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Vittorio today talks about dividends and how they can be leveraged. Endless!
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"We want you to succeed" is something every prop firm says.
Institutional hedging is the mechanism that makes that statement structurally true rather than just marketing.
velotrade.com/blog/instituti…
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In a standard prop firm model:
→ You pay a challenge fee
→ You pass or fail
→ If you breach funded, the firm absorbs no real loss — capital was simulated
→ The firm profits from fees, resets, and traders who don't reach payout
Your failure is good for their P&L.
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This is why "we want you to succeed" means something different depending on the firm.
Some firms say it. Institutional hedging is the structure that makes it financially true.
Velotrade uses this model.
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Full explanation of how institutional hedging works in crypto prop trading:
velotrade.com/blog/instituti…
#CryptoProp #PropTrading #FundedTrader
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Jun 14
Topstep doesn't list crypto among its supported instruments.
If you trade BTC, ETH, or any crypto product, that ends the conversation — unless you're also open to futures markets.
Honest review of who Topstep works for and who should look elsewhere:
velotrade.com/blog/topstep-r…
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Jun 14
Topstep's challenge is called the Trading Combine.
No two-phase evaluation — you pass the Combine, you get funded.
The drawdown model is EOD trailing, which gives more flexibility than tick-by-tick for volatile sessions.
velotrade.com/blog/topstep-r…
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Jun 14
Topstep is one of the longest-running prop firms. That matters.
A firm with a track record of funded accounts and payouts over multiple years is a different risk profile from one that launched last month.
But Topstep is a futures firm. This review is for traders asking the right question: does it suit me?
velotrade.com/blog/topstep-r…
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Jun 13
FTMO restricts news trading and weekend holding.
If your strategy depends on either, that is a deal-breaker, not a minor consideration.
The full review maps the rules clearly so you're not finding out after paying the fee:
velotrade.com/blog/ftmo-revi…
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Jun 13
The 30% consistency rule.
No single trading day can account for more than 30% of your total profit target.
For a forex swing trader with steady 0.5–1% days, no issue. For a crypto trader with one 3% breakout session in an otherwise flat week, this can flag your account.
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Jun 13
Also: no news trading. No weekend holding.
These aren't buried in the fine print — they're explicit rules. But traders still pay the fee without checking whether their strategy complies.
Know before you pay.
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Jun 13
Full FTMO review — challenge structure, all rules, and who it actually suits:
velotrade.com/blog/ftmo-revi…
#FTMO #PropTrading #FundedTrader
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Jun 12
Some swing traders specifically need weekend holding as part of their strategy.
Paying a challenge fee without confirming that rule precisely — not from a forum post — is one of the more avoidable mistakes in prop trading.
Full list with conditions here:
velotrade.com/blog/crypto-pr…
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Jun 12
"Weekend holding allowed" in the rules doesn't always mean what it seems.
If the drawdown is tick-by-tick, a Sunday night gap can move your floor before you can respond.
The mechanic matters as much as the policy.
velotrade.com/blog/crypto-pr…
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Jun 12
Crypto doesn't close on Friday.
But many prop firm rules restrict weekend holding — either explicitly or through drawdown mechanics that punish gaps on reopening.
We listed which firms actually allow it and what the conditions are.
velotrade.com/blog/crypto-pr…
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Jun 11
Fixed fractional position sizing is not just about controlling loss per trade.
It means your worst trade is a defined setback, not a session-ending event.
Most breaches happen when position sizing stops being disciplined under pressure.
velotrade.com/blog/never-get…
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The pattern:
→ Bad trade. Down 1.5%.
→ Increase size to recover faster.
→ Second trade hits. Down 3%.
→ One more entry, just to get back to flat.
→ Daily limit breached.
This sequence is responsible for more funded account failures than any market condition.
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None of this is sophisticated. The difficulty is not designing the framework.
It is treating it as non-negotiable when you're down and the market looks like it's about to recover.
The traders who stay funded long-term are not the best traders. They're the most disciplined.
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Jun 11
Full risk management framework for funded crypto traders:
velotrade.com/blog/never-get…
#PropTrading #CryptoProp #RiskManagement
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