Prop trading company Fintokei, which is operated by brokerage group Purple Trading, said on Friday that it delivered a 13-fold increase in total revenues last year, compared to 2024.
The company did not disclose its financials but, given 2023 was its first year in business, we can assume that it was starting from a relatively low base rate. Nonetheless, it’s a sign of how much growth firms in the nascent prop sector are seeing.
Revenue growth at Fintokei was driven by a big uptick in customer numbers. These rose 400% – or a five-fold increase – in 2024, compared to 2023.
The company has focused its efforts on Japan, where it was one of the first companies to make a big push into the market.
Another key market has been the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Fintokei is based in the Czech Republic, so this is the local market for them.
Fintokei biggest payout was $129,032, 23% of traders got funded account
Fintokei said its biggest payout for a client last year was 20 million JPY ($129,032). Outside of Japan, its biggest single payout was $48,482.
The largest cumulative payout was also for a Japanese trader, who made $348,289, and the average payout was $3,881.
Interestingly, the company also said that 23% of traders with the firm passed their challenge and moved on to get a funded account. The firm did not say what proportion of those who passed got a payout.
This figure is significantly higher than figures we’ve seen elsewhere. For example, the pass rate at E8 Markets was 17.7% from the start of 2023 through to March 2024.
Justin Hertzberg, the founder of tech provider FPFX, has also said previously that the average pass rate is 14% among props his company works with.
Fintokei sports sponsorship
The final interesting point in the report Fintokei published was around sports sponsorship.
The prop is already partnered with Czech baseball player Petr Zyma and Japanese tennis player Yoshihito Nishioka.
But the company is going to expand that further by sponsoring an e-sports team for sim racing. This will be done in partnership with Entropiq – an eSports team management company based in Prague.
“We see a strong parallel between sports and trading – in both disciplines, the ability to continuously improve, mental resilience, and strategic thinking are key,” said Fintokei Co-Founder and CEO David Varga. “Just like top athletes, successful traders must handle pressure, learn from mistakes, and consistently enhance their skills.”
