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How do prop firms make money?

Liquidity

In this guide we look at the question you always want to know – how do prop firms make money? The answer is more complicated than you might expect.

What do prop trading firms do?

Liquidity

Prop trading firms give traders the opportunity to access funded accounts and trade with much larger sums of money than they could otherwise access.

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In this episode of the TradeInformer Podcast, we talk to Ken Soh. Ken is an independent trader and uses technical analysis for his strategies. We cover Ken's background, why he believes in technical analysis, and how he uses it to trade the financial markets. 00:00 - Ken's background 05:58 - Has it been hard to go full-time in trading? 09:00 - Is Singapore easier to trade than other markets? 12:55 - What logic supports technical analysis? 19:21 - Does technical analysis blow up your account? 24:32 - How do you stop your trading account blowing up? 28:38 - Can you 'learn' trading? 33:35 - Does it matter what asset class you trade with technical analysis? 36:49 - How does Ken trade? 41:07 - Why liquidity matters 46:15 - Would Ken manage other people's money? 48:52 - Are there simple fixes traders can make to improve?
Is technical analysis real?
In this episode of the TradeInformer Podcast, we talk to PipFarm CEO James Glyde about his struggle with prop firm scammers, the impact they had on his business, and how the company is moving forward without them. 00:00 - What is PipFarm 01:43 - Why are scammers targeting props? 03:50 - How did PipFarm realise it was being scammed? 05:01 - Did being a cTrader prop make you a target? 05:55 - What accounts were used? 08:30 - Why it's difficult to spot prop scammers 10:35 - Mob attacks 13:25 - Paying $500k to scammers 16:00 - Researching the scammers 20:00 - ID'ing scammers 21:15 - Why other prop CEOs spoke to PipFarm 23:08 - Is there a data tool to stop scammers? 25:45 - Scammers threatened PipFarm 27:36 - Rival props targeting props? 31:30 - Fast payments vs scammers 34:50 - Props going out of business 40:00 - Prop sustainability 42:25 - Prop revenue model 44:15 - Are prop traders new or did they trade at brokers? 46:56 - Why traders love props 48:45 - The Prop Generation gap
$500k in payouts - how PipFarm beat the scammers
In this edition of the TradeInformer Podcast, we speak to Anton Sokolov from Brokeree about copy trading. Lots of companies offer copy trading but not many actually make good use of it. We look at why that happens and how it can change. 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Is there still growth in copy trading? 02:08 - Where is the interest coming from? 03:58 - What do brokers get wrong with copy trading? 08:34 - How can you market copy trading differently? 11:09 - How can you 'sell' copy trading to more experienced clients? 14:22 - Analysis tools for copy trading? 18:00 - How can you convert idle users? 20:08 - Why do users sign up for copy trading but not use the product? 22:53 - Are there any brokers doing copy trading 'well'? 26:00 - Are there risks with 'toxic flow' and can you cross sell other products? 29:09 - Are EAs and algo trading helping copy trading? 32:32 - Props and brokers cross over 36:04 - What can brokers learn from prop marketing? 40:18 - Adding gamification elements 43:36 - Copy trading gamification features 47:38 - Why LinkedIn gamification sucks
Copy Trading in 2025 with Brokeree | TradeInformer Podcast
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