Recent content by j b

Your signature has a link to a blog with 3 posts, one of which is a link to a standard-issue trading system sales page, and you're not a vendor?

Why do you want to work at a prop firm? If you're only doing 5-8 trades a month, there's probably not much benefit for you.

€2 is far too much, even if that's per roundturn and includes exchange fees. Maybe look into arcades as a remote client? You can probably get £0.40 a side (including exchange fees), even doing minimal volume.

Accusations of vested interests are a distraction, until this is explained:

So what are you charging per trade? I heard about 10 times as much as other prop shops?

It amazes me that a thread like this can go on for so many pages... It's obviously a scam - where's the need for a discussion?

People are earning 80k a month and are on 80% splits? Seems unlikely...

So if you give the "prop firm" £3.5k, they give you a £1.4k spreadbet account and let you keep 50% of the trading profits? Where do I sign?!

I can't imagine any legit prop firm trading on an SB platform - I thought even the scam ones trade futures?

:lol:

All I know about flying, I learned by reading derivatives textbooks.

I doubt it... 2000 is big, but not ridiculous. Plenty locals with that kind of size, maybe not so much now as in the past. On topic, just my opinion, but don't pay for training. It's not necessarily a complete scam, but it's probably not value for money. I can't speak specifically for the...

50% split with free desk is not going to appeal to experienced traders who are used to paying £2k for desk and getting 90% splits.

Retail comms will kill you.

Guess you've never been in a prop firm then?