Trade Syndication · Market replay · Monday, Oct 12

Monday’s best moves, and what the desk would have paid

We took Solana, Ethereum, GBP/USD, Nikkei 225, USD/JPY, Bitcoin, Nasdaq 100, Crude oil and USD/CAD and ran them through the live engine.

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, $2,716.83 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: Solana sell

1. 00:00 You sell 2 contracts of Solana at 108.43 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 108.76.
2. 00:01 Price 108.37 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lowers its stop to 108.59.
3. 00:44 Price 107.55 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 75% and lowers its stop to 108.17.
4. 02:06 Price 105.83 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lowers its stop to 107.65.
5. 04:15 You close at 103.98. Your earnings: $553.60 — 18.5× the fee you paid.

Trade 2: Ethereum sell

1. 00:00 You sell 2 contracts of Ethereum at 2,519.41 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 2,526.97.
2. 00:00 Price 2,518.92 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 00:44 Price 2,499.25 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 77% and lowers its stop to 2,513.36.
4. 01:59 Price 2,466.53 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lowers its stop to 2,503.55.
5. 04:15 You close at 2,437.47. Your earnings: $453.91 — 15.1× the fee you paid.

Trade 3: GBP/USD sell

1. 09:45 You sell 2 contracts of GBP/USD at 1.32526 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 1.32924.
2. 10:00 Price 1.32496 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lowers its stop to 1.32566.
3. 10:03 Price 1.32492 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lowers its stop to 1.32508.
4. 10:05 Price 1.32446 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lowers its stop to 1.32486.
5. 10:34 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 21:45 You close at 1.32056. Your earnings: $374.44 — 12.5× the fee you paid.

Trade 4: Nikkei 225 sell

1. 08:15 You sell 2 contracts of Nikkei 225 at 69,166.00 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 69,373.50.
2. 08:21 Price 69,139.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lowers its stop to 69,269.75.
3. 08:36 Price 69,107.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lowers its stop to 69,135.50.
4. 08:41 Price 69,075.00 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lowers its stop to 69,120.50.
5. 08:48 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 20:15 You close at 68,332.00. Your earnings: $334.39 — 11.1× the fee you paid.

Trade 5: USD/JPY buy

1. 05:15 You buy 2 contracts of USD/JPY at 158.156 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 157.919.
2. 05:15 Price 158.165 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 05:18 Price 158.185 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lifts its stop to 158.171.
4. 05:22 Price 158.192 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 158.175.
5. 05:26 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 17:15 You close at 158.650. Your earnings: $262.27 — 8.7× the fee you paid.

Trade 6: Bitcoin sell

1. 10:30 You sell 2 contracts of Bitcoin at 84,125.64 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 84,150.88.
2. 10:30 Price 84,068.33 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 11:12 Price 83,789.76 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 77% and lowers its stop to 84,024.88.
4. 12:25 Price 83,400.23 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lowers its stop to 83,908.02.
5. 18:30 You close at 82,702.36. Your earnings: $256.34 — 8.5× the fee you paid.

Trade 7: Nasdaq 100 sell (Multi-Day pace)

1. 04:00 You sell 2 contracts of Nasdaq 100 at 30,980.26 and pay the $30 fee, on the desk’s Multi-Day pace. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 31,073.20.
2. 11:45 Price 30,870.76 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7% and lowers its stop to 31,026.73.
3. Oct 13 03:06 Price 30,524.58 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 21% and lowers its stop to 30,752.42.
4. Oct 13 05:43 Price 30,392.21 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 27% and lowers its stop to 30,686.24.
5. Oct 13 16:00 You close at 30,432.79. Your earnings: $222.97 — 7.4× the fee you paid.

Trade 8: Crude oil buy (Multi-Day pace)

1. 06:45 You buy 2 contracts of Crude oil at 89.63 and pay the $30 fee, on the desk’s Multi-Day pace. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 89.36.
2. 09:13 Price 90.35 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 15:29 Price 92.62 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 18% and lifts its stop to 91.13.
4. 17:33 Price 93.26 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 22% and lifts its stop to 91.45.
5. 18:45 You close at 92.98. Your earnings: $131.59 — 4.4× the fee you paid.

Trade 9: USD/CAD buy

1. 10:00 You buy 2 contracts of USD/CAD at 1.42473 and pay the $30 fee. The desk backs it with 5% of your size, stop at 1.42493.
2. 10:00 Price 1.42513 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 7%.
3. 10:03 Price 1.42523 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 50% and lifts its stop to 1.42498.
4. 10:05 Price 1.42553 — the trade is proving itself, so the desk steps up to 100% and lifts its stop to 1.42513.
5. 16:41 Momentum slows: the desk banks part of its position and scales back to 80%.
6. 18:00 You close at 1.42727. Your earnings: $127.32 — 4.2× the fee you paid.

Not hindsight trading: every entry here starts after the move had already begun.

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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.