ryan Masten at a point in time when he was no longer associated with Earn2Trade. The piece on tradingschools.org is very disingenuous reporting.
     
    #22     Nov 1, 2022
  3. I think UProfit also has a sign-on/set-up fee when you get funded? Making it more expensive than the rest of the firms.

    I did some research on these firm a while back and concluded that E2T was the best alternative, especially since there's no conflict of interest as you eventually trade real money.

    What's the problem with receiving money from E2T versus UProfit tax wise? Never considered that part.

    PS: OneUpTrader also seemed fair, although there's a few loopholes in fine print. They eliminated my profitable live account and not in a good way, so don't think they would be an option for me.
     
    #23     Nov 1, 2022
  4. TrAndy2022

    TrAndy2022

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    #24     Nov 1, 2022
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  5. Exactly.
     
    #25     Nov 1, 2022
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  6. A trader buddy brought this operation to my attention. I haven't read the fine print yet, but doesn't look to bad at a glance:

    https://tradeday.com/
     
    #26     Nov 1, 2022
  7. DevBru

    DevBru

    Yes, there is a one time assignment cost with UProfit.

    At E2T you are a kind of partner in their LLC and with UProfit you are an independent contractor (like with most of these companies). Now if you are in the US apparently the first one is an advantage because you don't need to pay as much tax, however for a non us resident that doesn't matter since foreigners won't pay taxes to the US in most cases, but it does complicate reporting your taxes, a lot.

    I am not an accountant but i have reached out to one in past for similar dealings with the US and he basically adviced against it if it wasn't necessary or if i wasn't going to make tons of money to warrant the extra expenses.

    Can i ask what happened with OneUp? Never heard of anything like this before.
     
    #27     Nov 1, 2022
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  8. DevBru

    DevBru

    Hmm, they seem expensive for what they offer.

    Smaller daily loss limit than others and smaller drawdown than others for the same price.
     
    #28     Nov 1, 2022
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  9. DevBru

    DevBru

    By the way, for everyone thinking about starting an evaluation account, I'd suggest to wait untill Black Friday, unless you can find a great deal now.
     
    #29     Nov 1, 2022
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  10. I see. Thanks for filling me in.

    Sure. There's a long thread about it here where I write what happened in the second post, I think.

    The main reason why doing business with these get-funded programs is a bad idea... | Elite Trader

    Basically, I broke a rule knowingly, but I also did it because it was said they would issue 2 warnings first on a rule break. My account was liquidated being very much in profit. That's when I realized they're not interested in funding traders and liquidated me in order to not have to pay me.
     
    #30     Nov 2, 2022