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In Germany (and broadly in the EU):If you're trading a real-money account funded by a firm, that can be considered asset management or a regulated financial service.And that usually means: You or the firm need a license (e.g. from BaFin in Germany). If you're trading real money without a licensed setup, you could actually be violating financial laws – even if you're not aware of it. That’s why most prop firms still use the demo+profit split model – to stay out of that legal grey area. In the US:It’s similar – managing or trading real capital generally falls under SEC/CFTC regulations.Unless the firm is properly registered, or you’re employed/contracted in a compliant way, it's risky. Bottom line:Getting access to a real live account sounds great – but the legal side really matters now.If the firm isn’t licensed in your country, and you're trading actual funds, it could be seen as unauthorized asset management. Would be great to hear if anyone here is already on a real-money setup and how the legal side was handled.

Hi, The prop trading landscape has experienced rapid change in recent months. Firms have come and gone, and many have updated or completely revised their rules—some multiple times in just the last few weeks. Across the industry, firms are grappling with mounting challenges that threaten long-term sustainability: tightening risk management, evolving program requirements, and refining payout structures. These are all part of normal operations, but as the industry has grown, so too has a more concerning issue, the rise of bad actors exploiting the simulated trading environment. As prop firm rules have matured, so too have the tactics used to game them. All firms, including Apex—have seen a sharp increase in exploitative behavior, often from coordinated groups. These abuses span a range of strategies, including hedging schemes, extreme DCA, automated bots, high-risk gambling approaches, and particularly, copy-trade signal services. The financial toll is significant. These activities have cost Apex millions of dollars each month—and the impact continues to escalate. To counter these threats, many firms have begun adjusting rules and policies, especially around payouts. In fact, the problem has grown so widespread that discussions have emerged about firms joining forces to combat abuse through data sharing and joint enforcement. One such concept is the formation of a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO), a collective of prop firms agreeing to shared standards and collaborating to identify and penalize bad actors. While this may sound like an attractive solution for collective protection, Apex will not be joining this SRO. We've received many inquiries about our stance. To be clear: Apex supports the idea of industry regulation and believes that compliance frameworks are necessary. However, we believe this oversight should come from formal regulatory bodies—not from private, self-governed consortiums. While we champion transparency and internal accountability, we are not comfortable participating in any group that involves cross-firm data sharing without explicit regulatory structure and safeguards.

This is the third time I tried to publish a real script on Tradingview and they ban/block/hide the script and aggressively “threaten” to kick me out and block my account with no clear explanation whatsoever. I found a video which explained an indicator which did not exist on TV and wrote it in code and then made sure no rules were broken and even used Ai to triple check that I am not breaking their rules. All I got after two days was “You are breaking the rules, your account is temporarily blocked”. Extremely unhelpful and unclear, while I am actually really trying to provide value to their users. I also know a couple of other people who had this problem. If they do ot respond with clear actionable items I will never try to publish open code for TV again.

Welcome to an exciting exchange in our community. It's time for us to get to know each other better and grow together. Tell us about yourself: - Your Background: A brief introduction to you and your trading level 🚀. - Your Markets: Which markets fascinate you? 🌍 - Your Experience: How long have you been trading? ⏳ - Your Tools: What software do you use? 💻 - Your Goals: What are you looking for here? What are your aspirations? Who would you like to meet? 🎯 Every contribution is a building block of our collective success. Share your story and let's learn from each other 🤝. I look forward to your stories and pictures! 📸 Best regards, Robert