Trade Syndication · Market replay · Friday, Oct 9

From 5% to 100%: the desk behind USD/CAD on Friday, Oct 9

Watch the desk scale into a trade as it proves itself — and get paid for it.

Each trade below is 2 contracts, entered after the move had already started and closed either as it faded or when the desk’s own stop took it out — not the perfect top or bottom. Every step comes from replaying real market prices, minute by minute, through the live Trade Syndication engine.

In total: 9 trades, $270 in fees, $1,573.50 in earnings.

How the desk trades with you

1. You open a trade and pay a flat fee per contract. That is the most it can cost you.
2. The desk backs your trade with its own capital — a small allocation at first, stepping up as the trade proves itself, protected by its own stop, which trails the move as it goes your way.
3. You are paid 90% of what the desk’s allocation makes. If it makes nothing, you are paid nothing.

Trade 1: USD/CAD buy

1. 09:00 You buy 2 contracts of USD/CAD at 1.42126 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 1.41913.
2. 09:00 Price 1.42143 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 09:09 Price 1.42155 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 62% and lifts its stop to 1.42140.
4. 09:16 Price 1.42143 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100%.
5. 17:00 You close at 1.42764. Your earnings: $385.41 — 12.8× the fee you paid.

Trade 2: EUR/JPY buy

1. 00:30 You buy 2 contracts of EUR/JPY at 176.957 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 176.426.
2. 00:34 Price 176.977 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lifts its stop to 176.692.
3. 01:11 Price 176.990 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lifts its stop to 176.974.
4. 01:16 Price 177.006 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 176.983.
5. 04:14 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 08:30 You close at 177.628. Your earnings: $359.76 — 12× the fee you paid.

Trade 3: USD/JPY buy

1. 05:00 You buy 2 contracts of USD/JPY at 157.863 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 157.389.
2. 05:02 Price 157.882 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lifts its stop to 157.626.
3. 05:07 Price 157.927 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 55% and lifts its stop to 157.895.
4. 05:12 Price 157.966 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 157.916.
5. 06:11 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 13:00 You close at 158.318. Your earnings: $219.19 — 7.3× the fee you paid.

Trade 4: FTSE 100 buy

1. 14:00 You buy 2 contracts of FTSE 100 at 10,529.00 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 10,497.41.
2. 14:00 Price 10,530.80 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 14:05 Price 10,538.60 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lifts its stop to 10,533.80.
4. 14:10 Price 10,538.60 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 10,534.55.
5. 15:31 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. Oct 10 00:00 You close at 10,580.90. Your earnings: $151.34 — 5× the fee you paid.

Trade 5: DAX 40 buy

1. 14:00 You buy 2 contracts of DAX 40 at 25,059.60 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 24,984.42.
2. 14:07 Price 25,069.50 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lifts its stop to 25,022.01.
3. 14:17 Price 25,091.60 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 55% and lifts its stop to 25,076.55.
4. 14:22 Price 25,094.40 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 25,077.90.
5. 15:50 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. Oct 10 00:00 You close at 25,181.80. Your earnings: $142.16 — 4.7× the fee you paid.

Trade 6: NZD/USD sell

1. 09:00 You sell 2 contracts of NZD/USD at 0.56209 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 0.56378.
2. 09:00 Price 0.56205 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 09:09 Price 0.56188 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 55% and lowers its stop to 0.56199.
4. 09:14 Price 0.56198 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100%.
5. 09:15 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 17:00 You close at 0.56050. Your earnings: $127.95 — 4.3× the fee you paid.

Trade 7: GBP/JPY buy

1. 16:15 You buy 2 contracts of GBP/JPY at 209.214 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 208.586.
2. 16:17 Price 209.265 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lifts its stop to 209.151.
3. 16:24 Price 209.281 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 75% and lifts its stop to 209.252.
4. 16:42 Price 209.294 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 209.280.
5. 19:02 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. Oct 10 00:00 You close at 209.504. Your earnings: $112.35 — 3.7× the fee you paid.

Trade 8: Nasdaq 100 buy (Multi-Day pace)

1. 03:30 You buy 2 contracts of Nasdaq 100 at 30,760.26 and pay the $30 fee, on the desk’s Multi-Day pace. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 30,667.98.
2. 06:54 Price 30,865.15 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lifts its stop to 30,714.12.
3. 09:40 Price 30,967.43 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 8% and lifts its stop to 30,751.03.
4. 15:30 You close at 30,976.39. Your earnings: $46.56 — 1.6× the fee you paid.

Trade 9: Dow 30 buy (Multi-Day pace)

1. 16:45 You buy 2 contracts of Dow 30 at 51,303.00 and pay the $30 fee, on the desk’s Multi-Day pace. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 51,149.09.
2. 16:50 Price 51,410.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 21:39 Price 51,714.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 24% and lifts its stop to 51,508.50.
4. 21:50 Price 51,757.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 31% and lifts its stop to 51,530.00.
5. Oct 10 00:00 You close at 51,699.00. Your earnings: $28.78 — 1× the fee you paid.

Small allocation first, more as the trade earns it, a stop that trails the move. That is how the desk trades with you.

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These are hypothetical trades: real market prices replayed through the live Trade Syndication engine. They illustrate how the desk allocates and pays; they are not the results of any client. Times are platform time. Past performance does not guarantee future results — a trade can lose, and earnings can be zero. Trade Syndication is not a traditional funded account or brokerage account; trading activity occurs in a simulated environment and is subject to platform terms and eligibility rules.