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Ultimate Traders Prop Challenges: 5 Competitive Differences
Prop traders are discovering what makes Ultimate Traders stand out from the competition.
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Ukraine Flags Two Prop Trading Firms: Is It a Signal of Incoming Regulations?
Ukraine’s financial market regulator has added two prop trading firms to its warning list. Alpine Funded and Aura Funded were among the seven names the agency flagged last week.
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This Prop Firm Hires Former Lehman Brothers and UBS Veteran with 35 Years of Market Experience
Funded Trading Plus (FTP) has just expanded its C-level lineup with veteran trader Andrew Lockwood, who has over 35 years of experience in financial markets.
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This Prop Firm Has Nearly 1,300 Traders Waiting a Year for Their Money
Three months ago, the prop firm The Funded Trader ( TFT ) promised its clients that final decisions regarding the settlement of payouts, overdue for many months, would be announced by January 2025.
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Weekly Snapshot: Up to 100 Prop Firms Shuttered in 2024 Shake-Up, Bitcoin Drops Below $80K
80–100 Prop Firms Shut Down in 2024 . Breaking down this week's key events is a key highlight of our quarterly intelligence report that showed that the prop trading industry experienced its most dr...
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Exclusive: 80-100 Prop Firms Wiped Out in 2024's Industry Collapse
The prop trading industry has just witnessed its most dramatic shake-up yet. Over the past year, between 80 and 100 proprietary trading firms have shut down, while challenge pass rates have plummeted.
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Tickblaze Debuts a New Era of B2B Trading Solutions for Prop Firms, Hedge Funds, & Brokers
Tickblaze empowers B2B partners to surpass standard benchmarks, cultivate loyal client communities, and unlock new market opportunities.
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Another Prop Firm Returns to MetaTrader 5 a Year After MetaQuotes’ License Overhaul
Instant Funding, a prop trading firm focused on the forex (FX) markets, has introduced direct trading capabilities via the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) application after obtaining its own “main label” license.
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Swiset Expands Prop Trading and Brokers Solutions
Swiset has rolled out several innovative solutions targeted at brokers, trading communities, and traders:
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Africa - Government efforts to prop up the price of cobalt
Reuters report on efforts by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
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After FTMO Acquisition Deal, OANDA Signals Independence in Prop Trading
Barely a month after the landmark acquisition of OANDA by the Czech-based prop trading giant FTMO, the latter is boosting its prop trading business.
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Prop Firm E8 Markets Hit by DDoS Attack: Traders' Account Access Status Update
Over the past weekend, prop firm E8 Markets fell victim to a DDoS attack, leaving traders unable to access their accounts for 48 hours.
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Axi Select Capital Allocation Program Hits $1 Million in Funding
Axi, a global online trading service provider, has announced that Francisco Quesada Godines, a trader, has reached a key achievement in its Axi Select capital allocation program.
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Prop Firm Alpha Capital Revives Floor Trading Model in Bet Against "Demo" Trend
The prop firm Alpha Capital Group is introducing Alpha Prime, a professional trading initiative that marks a return to traditional proprietary trading, offering selected investors the opportunity to trade on the professional trading floor.
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The Trading Pit Becomes the Latest Prop Firm to Integrate cTrader
More prop trading companies are embracing cTrader platform. The Trading Pit is the latest company to integrate the platform into its suite of trading solutions, coming a day after Hoorah embraced t...
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Prop Trading Firm Hoorah Expands Offerings with cTrader Integration
Hoorah, a prop trading firm, teamed up with Spotware, the developer of cTrader platform. By integrating cTrader into its offerings, Hoorah mentioned that it aims to ensure its traders have access t...
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This Week in Review: eToro Files for IPO, Prop Traders Want Regulation, and More
eToro Files for IPO . This week’s top stories include eToro's filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a planned initial public offering (IPO).
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“MetaQuotes Did a Huge Favor” for Prop Trading, 70% of Traders Want Regulation
Chaotic shifts in the prop trading market in 2024, driven in part by MetaQuotes, have led 7 out of 10 retail investors to call for regulation, according to the latest PipFarm survey.
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Prop Firms and Brokers Gain AI BI Integration as DXtrade Expands Features
DXtrade, a white-label trading platform developed by Devexperts, has integrated AI BI, an AI-powered data analytics provider.
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Prop Firm MyFundedFX Rebrands to SeacrestFunded: Aligns with Its New Brokerage Wing
MyFundedFX, a popular prop trading brand, has dropped its legacy name and rebranded as SeacrestFunded. The new name aligns the prop platform with the newly launched forex and contracts for differen...
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FX/CFD Broker and Sway Funded Prop Firm Owner Suspends Operations
Sway Markets, a contract for difference (CFD) broker, announced last week that it is suspending its operations. The company, which has been online since 2021, has "cleaned" all its social media.
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Weekly Edition: FTMO Buys OANDA, MetaTrader Raises Fees, and More
FTMO Acquires OANDA . We're in the second month of 2025, and the FX landscape is already undergoing a seismic shift. Proprietary trading powerhouse FTMO acquired retail brokerage giant OANDA , a ra...
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Prop Trading Platform by EBSWARE Features TradingView for Forex Brokers
EBSWARE has launched EBSWARE Prop, a proprietary trading solution for Forex brokers. It allows brokers to manage trading tournaments and challenges.
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FTMO Was Cash Rich Before OANDA Deal: Ended 2023 with $82 Million in Hand
FTMO, the prop trading firm that recently acquired OANDA, had over CZK 1.94 billion (over USD 81.5 million) in cash at the end of 2023, a jump of about 275 per cent compared to the previous year.
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OANDA Thought Legacy Was Enough: Now It's FTMO's Latest Trophy
The recent acquisition of OANDA by FTMO marks a significant shift in the retail trading industry. It highlights how traditional brokers who fail to innovate risk losing market dominance.
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FTMO Acquires OANDA from CVC: Plans to Operate It as a Standalone Business
Amid strict regulations in the prop trading space, firms are turning to well-established multi-asset trading brands to ensure compliance.
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FundedNext Expands into Brokerage, Hires Fotis Theodosiou as Chief Dealing Officer
FundedNext is also recruiting more key executive roles.
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Weekly Briefing: Is Prop Trading Facing Arbitrage Manipulation? XTB 2024 Results, and More
Two Brokers, One Brand, But Why? Starting off our weekly news update is an interesting case of two brokers fighting for the same brand.
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Goat Funded Trader: "Migration to Hong Kong is 99% Completed," $7 Million in Payouts
Goat Funded Trader (GFT) prop firm has completed its operational transition to Hong Kong, according to the company announcement releases this week.
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FXIFY Futures Officially Launches: Prop Firm Expands into Futures Market
Two months after launching its “private beta” and gathering over 100,000 traders eager to participate in the “open beta,” the proprietary firm FXIFY has officially launched its futures platform.
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Coordinated Groups Are Exploiting Prop Trading Models with Arbitrage
Multiple prop firms have publicly spoken out against the arbitrage exploitation of their platforms. Additionally, several groups are offering services that claim to guarantee profits from prop trad...
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“You Don’t Want to Prop Trade with Someone More Focused on Showing Off Their Lamborghini”
"Prop trading is about more than just profits; it’s about discipline, resilience, and the ability to adapt," says Kathy Lien. Known for her extensive career in forex markets, Lien recently released...
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Klein Funding Prop Firm Partners with World's Third-Largest Crypto Exchange
Klein Funding, a newcomer to the prop trading market that launched late last year, has positioned itself uniquely by focusing on cryptocurrency instruments rather than traditional FX trading.
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The Prop Firm That Generated "Tens of Millions" in Revenue Adds 3 Platforms to Offering
The prop firm Alpha Futures announced plans to broaden its trading ecosystem through new platform integrations, marking an expansion of its service offerings for retail and professional traders.
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Prop Firm MyFundedFX Offers MetaTrader 5 Again Through Seacrest Markets
MyFundedFX (MFFX) unveiled plans to allow non-U.S. traders to migrate back to the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform through the newly established brokerage Seacrest Markets platform.
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FSCA-Licensed Prop Firm Quant Tekel Adds cTrader and TradeLocker Platforms
The prop trading firm and FSCA-regulated broker Quant Tekel (formerly AscendX) has announced the addition of cTrader and TradeLocker platforms to complement its existing MetaTrader 5 offering.
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