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 ...

Prop trading firms, also known as proprietary trading firms, operate in the financial sector engaging in complex financial strategies to gain profits directly through market activity. Unlike ...

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 ...

Prop trading, short for proprietary trading, occurs when a financial firm uses its own money to trade in the market instead of using clients' funds. Instead of making money by charging fees or ...

Proprietary trading is expanding rapidly in Australia as traders search for ways to scale without risking personal savings.

New submissions filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission discuss self-custody rights and the regulation of ...

Blake Olson is the owner of Smart Prop Trader, an industry-leading firm that funds skilled traders up to $2.5 million in simulated markets. JavaScript is disabled To ...

What is it like to have a prop trading career? Gone are the days of boiler rooms, stale coffee and secrecy. While some trading firms like Renaissance Technologies still have a secret sauce, many prop ...

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 ...

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 ...