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i know a little more than their website, but not that much more. what specifically are you looking to know?

well, for one, you aren't putting your own capital at risk (which you may not even have). two, you learn to trade. three, you may have access to more capital which allows you to trade and make more even if splitting the profits. however on the board, the term prop firm seems to be geared...

considering the post i quoted, i didn't think it deserved much effort

some firms have leverage with their clearing firms as well. maybe the firm has $25mil in the clearing firm, but the clearing firm gives them 4:1 leverage on it. a lot probably has to do with so many people that aren't carrying positions.

there are many different types of trading. some require a lot of capital. not all markets are great all the time. people like to have employees in many markets. the really good markets offset some of the slower ones. there are a multitude of reasons why somebody would want to trade for...

there is floor access to the etfs too. the etfs trade in .01 increments. in spy terms vs the spx, it's essentially .10, but probably still tighter than the screen markets. the spx isn't open for all market makers to stream their markets, unlike the etfs, which have many market makers and...

that is one big a$$ floor

while there isn't anything wrong with taking your profits, where are you stopping yourself out on the losers? what about using a trailing stop loss?

since when did selling strangles become an original strategy? maybe you should analyze your execution for both entering and exiting the trade.

the VIX options have some very large customers. their orders are less frequent but very large.

the etf's have tighter markets. especially when compared to looking at the SPX which doesn't have a true electronic access. or pick strikes that have a great open interest and are thus slightly more likely to trade.

are you applying for trader jobs or clerk jobs? many firms hire clerks or trading assistants. most of these are with the intention of having their clerks/ta's become traders.