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Is there any possibility to get an insight view of the financial situation of proptrading firms? I dont like to get hired by any firm who can close their "shop" caused by a lack of financial backup. I know that FCMs have to publish their equity background. Is there something similar for prop...

thanks alpha, i see you have a pretty inside look whats going on there. seems like the businesses of daytraders and traders there are quite different. Maybe the intraday strategies in these investment banks are program trading action/automated or arbitrage. Its interesting that the large...

I am interested if investment banks act similar to an FCM and what they charge for self-funded traders. I know that they have large proprietary operations. I am not sure if banks offer the same profitsharing like smaller firms do. I am also interested in what they charge for commissions or...

any experience with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Barclays Capital or others?

very useful answers so far. thanks cutten, great stuff!

Hello! There are many interesting threads about prop futurestrading firms. I am searching for a trading firm in London and visited the bureaux page. Indeed, every firm claims to be the best. But the past is showing that many of these "propshops" disappear as fast as they appeared. I am...