submitting performance to prop firm for application?

[Dvdman]

I recently applied for a prop firm with good reviews. I got a reply from the HR asking for 3 years of my track record. I told him I only had 16 months but I was sure he would be impressed. He said they are pretty strict about the 3 year rule but if the performance is good he will take a look. I made graphs and all the good stuff to dress it up. When I think about it I exposed my style of trading. Its nothing "special" but there is a pattern I use. Should I have crossed out or removed the actual trades and left the P&L for them to see? I just printed up my statements and gave it to them. Was this the right thing to do for appling to a prop job asking for my track record? Thanks for any advice..

 

[tommog]

There is no need to list every trade. Most traders keep statements broken down with daily P&L. Its not uncommon to do 50-100 trades a day with varying position sizes and partial fills. A trade by trade record would make little sense unless you are doing a couple of trades a day on 1 lots.

As for exposing your style of trading. Unless it is in a market nobody else has heard of i doubt it would cause them to dig into what you are doing too deeply.