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    What is the best prop firm for non-U.S. citizen traders?

    Trading track record
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    What is the best prop firm for non-U.S. citizen traders?

    Hold does not take security deposits.
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    What is the best prop firm for non-U.S. citizen traders?

    WTS, Hold
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    Who are DTTW (Day Trade The World)

    Swift and DTTW are the same place.
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    Who are DTTW (Day Trade The World)

    AT and Hold are two more
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    Best Prop Broker for Day Trading US Stocks?

    Are you outside of the U.S.? Hold and AT both do business there at much lower per share rates, but Hold doesn't accept capital deposits.
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    Series 57

    Was not meant to be a comprehensive list. There are a few that didn't come to mind at the time of posting: Bright, Quasar, etc.
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    Has anyone passed Series 57 recently?

    http://www.finra.org/industry/series57 125 scored questions and an additional 10 unscored pretest questions.
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    Prop Firm - Bergette , Stockholm , Anaxtrading ?

    There are a few other prop firms who have international presence. As far as I know, WTS still operates internationally (even though they sold of U.S. business to T3).
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    Not sure if posted b4..but deciding whether Prop Desk Trading or Financial Advisor Position

    $350/month is a little steep, but if the total overhead you're being charged is reasonable, then it sounds like a decent option
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    Prop Firm Question

    Depends on the firm. An example respective of each scenario you listed: 0, some firms won't back new traders, only traders with experience and successful track record 200k-1MM 2MM++
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    Not sure if posted b4..but deciding whether Prop Desk Trading or Financial Advisor Position

    Do some deep digging on the firm who offered you S57 sponsorship. Look at what kind of training they offer; typically a firm where your money is first loss won't be investing in with you through the training, but selling it to you as a product, if the firm is backing you fully and willing to...
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    IPO and Prop Trading

    A prop can only trade an IPO once shares hit the secondary market. You can always get the primary delivered into your outside retail brokerage account.
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    Hold brothers?

    The Feb 2017 release was the settlement of the civil suit in which the SEC tried to pursue the brothers personally for the old fines of the company Hold Brothers (essentially a collection case); this was not a new fine. The judge struck down the SEC's motion to strike which resulted in a...
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    Man's Best Friend Thread.

    Noah. We pulled him from a shelter in Kentucky. He has some good old southern black mouth cur in him.
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    Hold brothers?

    Their dev/tech team is good. The guy who originally built Graybox still works for the firm. Graybox is customizable, which is good for traders who know what they want but confusing for newbies. They have good low latency route options to dark pools, IEX, ECNs and direct to exchanges. You can...
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    Coat-tailing/mirroring PSA

    At some prop firms, coat-tailing/mirroring their traders’ trades is a common practice. How it works: algos, humans tucked away in a developing country or both follow traders into positions. This is generally damaging to the followed traders because it causes competition for and saturation of...
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    Best Prop Firm with Current S7

    For any prop firm registered as a BD (including T3, Hold Bros, Chimera), the licensing requirement is the S57 as of January 1st, 2016. The only exception to this requirement is if you were previously registered as a prop trader with a S7/55 combo or S56 and thus grandfathered in. If you do not...
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    HK prop shops

    There are still some prop firms doing business in China, but not like Swift. Swift went out of business because there was a lot of spoofing/layering coming from their groups.
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    Three separate firms (Cy Trading, and Trader2B)

    Definitely look around at other prop firms than just T3, compare deals, offerings, and make sure you are getting the best package. Other names to look at: Avatar, Hold Brothers, Kershner, Chimera, and others.
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