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A retail trader is a person who trades on their own behalf, not on behalf of a business or other organization. A retail trader is someone who trades with their own money, but not for a living. They buy or sell stocks or bonds for themselves (PA). A professional trader is someone who works for an institution and gets paid to trade other people's money. Institutional traders buy ...

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Afterprime recently shifted their 2.0 platform to an invite-only system, and it’s sparked a lot of debate. On one hand, it’s a barrier to entry; on the other, it’s designed to protect the liquidity pool from "toxic flow" (latency arb, etc.). I’ve been digging into the specs for those who do get in: Execution: Average sub-50ms (clean A-Book, no internalization). Pricing: 43% lowe...

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Has anyone else noticed that the "standard" retail broker model is starting to feel outdated? Most of us are used to paying $3.50 per side in commissions just for the "privilege" of trading raw spreads, but the math doesn't really favor the trader anymore. I’ve been researching the A-Book+ model used by Afterprime 2.0. Instead of the typical commission drag, they’ve flipped it t...

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The hidden cost of trading is usually what kills a good strategy. I’ve been diving into the Afterprime model lately. It’s one thing to see XAUUSD at a 0.19 spread, but it’s another to realize they actually reward you for the flow you bring to the market. Quick math on the current dashboard: NAS100: 1.00 point spread GER30: 3.66 spread BTCUSD: 30 spread When you combine these ti...

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