@zinscapital: I sized risk for a living at a hedge fund. Prop challenges aren’t a test of skill the rules make that mathematically impossible. 10% target, 5% max drawdown, 30 days. I ran 60,000 Monte Carlo paths on it: → Real edge (Sharpe 1.5), sized correctly: passes 1% of the time → Same edge, oversized 4x: 34% → No edge whatsoever, oversized 4x: 25% An oversized coin flip beats a disciplined quant by 24 points. That’s the filter. It selects for variance, not skill and the affiliate cut pays again when you retry. Charts in the video. Not investment advice. #propfirm #trading #quant #daytrading #hedgefund

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essm1_
essm1_ :
Best strats are subsecond hold times, sometimes a few seconds, 10plus sharpe. Shorter the hold time, assuming informed player, higher the sharpe.
2026-08-20 09:03:38
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00qrx3
. :
No serious trader uses prop firms, if someone wants to gamble with their money, the intraday margins at many brokers are ridiculous anyway.
2026-08-20 11:50:11
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volz151
Volz :
Yeah prop firm rules were designed as such for a reason. Not to mention the move to live from a funded after x earnings, so a bigger move strategy/algorithm might not even be able to reach its full expectancy. Done a lot of testing around it, quite annoying
2026-08-20 02:48:56
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parham_azh
Parham :
Exactly
2026-08-20 16:05:59
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trading_with_style
trading_with_style :
Bro spitting facts like no other
2026-08-19 17:13:00
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jibbit_frog
Lasse :
high wr and low rr best for proofirms, see it as a business not as a investment
2026-08-19 17:42:17
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ennpeecee
Enn PeeCee :
you're more likely to pass on a full port on a coin flip than systematic trading
2026-08-20 14:33:08
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gichuru__
gichuru :
there is no time limit nowadays. you can take an year if you like
2026-08-20 12:47:05
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jrijemen
jrijemen :
Ex hedge fund pm again ? 😭
2026-08-19 17:08:01
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capthegreat
Johann :
Ok broe 😭
2026-08-20 02:29:03
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mnzobankz
mnzobankz :
Facts
2026-08-20 19:44:20
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jpmoreguns777
jpmoreguns :
Spot on mate, just have to catch the good variance
2026-08-20 08:21:11
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gopblop
user660624 :
True, but it is possible to get payouts without the high risk strategies
2026-08-20 02:45:35
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13775328a
245411466 :
Which hedge fund did you size risk for a living at
2026-08-19 16:55:11
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quantsenpai
$ :
Short term variance
2026-08-19 17:07:53
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joejbeattie
Joejbeattie9 :
Prop firm is a trading bucket. The house wins
2026-08-19 19:32:44
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futures33
Futures33 :
My sharp is running about 1 right now. Good or no
2026-08-20 06:47:18
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hughg3.0
HughG :
I have an edge. I've observed exactly what you've said... too safe doesn't do it .. too big and you blow up... but if tested .. with a good edge .. knows where to step on it. I'm not sharing my full edge .. it's too advanced and everyone only wants a signal.. so you teach and the Algos learn to counter what you've found . .. put in the work... small account first .. just pass .. not search for income .. buy a new account .. compound .. scale .. copy .. in time you can trade less and pick the perfect move .. then you should have mastered patience .. because that's the hidden secret to get there .. put in the reps ... and earn it .
2026-08-20 00:27:50
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rustyz32
pedraza :
But what if I pass it and get 2k payout from 100$. I’m not complaining 💀 people who use prop forms obviously know the risk and the fact that they want us to fail. We are traders after all💀 I’d rather blow an account for 100$ then deposit 2k into tradovate and loss it all in two days.
2026-08-20 14:27:33
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trentline5
TrentLine :
Honestly the way to actually pass these easier is just don’t use a stop loss because your loss is max at your fees and just long/short some extended area just some funny ideas 😂😂😂
2026-08-19 18:07:17
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