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Their About should start by saying that FTMO is a Prop Trading firm. Instead it starts with a boring company history, and you still don't know what the company is about...
I really don't understand this "prop firm" thing (outside of actual prop trading desks). What's wrong with working a job, saving your money and trading with a small stake to begin with? Every time you look up, there's a problem with these so-called prop firms. They're either being shut down, being barred from doing business in certain jurisdictions or accused of not paying winning traders.
PROP firms are a rip off. A couple years ago there may have been some that were actually looking for talented and dedicated traders, but now the business model is - have these poor shleps sign up and pay the fee. - set unrealistic and impossible qualifications for " winning the challenge." - keep the poor SOBs money, repeat as often as possible.
I've been hearing a lot of people repeat that same thing — that it's about collecting the challenge fee. From what I've heard, these firms aren't offering them real money to trade...or something like that.