Prop Trading

No, Tradovate is not a prop firm. It is a regulated futures brokerage, formally classified as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and a subsidiary of NinjaTrader Group, LLC. Tradovate provides the technology and tools that prop firms use to run their evaluations and funded accounts, allowing traders to access large amounts of trading capital without…

No. NinjaTrader is a regulated Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and trading software platform, not a proprietary trading firm. NinjaTrader does not provide capital to traders; users must fund their own accounts and trade with their own capital.  However, many proprietary trading firms utilize NinjaTrader’s technology infrastructure to power their funded account execution environments.  Futures trading…

Scaling is a performance-based framework aligning position sizing with demonstrated account consistency and growth. In professional futures trading, strategic scaling focuses on expanding operational drawdown buffers rather than maximizing leverage. Managed properly, this systematic approach effectively absorbs market volatility, protecting your capital and keeping growth steady without exposing the trader to unnecessary risk.   How…

Proprietary trading (prop trading) is a business model in which a firm uses its own capital to trade financial markets such as futures, forex, options, and equities. Modern prop firms often provide qualified traders with access to significantly larger buying power through structured evaluation programs that assess consistency, discipline, and risk management. Traders who meet…