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Basics

Options Trading for Beginners: How Options Work

An option is a contract that gives you the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell 100 shares of a stock at a set price before a set date. That one senten...

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Prop Firms

What Is a Prop Firm? How Prop Trading Firms Work

A prop firm, short for proprietary trading firm, is a company that pays traders for the profits they generate without asking them to fund a trading account of t...

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Prop Firms

FTMO vs Vanquish Trader: Which Prop Firm Is Right for You?

FTMO and Vanquish Trader both let you prove a strategy on a simulated account and earn payouts for it. That’s roughly where the overlap ends. FTMO is one of the...

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Prop Firms

Vanquish Trader Reviews: Is Vanquish Trader Legit?

Before you pay for an evaluation, it’s fair to ask the obvious question: will this firm actually pay me if I pass? Prop trading has had its share of firms that...

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Prop Firms

How to Pass a Prop Firm Evaluation

Hitting a profit target is the easy part to plan for. The hard part is everything around it: a loss limit that creeps up after a good run, a consistency rule th...

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Rules

Which Vanquish Plan Is Right for You?

Four plans, four sets of rules, and no single best option. The right Vanquish plan is the one whose rules fit the way you already trade, so you’re not changing...

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Rules

Vanquish Trader Rules

Vanquish has four plans, and each one has its own rules. They all follow the same three stages, though. You pass an Evaluation , trade a funded Performance Ac...

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Rules

Evaluation vs Performance Account: What Changes When You Pass

Passing an evaluation feels like the finish line, but it’s really a change of game. The profit target disappears, your payouts begin, and some of the rules that...

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Prop Firms

What Is an Eval in Trading? A Trader's Guide to Evaluations

You found a prop firm with a funded account that looks promising. Then you hit the word "eval" and the page assumes you already know what that means. You don't,...

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Prop Firms

What is a Trading Combine?

A trading combine is a structured evaluation prop firms use to identify traders who can manage risk and generate consistent returns. Pass it, and you get a fund...

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