We have been trading in financial markets since 2005 and today operate as a global proprietary trading firm.
A proprietary trading firm is a company that trades financial instruments such as stocks, options, futures, currencies, and other instruments using its own capital exclusively. The primary goal of proprietary trading firms is to generate profits in financial markets by applying various trading strategies and methods.
In other words, we hire traders who manage the company's capital within our established risk management system. We use a variety of methods and strategies in our trading activities, including algorithmic trading, day trading, swing trading, options trading, and other approaches. We work with virtually all major classes of financial instruments, including derivatives (futures, options, etc.), stocks, currencies, and cryptocurrencies. In addition to active trading, we allocate a portion of our profits to long-term investments, including investments in startups.
One of the company's leading traders and its founder, known as DIMA SILVERHOOF, conducted an experiment in which he publicly demonstrated a return of +10,327.48% across 214 trades over 57 trading days, increasing the initial deposit by more than 100 times. The goal of the experiment was to demonstrate that with the right knowledge, skills, and discipline, it is possible to succeed in trading even with a small initial amount — just $100, an amount accessible to almost anyone. The experiment also aimed to demonstrate that making money from trading is not about random profits from a few successful trades, but rather the result of systematic work in which consistent results are generated through many regular trades. More details at dimasilverhoof.com →
We do not provide brokerage services and do not accept funds from the general public for management. Our business is based on managing the company's own capital, which distinguishes us from hedge funds, asset management companies, banks, and other financial institutions.
In recent years, the term "proprietary trading" has also become associated with companies that offer traders paid trading challenges as a way to evaluate candidates and subsequently provide them with access to capital. However, this model is substantially different from the traditional proprietary trading business. In many cases, paid challenges have effectively become a separate business model in which the primary source of revenue is the fees paid by participants to take part in the selection process. SILVER HOOF does not operate under this model and does not conduct paid challenges to recruit traders. For us, proprietary trading primarily means professional management of the company's own capital, developing and applying trading strategies, and attracting professional traders who can work effectively with that capital. Alongside our core activities, we also provide information, analytical, and certain other services to participants in financial markets.
Modern proprietary trading firms are, to a large extent, technology companies that develop trading algorithms to analyze financial markets and execute trades on exchanges. While artificial intelligence is only beginning to be actively adopted across many industries, it has been used in the investment industry for many years. Investment banks, hedge funds, and proprietary trading firms have long used algorithms and AI-based systems not only to analyze markets but also to execute trades. Therefore, the development of financial technologies is one of our company's key priorities.
Where Do We Get Capital for Trading?
We have been working in financial markets as traders for more than 20 years and have built up capital over this period, which we now use to develop our proprietary trading business. Alongside trading in financial markets, we have also founded and developed businesses in various countries and industries, including information technology, real estate and development, services, and other areas. Therefore, the development of our proprietary trading business is financed both by profits from financial market trading and by income generated through our other business activities.