joehogue

i think that because you have a 50% or greater participation in the earnings of the investment decisions (as is typical in prop trading) it would be considered trading in your own account for the purpose of judging whether its “qualifying experience” or not. if you have a majority position in the benefits of the account, how is it different than trading in your own account, or a joint account with partner or friend? in the same way that you don’t necessarily have to get your trades approved by your trade manager, you don’t need to get your trade approved by anyone in your own account. since there is no real management, you are not employed in the traditional sense, and working at a prop trading firm is no different than using dad’s money to trade, when determining whether its a qualifying job or not.