prop trading
Kraken-Owned NinjaTrader Jumps into Prop Trading with Two Tech Platforms
- NinjaTrader Prop and Tradovate Prop will offer advanced risk controls, integration with popular third-party platforms, charting, and order flow tools.
- Take Profit Trader, Apex Trader Funding, and MyFunded Futures will be among the first to use these new platforms.
Wednesday, 01/10/2025 | 13:00 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Why the Future of Trading Talent Will Be Born Inside Prop Firms
- Bullwaves Prime redefines prop trading: from selling challenges to funding futures.
Thursday, 25/09/2025 | 08:35 GMT by
Bullwaves
US Rewinds on Crypto, Europe Consolidates, and Kraken’s Prop Bet Drips with Irony
- The CFTC recently opened doors for global crypto platforms to accept US customers. Paul Golden weighs in on how it will impact the current retail and institutional crypto trading scene.
- He also dived into consolidating European stock exchanges and Kraken's entry into prop.
Thursday, 18/09/2025 | 09:36 GMT by
Paul Golden
How Prop Firms Win India Without Saying ‘Forex’ or ‘CFDs’
- Prop firms are flooding India with ads framed as ‘education,’ skirting platform bans.
- Campaigns with Hinglish (Hindi + English) creatives lift CTR by about 10–12 per cent compared to pure English.
Thursday, 11/09/2025 | 10:19 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Kraken Enters Prop Trading: Breakout Acquisition Gives Funded Accounts
- Traders can develop strategies across 50+ crypto pairs with up to 5x leverage on BTC and ETH.
- Breakout will be integrated into Kraken Pro, allowing traders strategy access and profit retention.
Thursday, 04/09/2025 | 14:09 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Plus500 Doubles Down on Loyalty, Props Await Rules and Dubai Lures Traders
- Plus500 generated 84 per cent of its revenue from clients who had traded with the firm for over 12 months, while 47% came from traders with more than five years’ experience. Paul Golden weighs in on how cost-effective it is to drive revenue from existing clients.
- He also dives into the struggles of self-regulating prop firms and Dubai's emergence in the retail trading scene.
Thursday, 28/08/2025 | 11:14 GMT by
Paul Golden
Prop Trading Is Finding Its Way Back to the US, but Can It Beat Futures Dominance?
- FTMO and The5ers, two big prop firms, recently launched in the US after a one-and-a-half-year pause.
- However, futures prop firms like TopStep, Apex, and MyFundedFutures are already dominating the American market.
Thursday, 28/08/2025 | 08:52 GMT by
Ruben Abitbol
VANTIR Launches to Transform Prop Trading with Transparency and Trust
- VANTIR's mission is to create a trading environment with reliability and fairness.
Wednesday, 27/08/2025 | 12:47 GMT by
FM
India and US Drive Prop Firm Traffic Growth in Global Market Split
- Major trading nations account for 80% of top prop firms' organic search traffic, according to industry data from Marketing Agency FYI.
- Although India dominates, local regulators remain skeptical of the market, calling it “unauthorized.”
Tuesday, 26/08/2025 | 08:51 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
PropAccount Ushers in a New Era of Customisation for White-Label Prop Trading Partners
- As the prop market matures, the one-size-fits-all model is starting to show its limits.
Friday, 22/08/2025 | 08:21 GMT by
PropAccount
Prop Firm Propel Capital Folds After 14 Months, CEO Blames Fierce Competition
- The CEO and Founder, Mitchell Ali, said the decision came after months of pressure from rivals cutting prices and loosening trading rules.
- Recent financial reports show the company held just over £3,000 in assets against more than £150,000 in liabilities.
Tuesday, 19/08/2025 | 17:09 GMT by
Jared Kirui
“We Don’t Sell Dreams. We Don’t Drive Lamborghinis”: The5ers Founder
- Gil Ben Hur started The5ers in 2016 – a lifetime in prop trading terms – and says the popular two-step evaluation model is “fundamentally incompatible with true A-book execution.”
- “Once a trader is funded, they will never be asked to pay anything more,” he adds. “Doing otherwise risks creating a dishonest relationship.”
Thursday, 07/08/2025 | 08:05 GMT by
Arnab Shome
Czech Prop Firm Fintokei Launches Instant Withdrawals as Payout Volume Surges 118%
- Waiting for payouts, sometimes for days, is a common issue in the proprietary trading industry.
- The company claims it achieved a 99.9% withdrawal success rate and paid out over €20 million to successful traders.
Monday, 04/08/2025 | 12:00 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Prop Traders Gain Access to Tick-Level Data and Risk Controls with Volumetrica FX
- The platform supports over 500 crypto pairs alongside traditional assets.
- Prop firms, including Goat Funded Trader, Funded Hero, I Trade, and The Futures Traders, use the platform.
Monday, 28/07/2025 | 09:52 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
“Over-Gamification Attracts the Wrong Traders,” Swiset COO Warns on Prop Trading
- “AI can help prop firms filter serious traders,” Andres Jimenez said in an interview with Finance Magnates.
- He noted that despite high failure rates, Latin American traders continue due to economic constraints.
Wednesday, 23/07/2025 | 15:34 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
“Top Traders Master One Instrument”: Lessons from BK Trader’s Co-Founder
- European regulation may arrive first as U.S. efforts stall amid political uncertainty, Kathy Lian told Finance Magnates at iFX EXPO.
- Geopolitical volatility is testing traders, but stability may return as fundamentals reassert.
Tuesday, 22/07/2025 | 17:33 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
“Prop Trading Rules Aren’t to Trap but to Protect Capital”: FMAS:25 Panel Dissects Growing Sector
- The panel stressed that running a prop firm is as complex as managing a brokerage.
- Discord and other social media platforms help support accountability where formal prop trading regulation is lacking.
Tuesday, 15/07/2025 | 13:03 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Prop Trading Firm Hola Prime Launches Futures Offering, Adds MetaTrader 4
- The newly launched service promises one-hour withdrawals, a feat in the industry where it typically takes days or even weeks.
- The company’s CEO wants to „rewrite the logic” of prop trading that currently serves firms more than traders.
Thursday, 10/07/2025 | 06:03 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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