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How Much Do Forex Traders Make?
2:42 · 7 chapters · Forex lessons, part 45
What you'll learn
Forex traders at banks earn a salary; retail traders earn only what their account makes, and most lose money. Here's the real maths.
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- Key point 1
- How bank, fund and prop-firm traders are paid
- Key point 2
- Why retail income is account size times return, minus costs
- Key point 3
- How much capital it takes to match a typical trader salary
- Key point 4
- Why about seven in ten retail CFD accounts lose money
- Key point 5
- The five things that decide what a trader makes
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