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In-depth articles on trading strategies, risk management and market dynamics from the Viperium team.
What Is a Prop Firm? How Proprietary Trading Firms Work
A prop firm (proprietary trading firm) gives traders access to firm capital in exchange for a share of the profits. The trader brings skill and discipline. The firm brings buying power and sets the risk rules. The biggest difference between firms is one most traders never ask about: whether your funded account trades real money in real markets, or a simulation.
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The Ticket and the Handshake
Two traders, the same hunch, two completely different relationships with risk. One buys an option and can never lose more than the premium. The other buys a futures contract and settles up every single day. Here is exactly where those two paths diverge.
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The Trade Before the Trade: How Markets Move on Speculation
Markets don't wait for certainty. Pre-announcement drift can account for half the total price adjustment before the news even prints. Here's how speculation moves markets, and why most retail traders arrive after the real trade is already done.
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Capital Without Borders
Cities are the physical sediment of capital flows. For centuries, participating in those flows required being in London or New York. The internet changed that architecture, and that is what freedom looks like when it shows up in the real world.
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The Double-Edged Sword: How Leverage Works in Trading
Leverage is the most seductive and dangerous tool in trading. It makes you feel like a genius when you're winning and completely blind when you're losing. Here's exactly how that works, so you don't learn it the expensive way.
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