The fact that these places have "sales" is about all you need to know. I don't know about the firm that jumped into this thread, but think about it people. Seriously?!?
"We are looking to fund traders, and give them 80 percent of the gains. In fact, we are so interested that we are willing to have a sale on the cost of doing this."
If it looks to good to be true, well it probably is. There are real firms out there, but you need a track record. What is it about trading that people think they can run a multi million dollar business with an entry fee of $300?
It's true, we have promotions. We're going to have another promotion next month. If the promotion is within reason, why would it call into question whether the business is legitimate or not? Automotive companies have promotions, luxury clothing companies have promotions, airlines have promotions, platform providers have promotions, data feed providers have promotions, brokerages have promotions, restaurants have promotions, plumbers, welders and other service companies discount their pricing. Is it really about the promotion, or do you think it's just ridiculous for our niche segment to offer them?