Founded the trading studio in 2016: The collision of ambition and reality
That year, I received a call from a private equity fund, informed that the roadshow fundraising was only 2 million, far from the 30 million target. The company required the signing trader to use personal connections to assist in fundraising, and I felt a chill. The post-stock market crash private equity circle was bizarre; the once 'Wall Street flair' had vanished in the face of reality. Ultimately, the fund was not established, and I chose to withdraw with disappointment.
The illusion of investor services
From 2013 to 2016, financial companies continuously upgraded their services: account diagnostics, live training, and 'trading tools' emerged one after another. However, these did not change the norm of investor losses. The so-called 'tools' were merely signal prompts generated by dozens of lines of code, yet were touted as wealth secrets by the media. I once spent two days developing a dual moving average signal system; historical backtesting seemed perfect, but actual execution was fraught with issues. Within industry insiders, 'tools' were just marketing gimmicks, attracting only newcomers.
The arena of human nature
In the process of serving investors, I witnessed countless trading stories: some lost and left, while others remained stubborn. A fellow villager from Shandong concealed his heavy investment from his family in hopes of a turnaround, ultimately disappearing into the crowd; even those who succeeded in their careers could not escape the shackles of human nature, with emotional fluctuations amid gains and losses. The essence of trading is unrelated to social class, only connected to the choices made in one's circumstances.
Turning points and rebirth
Fortunately, I entered the industry at a young age, experienced a margin call without serious injury, and gradually achieved stable profits. In 2016, I decided to make a living from trading and established my own studio. From registering a domain name to building a website, I personally handled everything for over a month, which was both a technical exploration and a sorting out of future plans.
The cooperative model of risk control
I designed a copy trading system: using my account as the master account, with cooperative funds trading in sync, starting from $10,000. To ensure stability, the agreement clearly stated that investors would bear a maximum drawdown of 30%, with profits split 70%. Through a mathematical model, I limited individual losses (net value × 30% × 8%), strictly constraining position sizes and the upper limit of consecutive losses. Everything was ready, just waiting for the favorable wind.
Summary
Ambition coexists with risk; only rationality and risk control can safeguard the journey ahead.