Trading Insights & Analysis
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What Is Prop Trading? Proprietary Trading, Institutional Desks, Regulation, and the Retail Era
Prop trading, short for proprietary trading, is when a financial firm trades its own capital to make a direct profit rat...
Best Prop Firms: Comparison Criteria, Firm-by-Firm Breakdown, and Beginner Picks
The best prop firm is the one whose rules match how you trade, and on that test our pick is Pipcy: no daily drawdown, no...
What Is Drawdown in Trading? The Complete Guide to Drawdown, Recovery, and Prop Firm Rules
Drawdown is the decline in a trading account's value from its peak to its lowest point before recovery, usually expresse...
Best Funded Account: 7 Evaluations Compared, the Rules That Matter, and Our Pick
The best funded account is the one whose loss rules your strategy can survive, because loss rules end far more evaluatio...
Are Funded Accounts Legit? What's Real, What's a Scam, and How to Tell
Yes, funded accounts are legit. The model, where a proprietary trading firm gives skilled traders its capital in exchang...
How Do Funded Accounts Work? Capital, Profit Splits, and Payouts
A funded account works by letting you trade a proprietary trading firm's capital instead of your own. You prove your ski...
CLARITY Act: What It Is, Why the Senate Vote Failed, and What It Means for Crypto Traders
The CLARITY Act is the US bill that would have split oversight of crypto between the SEC and the CFTC and given the indu...
How to Get a Funded Trading Account: Steps, Requirements, and Costs
To get a funded trading account, you choose a proprietary trading firm, pick an account size and pay a one-time fee, the...
Daily vs Maximum Drawdown: The Key Differences (2026)
Daily drawdown is the most you can lose in a single trading day before breaching, and it resets each session. Maximum dr...