303: Can You Trade Full-Time with FTMO? – Michael Toma

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303: Can You Trade Full-Time with FTMO? – Michael Toma

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Can You Trade Full-Time with FTMO?

In episode 303 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, Michael Toma and I discuss whether or not you can trade full-time once you get funded by FTMO or similar prop firms.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

[0:00] Start
[0:15] Introduction
[0:57] What going full time as a prop firm trader entails
[2:07] How much capital you need to trade in a prop firm
[3:00] How to improve your equity curve to make it attractive for prop firms
[4:30] How to scale your trading capital via prop firms and private capital
[7:43] How to decide if its best to trade your own capital or prop firm capital
[9:00] What risk per trade to use in a prop firm challenge/evaluation
[12:25] What are some things you can do to improve discipline in prop firm trading
[14:56] How long it takes to become a “professional” trader
[16:36] Why should or should you go into crypto trading
[20:38] How to define a “professional” trader
[23:27] How to build a track record with a 2,000 USD account
[24:42] Do you need fundamentals to be a successful trader?
[27:39] Should you scalp if you have a small amount of time to trade
[30:38] How to keep consistency as a prop trader
[32:50] Good books on Risk Management for traders
and much more