Most traders rely on one metric to evaluate their performance. The net P&L. It’s simple, visible, and easy to track. But it only tells part of the story. It shows the outcome, not the process behind...
Two things are happening this week at Take Profit Trader. Here's everything you need to know: #1 For The First Time Since 2021: We're Updating Test Reset Pricing We launched Take Profit Trader in...
The world of trading has evolved dramatically over the past decade, with proprietary trading firms (prop firms) emerging as one of the financial industry's fastest-growing segments. If you've been...
Why We’re Introducing PRO+ Development PRO+ is our live program where traders are invited to trade TPT’s live capital in the market. That means there’s real capital risk on every trade , both for the...
Simulated trading is one of the best tools a developing trader has, and one of the most misleading. The skills you build in a sim environment are real, but so are the gaps it leaves. When real money,...
In today's world of instant everything, some traders find themselves drawn to shortcuts that promise immediate results without the necessary groundwork. The prop trading industry has responded to...
What Exactly Is Depth of Market? The Depth of Market, often called the order book or Level II data, is a real-time display that shows all the pending buy and sell orders for a particular instrument...
Take Profit Trader deploys Eventus Validus platform for trade surveillance of 90,000+ active traders AUSTIN, Texas / ORLANDO, Fla., April 22, 2026 – Eventus , a leading provider of comprehensive,...
Systematic Trading Systematic trading is like having a really smart, emotionless friend who never gets tired, never gets scared, and never decides to "just wing it" because they're feeling lucky....
The trading floor may have evolved from chaotic pits filled with shouting traders to silent screens humming with electronic orders, but one debate continues to rage among market participants: futures...
This 1% risk rule is a foundational concept in risk management, yet it’s frequently misunderstood. Broadly speaking, the rule is about preserving a trader’s capital so they can stay in the game long...
I remember the first time I blew up a trading position. It wasn't huge, maybe a couple thousand bucks I’d scraped together. But man, it felt like the end of the world. I stared at the red number on...