AI is prompting proprietary trading firms to slow hiring and focus on more specialized talent, but it is not yet driving widescale job cuts, according to Acuiti’s Q2 2026 Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report in association with Avelacom. The survey, based on a global network of institutional prop firms, shows that managers mainly use AI…
Deals with financial influencers, commonly known as finfluencers, have become a common marketing practice in the industry. But how much value do those affiliate or direct deals with these social media personalities bring to firms? Are more followers always better, or is there more nuance to it? I am a content creator in the trading…
The prop trading industry has spent the better part of a decade refining a model built around foreign exchange and contracts for difference: high leverage, tight spreads, rapid turnover. It has worked. Leading firms have collectively distributed over $1 billion in payouts to traders, according to industry estimates, with FTMO alone reporting $450 million over…
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Listen to the audio episode: Get The Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist! Scalping Funded Accounts For A Living In episode 524 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with full-time trader Boris Schlossberg, as he shares his journey from forex to futures and how prop trading reshaped the way…
Listen to the audio episode: Get The Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist! $1M Funded Trader Shares His Story In episode 520 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with million-dollar funded trader, Blayn Marshall, who shares how he went from stock-picking at 18 to becoming a fully funded seven-figure…
Listen to the audio episode: Get The Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist! How to Trade Daily Charts for a Full-Time Income In episode 499 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we will be listening to the recording of an interview with Kathy Lien who discusses how successful traders live off the markets. They dive into…
Listen to the audio episode: Get The Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist! The Legend of Trading Psychology In episode 488 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we will be listening to the recording of an interview with the legend of trading psychology, Dr. Brett Steenbarger, discussing his journey from clinical psychology to trading. He highlights…
Prop-Firms.com has released its 2025 Annual Prop Trading Awards, delivering an in-depth review of the world’s leading proprietary trading firms. The evaluation ranked the leading 30 props firms on affordability, platform quality, challenge structures, and profit-sharing models, using a data-driven methodology. Key factors such as realistic profit targets, transparent drawdown limits, and broad market access…
Forex Trading: Understanding Proprietary Trading and Choosing the Best Option for You What is Proprietary Trading? Proprietary trading, commonly known as “prop trading,” involves trading activities conducted by firms for their own profit, rather than on behalf of clients or customers. In proprietary trading, firms use their own capital to trade various financial instruments, including…