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Mayne·2025-11-06 14:39

Proprietary Trading Drawbacks - Profit caps restrict traders on their best days and A+ setups [1] - Payout delays and denials create struggles, potentially requiring social media pressure for resolution [1] - Consistency rules act as an extra profit target, penalizing swing traders [2] - Hidden rules emerge unexpectedly or via 'risk' emails when profits are too high [2] - Equity-based drawdown calculations punish positive PnL due to volatility, hindering swing trading [2] - Weekend and overnight holding bans force intraday position churning, limiting swing trading [2] Breakout's Competitive Advantages - Breakout eliminates profit caps, payout delays, consistency rules, hidden rules, equity-based drawdowns, and holding bans [3] - Breakout offers simple rules and on-demand payouts [3] - Breakout is backed by Kraken, a major exchange [3]