Proprietary trading firms, or “prop firms,” offer traders the opportunity to trade using the firm’s capital. In doing so, they allow the traders to minimize personal financial risk and maximize ...

Imagine being able to trade the financial markets without risking your own money. That’s exactly what a funded trading account offers. It allows traders to use someone else’s capital—typically ...

The cryptocurrency market has created unique opportunities for skilled traders who lack substantial capital. Proprietary ...

In what can only be described as an uncertain period for online traders recently, regulators now have proprietary trading, or prop trading, on their radar. Prop trading involves a firm using its own ...

Chances are you’ve heard of retail trading. It’s when investors use their own money to buy assets. However, if you’ve ever wanted someone else to put up the funds, you may be interested in prop ...

Imagine being able to trade financial instruments like Forex, futures, and commodities with large capital at no personal risk. Think of the freedom you would enjoy, being able to open more positions ...

An increased focus on risk management and trading strategies in the past decade are key to the firms’ strong performance, according to a report by Acuiti and Avelacom. While fallout from Trump’s ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Ethical practices are important in every kind of market trading. Proprietary or “prop” ...

When you’re ready to transition from self-funded trading to joining a prop trading firm, selecting the right one to meet your trading needs is crucial. To simplify your decision-making process, we’ve ...

Prop trading firms offer a pool of money for retail traders hungry to take bigger swings in the market. For an upfront cost and a cut of the profits, firms offer up to hundreds of thousands to trade ...