How Can Prop Firms Handle Major Market-Shaking Events?

How Can Prop Firms Handle Major Market-Shaking Events?

This year has been one when electoral events have created plenty of uncertainty that could have had a significant impact on the value of currencies and, by extension, the Forex market. Some of these may have required significant shifts in trading strategies, while...
Does Your Prop Firm Need A Technology Upgrade?

Does Your Prop Firm Need A Technology Upgrade?

Most companies nowadays use modern digital technology in some way or another, even when they operate in a low-tech way such as face-to-face customer contact. But for some, tech is central to what they do. Either way, the need to upgrade technology comes about every so...
How Can Prop Firm Tech Handle Political Uncertainty?

How Can Prop Firm Tech Handle Political Uncertainty?

There are many times when money markets and stock markets are rocked by sudden, unexpected events. There can be natural disasters, wars, major terrorist incidents like 9/11 and, of course, moments of great political change and uncertainty. All this can lead to...
How To Start Up Your Own Prop Firm

How To Start Up Your Own Prop Firm

The Forex trading sector has always been important, but it has inevitably changed over time, especially as more sophisticated technology and ever-faster flows of information have come to the fore. A consequence of this is that relative values of different currencies...
How Did A Green Screen Terminal Change Financial Trading?

How Did A Green Screen Terminal Change Financial Trading?

One of the most beautiful elements of being a proprietary trading firm is the fact that thanks to modern, dedicated software solutions, you can trade practically anywhere in the world, setting up a business in a place and in a way that works best for your staff and...
Is Now A Good Time To Set Up A Prop Firm?

Is Now A Good Time To Set Up A Prop Firm?

Many factors can determine whether a new business will be successful or not, but it is not always about the economic cycle. For some companies, a recession or a period just before or after one when growth is slow is not an ideal time to set up firms that rely on...