An Orion Funded Account operates with simulated funds but reflects real market conditions by using live market quotes from liquidity providers. It’s important to note that these liquidity providers do not provide real capital or liquidity to Orion Funded traders. This means that traders never execute trades on live markets—all trading activity remains within a simulated environment.

Orion Funded’s Own Trading Approach

Orion Funded, like many modern prop trading firms, also engages in its own trading activities outside of the Orion Funded platform. In some cases, Orion Funded may use trading data obtained from its funded traders to make its own real-market trading decisions.

While Orion Funded monitors and analyzes traders' demo trades, this process is completely separate from traders' own accounts. Whether Orion Funded decides to execute trades based on this data has no impact on traders, their payouts, or their account performance. Funded traders always receive their share of profits from their simulated trading, even if Orion Funded does not execute those trades in its own operations.

How Orion Funded May Use Trade Data

As mentioned, Orion Funded continuously evaluates and analyzes the trades placed by its funded traders. In some cases, Orion Funded may choose to execute trades based on this data in its own proprietary trading strategies.

• This is determined through internal algorithms and proprietary risk assessments.

• Execution of Orion Funded's own trades does not affect trader accounts in any way.

• A trader will always receive their share of simulated profits, regardless of whether Orion Funded chooses to execute those trades in its own trading operations.

Modern Prop Trading vs. Traditional Proprietary Trading Firms

The trading model used by modern prop firms like Orion Funded differs significantly from traditional proprietary trading firms.

Modern Prop Firms (e.g., Orion Funded)

• Traders operate on demo accounts with virtual funds.

• There is no real order execution on the live market for trader accounts.

• Some firms (like Orion Funded) may use trader data to inform their own live trading strategies.

• These firms provide access to capital without requiring traders to have large personal funds.

Traditional Prop Firms

• Traders receive real capital to trade with.

• Orders are executed directly in the live market using company funds.

• Trading is typically done by employees or selected freelancers, rather than the broader public.

• Requirements for traders are often much stricter, focusing on proven experience and a high level of psychological resilience.

Each model has its own advantages and disadvantages, and different firms handle data from trader accounts in different ways.

How Orion Funded Stands Out

Unlike some modern prop firms that may purely rely on trader evaluations for revenue, Orion Funded actively aims to maximize its own trading activities. This means that, in some cases, trades placed by Orion Funded traders can be analyzed and potentially used to execute live trades on Orion Funded’s own proprietary trading account.

Orion Funded is committed to advancing its trading operations and generating long-term value, using a combination of internal strategies and trading data from its network of funded traders. However, this does not affect the experience or payouts of individual traders. A funded trader’s profits remain theirs to withdraw, regardless of whether Orion Funded executes trades based on their activity.

This approach allows Orion Funded to grow its trading business while continuing to offer opportunities for traders around the world.