The trading business
Everything around the trading itself that almost nobody teaches: how to get funded, stay right with the taxman and grow the account sustainably.
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Prop firms / funded accounts
Firms (FTMO, etc.) that lend you capital if you pass a challenge with strict rules (target ~8-10%, max daily loss ~5%). Upside: trade big without risking your savings. Reality: most fail the challenge by breaking limits, not by bad analysis — it's a discipline exam.
Taxes & record-keeping
Trading profits are taxed (rules and rates vary by country). Export the full history of ALL your trades every year, keep the statements and check with a local tax adviser. A tax surprise can wipe out the year's returns.
Compounding
The real wealth engine: a sustained 3% monthly turns €10,000 into ~€42,000 in 4 years without adding a euro. It needs two things almost nobody has: not withdrawing early and, above all, no -30% months that break the curve.
Scaling up & going full-time
Size up only after 3-6 consistent months, in 25-50% steps (your psychology must adapt to each level). Before going full-time: 12+ audited profitable months, 1-2 years of living costs saved SEPARATE from trading capital, and a plan B. Needing to win this month is a trader's worst enemy.
Crypto deep dive
Beyond price: tokenomics (supply, emission, token unlocks that flood the market), staking and its risks, DeFi (yields that price in contract risk), and on-chain data (exchange inflows as a sell signal). In crypto, fundamental analysis means reading the token, not a balance sheet.
Futures & forex deep dive
Futures: every contract has specifications (point value, ticks, margins) and an EXPIRY — you must roll to the next contract before it expires. Forex: holding overnight pays or charges swap (the interest-rate differential); Wednesdays are usually triple. These invisible costs decide whether a swing strategy is profitable or not.