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Joined March 2024
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Most traders focus on the trade. The work that keeps people on a desk happens before the open and after the close.
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Most traders don't improve because nobody's looking at what they're doing. Every trader on our desk sits down with a performance manager on a regular basis. They'll pick up on the habits you can't see when you're in the middle of it.
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If you're not sure you have edge, we're not the place to find out. It's like interviewing for a job you're not sure you can actually do. You might get through, but it'll show once you start. Trading works the same way. We're after traders who know they've got edge and are looking for capital, room to scale and proper performance management. We're not after traders who just want to keep recycling evaluations, hoping one withdrawal covers what the last ten cost them. This is not trading.
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It amazes us how often we hear from traders who make money but can't withdraw it. At TDD it's simple: "If you make it, you keep it". Pass the assessment. Trade real capital in a sub-account under your name. No withdrawal caps. No moving the goalposts after a good month.
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There's a huge difference between trading on SIM versus live. To get you there faster, at TDD we've halved the target to $10k and cut minimum trading days from 60 to 0. Qualify to trade our capital and keep growing with hands-on performance management: developtraders.com/
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The new assessment site is live. Phase 2 criteria now published. Mentored track now available. Everything in one place. See what you're working toward before you commit
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After a year of running the Raen assessment, we're making some changes. Published Phase 2 criteria. New mentored assessment option. Everything in one place. The assessment is getting it's own home. More on Monday.
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No newsletter today. We're switching things up. Starting this Sunday: Weekly Outlook. Instead of looking back at the week, we're looking forward. What's setting up. Key levels. Events that matter. Everything you need to walk into Monday ready. Drops every Sunday. First one this week. Stay tuned.
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Most traders stay stuck because they're trading alone. No oversight. No feedback. No one to catch the pattern you can't see from inside it. Cohort 006 is open. Professional trading desk. Real capital. Institutional infrastructure. TT Pro. LiveSquawk. Weekly live sessions with senior traders. $389/mo in Phase 1 (refunded with your first withdrawl). Phase 2 is free. Your trading is the interview.
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Trading Technologies × Raen We just did something unprecedented. Every assessment now runs on TT Pro — the $1,400/month institutional platform. The same execution environment used by professional desks, including our own. This is an unprecedented infrastructure overhaul. Professional grade tools from day one of your assessment. One rule → 60 days → Live desk
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For those asking about charting platforms: Want to stick with TradingView or NinjaTrader? No problem. Chart there, execute through TT. You still get better execution and the best sim environment in the game. Either way, you’re upgrading your assessment experience.
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We've eliminated all Phase 2 fees. Cohort 004 open. One rule → 60 days → Junior Trader on our desk. Final cohort before we pause applications for a major infrastructure upgrade.
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Major update coming to our Global Talent Scout Program (“the Assessment”). We’re removing another barrier between talented traders and our professional desk. Stay tuned.
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Lee Gibbs, eight-figure trader, has joined Raen. Lee built his 20+ year career at places like Futex, Marex, and Axia trading Emini S&P, Eurostoxx, and European Fixed Income. At his peak, trading up to 3,000 lots per clip. When traders of this caliber choose where to go next, it says everything. Welcome to what we're building, Lee.
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Announcement: Raen now provides ALL members with FREE access to premium @LiveSquawk (non-delayed). The same institutional intelligence tool our professional desk traders rely on daily. This $350/month service delivers market moving news minutes before standard newswires, giving our traders a critical advantage. Many of our pros couldn't imagine trading without it. Now available to everyone, including assessment subscribers. Another institutional-grade tool we're bringing to serious traders.
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