Desire To Trade Podcast | Forex Trading & Interviews with Highly Successful Traders 285: Starting A Prop Trading Firm & Staying Profitable - Samuel Kavanagh
Feb 15, 2021
46:46
Starting A Prop Trading Firm & Staying Profitable
In episode 285 of The Desire To Trade Podcast, I talk with full-time trader and prop firm trader Samuel Kavanagh. We discuss his journey toward becoming a successful trader and the things that motivated him in starting a prop trading firm.
Watch the video interview here.
Topics Covered In This Episode- 0:15 Who is Samuel Kavanagh and what he does
- 0:36 How Sam got into trading
- 4:49 What was the turning point for Sam
- 7:12 How Sam used multiple sources of income to increase his trading
- 12:29 What were some difficult moments Sam found in his development and how he overcame them
- 17:47 What were Sam next steps after becoming a profitable trader
- 22:14 How to balance discipline with being flexible to market conditions
- 26:46 How a day in Sam´s life looks like
- 33:43 What was Sam´s motivation to develop his own prop firm
- 39:55 How Sam identifies if a trader has potential as a prop trader
- 45:09 Where to find Samuel Kavanagh
- And much more!
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- Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist
- One-Page Trading Plan (free template)
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