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Prop Trading Solutions

Discover how UpTrader supports your journey into prop trading with cutting-edge CRM solutions and comprehensive support for prop trading firms.

Introduction to UpTrader's Prop Trading Features

UpTrader supports Prop Trading across our Forex CRM platform. This new feature is available to all UpTrader customers, from those on the basic Self-served plan to those on the Enterprise plan. Opening a Prop Trading account is easy and can be done directly from your Trader's room with just a few clicks.

Key Benefits of UpTrader's Prop Trading Solutions

Advanced CRM ecosystem

Whether you're launching an independent prop trading firm or seeking to incorporate a prop trading feature into your current brokerage, UpTrader CRM is here to support you. We provide a comprehensive suite of services including the top-notch trader's room, sophisticated affiliate program, and copy trading platform.

State-of-the-art Sales

The most effective Sales module on the Forex CRM market allows you to manage and analyze the performance of sales managers and the sales department comprehensively. It is designed specifically for the nuanced needs of Forex brokers, providing a multifunctional platform that facilitates efficient client distribution and robust sales management.

Free for UpTrader’s clients

There is no extra charge for using Prop Trading Accounts. You just pay the base price.

Paid accounts

Adjustable settings enable you to set different criteria for account creation. For instance, we support the creation of challenge accounts where clients have to pay to participate in the challenge.

Mô-đun bán hàng

Ultimately, the Forex CRM's Sales module is an invaluable tool for brokers aiming to enhance their sales operations without the unnecessary expenditure of time and money. Its wide-ranging functionalities cater to every aspect of sales management, ensuring your team can perform to the best of its ability and your brokerage can achieve its business goals.
Request a demo today at [email protected] and revolutionize the way your sales department operates, propelling your brokerage towards greater success.

Customer profile
Manager hierarchy and client distribution
Analytics
Tags / filters
Task management

Customer profile

Sales managers benefit from streamlined operations with features like quick calls, allowing for rapid communication without the need for opening separate pages.
It also contains detailed feed, notes, account's information and logs.

Manager hierarchy and client distribution

The module offers extensive manager access settings, enabling you to determine the extent of each manager's permissions, from issuing personal bonuses and approving withdrawals to accessing partners' reports.
With the ability to distribute clients based on geographic location and deposit amounts to appropriate managers or partners, the system ensures that high-value clients receive the exceptional service they deserve.

Analytics

You have access to detailed analytics on sales department activities, presented through informative charts and dashboards. These insights include planned deposits to gauge expected versus actual business achievements, and the implementation of individual motivational programs based on sales percentages to inspire your team.
The module also prioritizes logging all client interactions, maintaining a comprehensive archive of deposit and trade histories, communication with support teams, and any updates to personal information.

Tags / filters

Tags allow you to categorize your clients for easy sorting and finding. The ability to set filters based on parameters such as the trader's country, language, partners code. Particularly important is the new functionality for affiliate programs.
Other good example of using new filter is individual conditions based on countries. For instance, filters allow for the automatic offering of swap-free accounts to Muslim traders, taking into account their religious beliefs and cultural features.

Task management

Task management features such as reassigning tasks and planning future interactions ensure that managers can prioritize their workload efficiently.
Ultimately, the Forex CRM's Sales module is an invaluable tool for brokers aiming to enhance their sales operations without the unnecessary expenditure of time and money.
Its wide-ranging functionalities cater to every aspect of sales management, ensuring your team can perform to the best of its ability and your brokerage can achieve its business goals.
Request a demo today at [email protected] and revolutionize the way your sales department operates, propelling your brokerage towards greater success.

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Trading Platform Support

Prop trading accounts are supported by our partners DXtrade and other popular trading platform providers. UpTrader is fully integrated with all of them.

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DXtrade serves as a trading platform designed to cater to the needs of growing or newly established FX/CFD brokers seeking tools for maintaining client engagement, retention, and risk management. It is part of a suite of trading platforms that support various assets and markets and is compatible with any broker.

What is Prop Trading?

Prop trading occurs when a firm trades stocks, derivatives, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with its own money, rather than using clients' money, to achieve gains directly from the market.

Forex Traders

Forex traders engage directly with the foreign exchange market, buying and selling currencies to profit from changes in exchange rates.
They range from individual retail traders to professionals working for financial institutions.

Funded Traders

Funded traders, on the other hand, are individuals who trade on behalf of a firm or through a proprietary trading program that provides them with capital.

The primary distinction between proprietary trading and forex trading lies in the source of funds used for trading.
A forex trader utilizes their own personal capital, whereas a prop trader employs the company's funds, having been specifically recruited to leverage the company's resources for profit maximization. Typically, a prop trader can retain up to 70% of the profits generated from their trading activities, leaving the remaining 30% for the company, despite the fact that it is the company's capital at risk.
Prop traders who work for proprietary trading firms often operate as independent contractors, differentiating them from traditional brokers who are directly employed by companies. In these firms, capital is pooled together and made available to all associated prop traders for the purpose of trading on the firm's behalf.

How to Start a Prop Trading Firm?

Starting a Prop Trading firm is rather easy. Here are the steps you need to take.

Stay informed about the financial sector, become skilled in trading and investing, and refine your knowledge of business concepts.
Successful proprietary trading requires deep understanding of the markets and proven trading strategies.
Ideally, you should have experience in trading or in the finance industry and a solid track record of profitable trades.

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Comply with local laws to officially register your business.

Develop a robust risk management framework. This should include setting limits on losses per trader and per day, and having clear strategies for managing risk exposure across different trades and market conditions.
With UpTrader you can launch your prop trading firm in just a day, given you are a legal entity.

Dive deep—turn your overarching ideas into a detailed business plan that outlines your goals and approach.
Outline your business model, including the markets you'll trade in, your trading strategy or strategies (e.g., quantitative, arbitrage, long/short equity), risk management protocols, technology needs, staffing plans, and growth strategies.

Identify and establish the trading technology you will provide to your customers and utilize it to mitigate your own risk.
Prop trading involves using your firm’s capital, so you need to secure sufficient funding to start your operations and sustain them until you become profitable. This can come from personal funds, loans, or investors.

Prop Trading Firm Pros and Cons

  • Higher Returns

    Prop trading can potentially yield higher profits since firms are investing their own capital and can take positions that align closely with their market research and risk appetite.

  • Full Control and Autonomy

    Prop trading firms have full control over their trading strategies and decisions without the need to consult with clients, allowing for more agile and flexible operations.

  • Access to Sophisticated Tools and Technology
  • Diversification and Innovation

    Prop traders often explore diverse and innovative trading strategies that might be too risky or unconventional for traditional client-managed funds, leading to the discovery of profitable niches.

  • Direct Profits

    Profits generated from prop trading go directly to the firm, without needing to be shared with clients, thus potentially enhancing the firm's capital base and profit margins.

  • Potential for Conflict of Interest

    There can be a perceived or real conflict of interest, particularly in firms that also offer client services. Clients may worry that the firm prioritizes its own trading activities over their interests. 
    Unfortunately, there are a lot of scammers among prop firms and people do not like them, but if you are a decent broker, you have nothing to fear, having prop trading as an option will help you attract new clients.

  • Capital Requirement

    Prop trading requires a significant amount of capital upfront, which can be a barrier to entry for smaller firms and can tie up resources that could be used elsewhere in the business.

  • Regulatory Challenges and Scrutiny

    Prop trading is subject to strict regulatory oversight and can attract scrutiny because of the potential for conflicts of interest and market manipulation. Compliance with these regulations can be costly and complex.

  • Higher Risks

    Trading with the firm's own money can be very risky, especially in volatile markets. There is a potential for significant financial loss, which can impact the firm's financial health.

  • Stress and Volatility

    The inherent volatility in trading markets can introduce a significant amount of stress, as the financial well-being of the firm is directly linked to trading performance.

License for Prop Trading Firms

Prop trading firms are less heavily regulated than regular brokerages and broker-dealers. You don't need a license to start one.
Proprietary trading for now is an unregulated sector. Prop trading companies do not manage clients' funds for trading purposes, meaning they are not subject to the regulatory framework governing brokerage firms.

Pricing Plans

UpTrader Pricing Plans Tailored for Your Brokerage's Success in Prop Trading

Self-Service

$1999 per month
  • Bonus Module
  • Statuses Module
  • MAMM / PAMM
  • Sales Team Module
  • Prop Firm Module
  • Advanced IB Features
  • Full White Label
  • Phát triển tùy chỉnh
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Business

  • Bonus Module
  • Statuses Module
  • Advanced IB Features
  • MAMM / PAMM
  • Sales Team Module
  • Prop Firm Module
  • Full White Label
  • Phát triển tùy chỉnh
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Enterprise

  • Bonus Module
  • Statuses Module
  • Advanced IB Features
  • Full White Label
  • Phát triển tùy chỉnh
  • MAMM / PAMM
  • Sales Team Module
  • Prop Firm Module
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NO EXTRA COST for Prop Accounts with UpTrader!

You can launch a prop firm regardless of the plan you choose at no extra cost.