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Conversation with Apex Futures Trader Funding Darrell Martin

2023/12/21
logo of podcast How To Trade It: Trader Insight from Profitable Traders

How To Trade It: Trader Insight from Profitable Traders

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In this conversation, Darrell Martin, CEO of Apex Trader Funding, shares his journey from working a full-time job to becoming a successful trader. He discusses the importance of education and mentorship in his trading career and how he developed a duplicatable trading strategy. Darrell explains the advantages of futures trading and the funding process at Apex Trader Funding. He emphasizes the need for patience, discipline, and risk management in trading and provides insights into successful trading strategies.

Takeaways

  • Education and mentorship are crucial for success in trading.
  • Developing a duplicatable trading strategy takes time and practice.
  • Futures trading offers advantages such as leverage and the ability to trade various markets.
  • Risk management and discipline are key to successful trading.
  • Apex Trader Funding provides a funding opportunity for traders to trade with their capital.

Chapters

00:00Introduction

00:21Getting Started in Trading

01:19Recording Videos for Education

02:15Building a Trading Community

03:24Transitioning to Full-Time Trading

04:23Starting with a Small Account

05:13Risk Management and Scaling Strategy

06:12Developing a Duplicatable Strategy

06:58Advantages of Futures Trading

08:35Complexity of Options Trading

09:25Understanding Futures Contracts

11:45Fees and Leverage in Futures Trading

13:06Minimum Account Size and Micro Contracts

15:38Evaluations and Funding Process

18:13Passing the Evaluation

20:49Success Rate and Payouts

22:34Preparing for Trader's Funding

25:18Successful Strategies

29:49Getting Started with Apex Trader Funding

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