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Funded trading according to my findings is also known as funded accounts. It a trading strategy which offer traders without funds, the chance to start a trading career without making any use of their funds. Instead, a third-party entity, typically a proprietary trading firm or company provides the capital (typically ranging from $27,000 to $160,000) for investing in financial derivatives or various financial markets of which can include stocks, currencies, commodities, crypto-assets, and other financial instruments.


Funded traders are sure to get to keep a larger percentage of the profits they make with the funded accounts, since the traders are the ones doing the trading.
Also, there is a monthly subscription fee of $150 to $25000 for the traders and it is important to compare the fees and the benefits the funding company offers before joining one as well as knowing the evaluation process, the ratio profit split, educational resources available, other risk parameters, and if there's good support and mentorship before making your decision to join.

 Although the amount varies with each proprietary firm. The Funded Trader's split/share might be up to 90/10, 70/30 or 80/20 split, of which the trader gets the largest share.
In some instances there could be prop firms that can afford Funded Trading with zero commissions for traders, with a 100% profit split, with a 7-day payout, with no time limits, but I have yet to see or take note of any of such.


* Is Funded Trading best option for traders without funds to trade but with the trading knowledge?

* Is Funded Trading advised for newbie traders looking for how to learn and actively trade on the go?

* What are some good funded proprietary trading firms you know?

Your thoughts are welcomed!

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There is nothing too bad about funded trade just that it is not free as you would think, you need to be enroll to learn under them and as they say buy their course for a large amount of money. I think if that’s the case k will rather use that money to trade by myself and allow it to grow. This way I wouldn’t be paying any percentage to any broker. If you need to practice then use a demo account to practice that’s way better to me. More so using your personal fund helps to build you psychologically better than using a borrowed fund to trade

If you're sure of your skills as a trader,  a funded account can be a good way to make money, if you do not have your own money to trade. But do not hurry to try to get a funded account to trade on when you know that you have not yet matured in trading to some reasonable extent. This is where newbies come in and why they should make sure to not just rush their learning process, so that they can have enough expertise to handle a funded account when the opportunity presents itself.

Funded trading is like borrowing money that will bears a lot of risk, so if you are planning to trade and don’t have the fund yet to start, better not to push it and just wait for the right moment for you to start your trading journey. If you are still learning better to focus more on this and in trading, you don’t need big capital here to start with, I just don’t like the idea of funded trading because for sure there’s a big fees for this.

I think being a funded trader is not an easy thing, they are great people who have deep knowledge and experience in trading. I think this is a different class from the average trader and only a few people can achieve it

I think it is actually not a good option, if someone has good experience and knowledge then he can double his money so that he has funds to trade. Additionally, it is more convenient if you trade using your own money. Profit or loss is not a burden because it is our own money and not other people's money so there is no pressure in trading and we can do whatever we want.

Of course it's not for beginner traders, only expert traders can do it and I don't know of any companies that fund trader

Although this aspect of trading may be helpful, it comes with different terms and policies depending on the funding company the trader is dealing with. If I am a trader,there are some terms I may not find so comfortable and welcoming by those funding companies, so it'd just be better to work things out and just raise some little funds to start trading. At least the minimum amount required to start trading is $10 or less, so it would not be too difficult for an experienced trader to find a job, at least work for some months, and be able to raise up to $100 within that interval of 1–2 months, depending on the country and their minimum wage. 

I feel it's better to trade with your personal money and know that your risks, losses, and other challenges are what you have to bear by yourself and not be faced with the policies of other companies that helped fund you. 

what are there other ways if we are adept in trading but don't have sufficient capital anyway, I guess to be able to get approved for funded trading it requires some kind of trading portfolio or history just to give a glimpse at how our abilities to trade. so I guess only very few select people are entrusted with the money anyway in my opinion.

but I can see that the share of profit is fair enough trader indeed the one doing the trades here, i wonder what implication if the trades showing a really bad result what would be the backlash.
as far as I know in crypto world when it come to loaned money like this they like to limit to what the funds can be used for.
take example flash loan and other platforms also limit the use of funds.

but personally I can't take the burden of always being judged at every trading move and the fact that if we got some red on our trades we might be subject to review. nobody know what the trades will be imho.

I'll not recommend you to go for funded trading because this involves a lot of risk and you can end up in a very pathetic condition. Look it's not free what you've mentioned they'll ask you to buy their learning courses then you will learn under their teams and only if you qualify then they'll give you the funds. The course itself will have a good amount of fee and why you would give that fee to someone who is not sure whether they'll take you or not.

Take that amount and wait for some more time if you're not ok with what you have right now. But only trade with your money. Get some free courses to learn crypto and do it all on yourself. It'll be the best learning journey for you. If you'll rely on investments then it'll take very long to go up to the mark where you would have been thinking of crypto trading.

That's just another name for "borrowing money". No it is not the best option because if you lose it the loaners will come to bite your azz. Trading with leverage is the same thing. You should never ever trade the money you don't own. It always ends badly. If these "pro traders" were really that good, they wouldn't need these tricks to make money.  If you want to be a trader only trade your own money and only do spot trading. Don't borrow, don't do leverage unless you want to get even poorer.

For newbies, focus more on the knowledge because if you are funded you will still end up blowing up the account until you know how best to handle such if not funding is more like wasting the funds because you don't know what to do to grow such fund and make profit off it. As a newbie it's best to try your hands with a demon account if you want to experience the market already otherwise get knowledge first, read materials watch videos , learn firm others and very imprtanly get a mentor as it makes the journey faster for you a d you don't get to make the mistakes others did made.

A mentor helps you skip the mistakes because they have been there before you and they know better but it still doesn't put out the places of some personal experience you would have to get yourself in other to be better at what you are doing. Funded trading make more sense when you have got the knowledge, gotten a working strategy and know what to do and how well to apply them and become as profitable as possible so you don't get to loose funds.

These are two mutually exclusive concepts. If a trader has trading knowledge, then he must have his own deposit. If, having trading knowledge, he could not earn a profit for himself, then there is no guarantee that he will be able to earn a profit using other people's funds. As for beginners, it should be understood that they can learn solely on their own money.

The funded proprietary company offers tutoring for newbies in many cases. It's not only that one must borrow to trade with, but am concerned about the registration fees that may be too much for someone without funds to start with.
Perhaps trying out other forms of trading will be a better option for newbies without much money, like arbitrage trading, wherein a trader buys low priced coins or asset from a different source/region and resells to make profit. 

Funded trading is not bad.  But before doing funded trading you must be proficient in trading.  Moreover, trading in funds does not mean trading for free.  You have to buy courses from them at high prices and trade accordingly.  I would say you deposit the price you buy the course with and learn well before trading then invest money in trading with your own money.  Because to do funded trading you need to have adequate knowledge about trading.  If you are new then funded trading is not for you.  If you are new then only funded trading why no trading is for you.  Because trading without experience and skill, losses are inevitable no matter which way you trade.

Trade with your money, invest with your money.

If you don't have fund to trade, how do people can believe you will get profit from trading?

If you got profit with your trading in the past, so now why you are broken and have no money left for trading. It is not logic.

I am against the Funded trading idea because it has more pressure on a trader too. It's is not a dream a trader want but actually pressure leads to nightmare.

Depends on the contract you are entering since there are people became so harsh and will destroy your reputation once their expectation didn't meet. So try to ask some condition of those people who want to fund your trades so that everything is clear on both side and make them understand that market is unpredictable and chances to lose  is there so no further trouble happen.

But if they are doubting in this kind of offer then maybe they should avoid taking this options since we are just wasting our potential profit and time for pleasing those people also for them no bad words to say especially if we are really active on those trades we made. But in my case I don't want for someone to fund me since I don't like any pressure and would just rather to trade for myself so I can make sure that all things I do has been done due to my decisions drop.

when you fund your crypto that's when trading begin, you could not buy or sell without funding your wallet. when you fund it is then you can navigate to  any coin you want to buy, you can have knowledge of trading but no funds.your knowledge become useless because nothing to start with.

One of the things that boggles up my mind on why there are those people who do make out some funding out with other people or traders? What are their criterias and what are their considerations
on which how they would really be trusting up a certain individual for be the ones who would really be trading up for them. Just like on what you had mentioned that if these traders
were really that profitable then they wont really be having those kind of busted up trading accounts. How stats would really be checked out whether its real or not?
If there would really be some criteria then for sure it wont be something that would be easy.. Maybe demotrades?

If you are someone whose really that good at trading but having no enough capital then you might be testing out if ever there would really be some searches for funding trades.
Its hard of course and its not something that you could assume out.

it seems that funded trading is something sweet and can give traders the opportunity to start a career as a professional trader, even without capital. however, the reality is that to be able to enroll in this program traders need to go through various strict selection and monitoring processes by the investment firm where they register. and not only that, traders also cannot trade according to their own strategy, there are times when investment firms will interrupt trading and provide appropriate guidance.

so indirectly, funded trading is the same as an employee working for someone else. it can't really be said to be a "trader" in its true connotation, because all the trader's activities and decisions are largely influenced by the investment firm.

I don't know how these crypto prop firms are but when I joined one about 15 years ago, almost none of the traders there knew what they were doing.

None of them ever made a profit, they all hit their daily loss limit of $100 or $500 or so and basically were out of the market. And even if you made money, most of the profits stayed with the firm or you had to pay the NASDAQ/NYSE quote level 2 data fees.

Most likely less than 1% of all traders made money in these companies in the long run.

Funded trading is good for traders who feels that they can test their trading strategy and ability to trade with a huge fund with some certain conditions which must not be breached by the traders, I think this had helped a lot of traders to earn some decent money with reference to forex trading on Twitter and discord of funded traders firms there a lot of funded traders withdrawal certificates posted, however there are equally lot of traders who had equally breached those rules and consequently lost their bought account infact some of the traders had passed phase 1 and phase 2 got funded already yet breached their rules and lost those accounts, personally I also bought few of those accounts too unfortunately breached the rules now planning to buy another one after going back to test and practice my trading strategy.

Once there are funds, courage in starting is also needed in this case because there are some people who already have funds and knowledge, but do not have the courage to start. So it's not just funds that are important here, but also the courage to try it so that it can run as previously planned, although the considerations must also be based on mature knowledge. And I think for now it is very good to start because considering that most of the cryptocurrencies on the market are experiencing price corrections.

Trading is difficult especially when you are not a professional trader and there must be some rules while joining any institution or a particular group of people to trade for individuals why because if you weren't that professional and you go trade with people's fund have you considered the risk associated with the trading if something happened to their fund if you lost or emptied their account for trade. For me as a newbie you should developed your personal skills and trade for yourself first maybe after you might have become more accustomed with your skills and also considered how much you make while trading then you can go for a funded trading where you go trade for people and remit their percentage according to how you both agreed with the company or institution. Alternatively I will advise instead of that why not just go for HODL instead, sometimes trading is risky there is every possibilities to empty your account but investment doesn't cost you much rather you would choose to hold for long term or short term.

I don't think funded trade is a good idea especially for the newbies. This could be very risky without knowing the consequences.
It might be easy at first but the later could be bitter especially when things started going left.i would always advise people to trade themselves with there own money without any problem and they needed to focus on there trade so in case loses comes to knock at the door, one will embrace it without all humility. It is a total wrong for some that called themselves traders to be looking for funds to trade.

I think newbies have different categories to begin with based on regions and country regulations. Also, a newbie who actually pays to learn trading from an instructor in a trading learning center, may not even know they are using funded trading accounts to trade having done the account and registration process with their own funds somehow.

I believe the newbies referred to here are those who are trying to learn on their own and are looking for better ways to practice real trading without spending much.

While the concept of funded trading might look inviting and interesting to be ventured in, it's not ideal for newbies without funds to lose or without proper guidance.
Demo trading apps exist where trading can be practical just like a real one and with same experience. Just a hint for the newbies in the area of trading.

If the question is about the best option then obviously maybe I would say that the best option is to trade using personal funds or budgets rather than using other people's funds, because if for example you use other people's funds it is clear that you have to agree to share a percentage of the profits you get while if for example you trade using your own funds then obviously all profits are your right, but yes I understand that not everyone has good abilities in terms of finance and maybe there are some people who have an understanding and knowledge of how to trade but they are hindered by financial problems.

If for example the situation is like that then maybe yes it's okay if you trade using other people's funds with a 50 - 50 profit percentage share maybe, but I think this idea will not be as easy as you think, because after all the money factor has an influence on our trading, or the point is that as we know that trading requires extraordinary calmness to make the right decision while on the other hand I am sure that someone who trades using other people's funds will definitely be a little disturbing mentally and psychologically when analyzing because of the worries they feel regarding the possibility of loss and as some cases that have occurred that excessive concern due to using other people's budgets based on agreements usually make traders experience problems in terms of making decisions that make them lose because of psychological pressure.

Well that's going to depend on how much you can borrow with it and be safe in trading with it. A lot of exchange has probably made calculations on how you would be able to take those funds and use it for trading. After all, it's still their money and if you lose it, it's just going to the market and they will benefit from it no matter what.

It's a good advantage if you manage to make it efficient and run at 100% or something. It's hard but at least you would be able to expand your capital.

If you know you are a good trader and you know that with a funded account you can make profits for yourself and for the firm that's funding your account then you may go for a funded trading account without any hesitation but if you're not sure about your rate of success or profits then you may never go for a funded trading account.

Trading with your own money is always better because it's in your own control and you can do whatever you want to do with it. There's no fear even if you lose with your own money but in a funded trading account you always fear when you face losses and when there is fear then there can't be good and profitable trading.

I cannot call this one the best strategy to trade. because, both professionals and newbie traders, everybody loses in trading. There is no guarantee that you, as a trader, will keep gaining profit in the market, so therefore, I won't advise anyone to use this method and trade. The thing is that if you don't have your own money, don't go near trading; it will result in financial difficulties. Besides, the money you will usetrading; it will result in financial difficulties. Besides, the money you will use to trade if you use this method is not your money. A company owns the money, so definitely the company must have their own rules that the trader will follow. They can decide and say if a trader loses, he or she will refund the money.

So for me, I think the best thing is to use your own money to trade to avoid embracement; furthermore, if they decide to say that any trade you gain profit, there will be their own share because you used their money to get that money, so if you look at this, you will know that it will not help you as a trader again. As long as you are not emotionally calm, it will be hard for you to make money from trading, so a funded trading account is not the best option; you should rather look for your own hard-earned money to enter the market.


How sure are you that you will be getting profit from every trade? that is the question you need to ask yourself anytime you think of using funded account to trade. However, the thing is that you cannot be getting the profit from every trading, just that if you have the knowledge the risk will not  be much, like when you don't have sufficient knowledge of trading. furthermore, there will greed if you are using funded account to trade. so funded account has many things you need to consider before you go into it.

I think trading with money that we don't have is a bad idea. I prefer trading with my own money, even if it's a small amount. As you said, paying subscription fees is a tough time if the market doesn't support it. Even an expert cannot claim that he can always win in trading, especially for beginner traders. I think using a demo account is the best way to learn. Using funded trades is very risky to do.

1. If you are a trader but does have that kind of skills but not having that bigger capital then this would be a good option for you to take but of course you could make it on you own
this is why people wont really be tending to dive in such offers if they are that good in trading.

2. I highly doubt that on which funding up a trader doesnt basically means that newbies will really be included to that. No person would really be funding someone
who doesnt really have that right amount of knowledge and skills

3. Not aware with those current existing trading firms but pretty sure that they are really that existing.
I just dont know on what are their terms in choosing with those traders.

I first heard about this almost 10 years ago, and now, it is getting more attention simply by the context of the offer. But my friend, you should not just go there, it is a fraud in disguise, a well-calculated machination to their advantage. Have you learned about the huge money they promised traders, how possible is that?

The ones I followed closely then showed that you will have to pay some fees before they allow you access to the funds, and these fees are not little, it could be running into hundreds of dollars in some cases. It doesn't end there, they would make sure you trade with their specially arranged account with a special broker, and by that, influences all your trading conditions. You will not be able to trade as you like and if you were given $50,000 for instance, you might be allowed to trade as though you had $100 in the account with the kind of restrictions they will enforce on that account. This is despite paying the high access free. So why don't you just deposit your hundreds of bucks instead of paying them as fees and start trading yourself? Mind you, that fee is not even a one-time payment with some of them, if not all. It's certainly not worth it.


The answer is a capital NO. If you want to learn trading, just find a good broker and open a demo account with it. Or open a live account, fund it with a small amount and train with the lowest risk possible. This is why we have cent accounts in trading.

However, such firms that claim they fund traders or whatever they are being called are looking for newbies and unsuspecting traders to cajole them into it to cheat them. I affirm that I have NEVER read a good story about this "Greek gift" offer. Beware!!!

F*ck it!

Is Funded Trading best option for traders without funds to trade? No hahhaha I mean funded account to people who never touch trading is a big NO if the person had experience in trading hmmm yeah it's still okay.

Tho for the best of everyone, I would avoid trading without proper knowledge and without my own money so be safe guys. It is totally fine if you do trade with small amount but it is your money beside that trade with funded trading seems dangerous is like you play gamble hahaha

That's right; rather than that style, it's better to just hold, and at least it's sure, and the chances of us getting a profit from trading are higher. Then there are only two types of trading:
short-term and long-term. So if we know for ourselves that we are not professional traders, do not participate in such activity plans.

Others insist that trading is easy, but in reality, it is not like that. Don't risk trading with no or a lack of knowledge here, because if we learn it, for sure it will benefit us for life in the end.

I will maintain that trading decision is based on individual preference and if HODLing is better suited for those seeking long-term growth/profit,  it is to note that trading will aim to target quicker profits and growth in that direction with more frequent gains or losses as would be, by exploiting short-term market fluctuations. This is where trading bots come in and play an important function to the traders.

Getting a funded account is an opportunity for traders with limited capital to boost their capital and liquidity which in turn could me more earnings compared to a small sized account. I know a prop firm that offers around 100:1 leverage for all accounts so with a $10k account, one could immediately open a position size of $1M or more but that would mean more risks though. I'm only trying to illustrate the opportunity that it presents. The biggest problem is finding a prop firm that can provide a good enough service and not f**k you down the road just like Skilled funded traders and The funded trader collapsed in the last week. It's hard to get a funded account that's why I felt the pain of traders who lost their account along with the closure of aforementioned prop firms.

I know a friend who is doing this.
My realization is there's some psychological effect when you are using other's people funds than using your own. It's kinda of you are be more careful and responsible with the funds you are using.

My friend who is using this is really profitable, it's my first time to hear from him that you can do it here in cryptocurrency trading.

The way that these prop firms work is they got systems in place to prevent large losses. Usually when you are new, you are given a very small amount of capital. No one is going to give a new trader over $1M to trade with on the first day.

You might be given $10000 or so to start but you need to realize that once your position loses $100 or so, then they will close the position for you and you can’t trade until next day. They do this to limit losses.

Then there are fees such as market data which you need to pay for. Most will just waste their time with a prop firm and give up.