A trader can start without big capital by setting up a lightweight legal entity like an Asset Management Company, proving strong performance through years of skill development and audited track records, then attracting external investors or getting picked up by hedge funds or prop firms.
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they are so good at trading that money comes to them. They've opened, you know, their little hedge fund or the little certificate, which is not as, let's say, as costly and as bureaucratically dense as a hedge fund. So like AMCs and these kind of legal structures that are very light. And then they, you know, they have amazing performance. They work on the skill and then they become the prop firm, quote unquote. Like they start raising capital. There are some investors and blah, blah, blah. They regulate it and they're— they just focused so well on the skill that if you become a good trader yourself, you don't even need to have and put in the capital yourself. You can, you know, you can audit your track record, take it to a hedge fund, and they'll fund you. So it's all about focusing on building the skill, building it for a couple years. Study, study, study, research a lot of edge, and know what the hell you're doing.