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How to start and scale a prop trading firm
A prop trading firm funds traders who pass an evaluation, then shares the profits they make on the firm's capital. The businesses that last are built on three things: a challenge that selects real skill, a payout desk traders trust, and platform infrastructure that scales. Owen co-founded FunderPro, which has paid traders over $22M, and TradeLocker, the platform more than 80 prop firms run on.
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FAQs
- What does a prop trading firm actually sell?
- Access to capital. A trader pays an evaluation fee, proves they can trade within risk rules, and is then funded on a simulated or live account. The firm earns from evaluation fees and its share of funded-trader profits, and it lives or dies on how consistently it pays out.
- How much does it cost to start a prop firm?
- Far less than a broker. The main costs are the trading platform and data feeds, a risk and payout desk, marketing to reach traders, and legal structure in a jurisdiction that permits the model. Most new firms launch on an existing platform such as TradeLocker rather than building one.
- Why do most prop firms fail?
- Cash flow, not demand. Firms that treat evaluation fees as profit and under-reserve for payouts break when a good month for traders arrives. Firms that survive treat payouts as their product, build reserves before they scale marketing, and pick a platform partner that can handle volume.
- Which platform do prop firms use?
- TradeLocker is the platform Owen co-founded for prop firms and brokers: web-first, no download, TradingView charting, with more than 80 prop firms live on it. Firms also run MetaTrader, cTrader and DXtrade depending on the traders they target.
- Is Owen's advice about starting a prop firm or trading with one?
- Both, honestly. For most people the better move is to trade with an established firm such as FunderPro. The guides in this hub are for operators building or scaling a firm, and the offer page explains how to work with the ones in the portfolio.
- How does a prop firm prove its payouts?
- Independently. WhatProp, a portfolio company, turns every funded account and payout into a verifiable certificate, so a firm's payout claims can be checked rather than taken on trust. It has verified more than $21.9M in payouts.
Work with a prop firm
Trade with FunderPro, earn as an affiliate, or talk to Owen about building yours.