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Most people don’t know that you can get funded to trade. Imagine this: you’ve learned how to trade, you’re confident reading charts, but you don’t have the cash to open a big account. Now imagine someone hands you a $50,000–$100,000 account, on one condition: you prove you can trade responsibly. Read more
If you’re watching the global markets this year you’re probably seeing headlines about funded trader programs, new capital‑access models, and how they’re influencing everything from forex pairs to index moves. At the heart of this shift is prop firm trading, a concept that once sat on the fringes of retail finance but Read more
The Rise of Prop Firms for Retail Traders Trading is one of the toughest careers to break into and the best prop firms won’t take just anyone. Most retail traders struggle with limited capital, emotional pressure, and the inevitable blowups that come from risking money they cannot afford to lose. Read more
Trading the Germany stock index market requires the Eurex market data subscription to enable the ability to trade the FDAX micro, mini and full contracts for Apex Trader Funding prop firm. This guide shows you how to get the Eurex on Tradovate so you can trade the GER40 equivalent CFD Read more
Aaron didn’t talk about it out loud, but he was drowning. We’ll get to his shot at freedom soon though. Not in the dramatic way you see in movies, no big fall, no obvious collapse. Just the slow, quiet kind. The kind where the weight gets heavier every week, every Read more
Prop trading firms have exploded in popularity, offering traders access to significant capital in exchange for proving their skills. But are these firms truly worth it? Are they a game-changer for traders, or just another way to extract fees from hopefuls? In this guide, we’ll break down the pros and Read more
In NinjaTrader, you can use both Tradovate and Rithmic accounts, but copying trades between them requires a trade copier solution. Here’s what you need to know to Copy Trade Tradovate to Rithmic using NinjaTrader 8. Can NinjaTrader Connect to Both Tradovate & Rithmic? Tradovate: Yes, since NinjaTrader acquired Tradovate, they Read more
Apex Trader Funding is one of the most popular proprietary trading firms, offering traders the opportunity to trade with funded accounts. However, to become a funded trader, you must pass their evaluation process and adhere to their strict rules. Breaking these rules can result in disqualification, which is why it’s Read more
One thing that holds many of us back, is the lack of access to capital. This pushes most of us to use our time in exchange for money to grow our financial position. Using time takes… well, time and a lot of energy to keep at it long term. There Read more
1. Introduction to Proprietary Trading Proprietary trading, often referred to as “prop trading,” is when a financial institution or company trades stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, their derivatives, or other financial instruments with its own money, aka the “entity’s own funds,” as opposed to its customers’ money, to make a profit Read more