How to create a valid trading history to show investors?

[ruchihesintun]

Friends, I've been trading in different products for about five years now: from stock to raw materials and also forex. All this time I've been through three tables of capital (prop desks)

[Testrucesybruz]

You can try Zulutrade or Myfxbook. I'm not sure if they're any good for this specific case, but if you manage to use them, you'll have a history with those services.

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[Tutisesn]

Don�t worry so much about showing your history to investors. I would worry more about IRS. If they find out that you�re making profits and you can�t justify how you won them, you�re going to have a serious problem. Why don�t you go straight with a normal broker and have one of the four big ones audit your operations? Nothing is more legitimate than that. And, of course, your Excel files won�t impress anyone.

[ruchihesintun]

Don't worry about it, buddy. The broker I work with already handles that issue. I get 50% of the profits as consulting fees, and he gets the rest. So IRS doesn't even know I'm operating. I do it from its own account. Thank you.

[ruchihesintun]

Thank you and greetings.

[esngoSTrdCtz]

Open a real account on MT4, as you're still using it for graphics. Operate with real money and copy exactly the operations you do. So you'll have a history in a real account to show your test results.

[CugwSesrrayuTk]

You could use the mt4i operations publisher. It allows you to analyze your performance from various different angles and metrics.

[ChoSsoesTink]

Another option is to use external software such as Tradervue or Edgewonk. They are very good at keeping a professional trading journal and generating detailed reports that do impress investors or prop tables.

[Oveses1980]

If the software doesn't let you export anything, all you have left is documenting it on the outside. Open a micro account in another broker and replicate your trades in parallel. So at least you have an independent and verifiable record.

[CodesSardth]

The ideal is to have a track record validated by Myfxbook platforms, where everything is recorded and verified in real time. Investors rely more on that than on any handmade spreadsheet.

[osesos1950]

I use FX Blue and it went well. It connects to your MT4 and generates automatic reports. It�s free and quite complete. It doesn�t impress as much as a formal audit, but it�s much better than Excel.

[CichesSy]

If you are in an environment that does not allow you to save your operations, you are giving away your work. Think about switching to a more serious platform where you can have total control over your records.

[xacaSuNo]

Another alternative is to record your trading sessions in video, explain your logic behind the inputs and outputs, and then put that together with a demo record or a parallel real account. It�s not the most common thing, but it can work as evidence if you don�t have another option.

[esgistun72]

Edgewonk is ideal if you want something serious. You can register everything by hand but with professional structure. It generates metrics, statistics and detailed analysis that can impress an investment table.

[sesxxy]

Do you really operate with someone who won't even let you keep your trades? Mm-hmm. Sounds more like a chiringuito than a serious broker.

[vcrvcr]

It's not about being an edge, but if after five years you don't have your own registration system, something you're doing wrong.

[CakoesS]

I understand, the same thing happened to me when I started. The solution was simple: I opened an account in another broker just to register my operations, even if it was with minimal lots.

[sarjS]

If you're operating in such opaque conditions, how do you know you're not being conned from behind?

[axrcuSouro]

Bro, Excel doesn't impress anyone anymore, and you shouldn't be impressed, so if you're serious, use an external audit platform.

[jiesnxa87]

Now, if you can't export the data, you have two options: either you mount a parallel system with another account, or you agree that you won't have a history and you're done.

[cacunora1]

You're killing yourself to operate and you can't even prove what you're doing.

[esrjakes]

With all due respect, I think it's a mistake to continue working with a company that doesn't give you transparency.

[desvudchoSa]

What you can do is record your screens during sessions. It�s lame, yes, but at least you have visual evidence of your movements.

[Niresyti]

I keep my diary on Notion and the results on Myfxbook. I don't need any more. If you can't control your data, change your broker.

[esnesciss]

And why don't you just go with a serious broker, stop giving those people your time and talent.

[ouroCorudes78]

Honestly, it sounds like your broker's using you.

[Sesiresarttes]

You really expect someone to trust you with an Excel sheet?

[nestesSuesy466]

If they don't let you export operations, minimum requires a daily or weekly summary with basic data. It's not that hard to get it.

[sesresyy9]

I understand you're frustrated, but if you've been doing this for years, you should already have a system to record your performance, independent of the broker.

[axni4391]

What if the dog bites you and eats your Excel? Find a backup solution now.

[sescesrunes7]

I'm sorry I said it like that, but you're throwing your experience away.

[BuCbeskyres]

You can try to connect a dummy account to FXBlue or Myfxbook and replicate your operations there. It�s not perfect, but it helps.

[resCakott]

Dude, if your broker isn�t transparent, it won�t be reliable either. It�s better to lose that �opportunity� than to keep tied to something so limited.

[juCnwzCugwSun8]

What if the broker disappears tomorrow? Where is your trajectory? Protect your work, no one else will do it for you.

[TakTknes]

You can't build a career as a trader without a verifiable track record.

[ronngesrk]

I also worked for a table without formal records. I learned that history is more valuable than any shared commission.

[jiesnkuTk]

Sometimes the cheap comes out expensive. You�re giving away your effort in exchange for nothing tangible.

[SesiresSesro7]

Don't wait to have a chance in front of an investor to realize that you have nothing to show.

[besrTkTes]

You can use software like TradeBench or TraderSync. They are not magical, but at least they help you have something structured.

[resNtttesy]

Why don't you use a MT4 bot to copy your operations in real time? There are several free ones that do that without a problem.

[ovesaxrtunC]

Your situation is exactly what dubious brokers are looking for: profitable traders without the ability to demand.

[Tesca14061966]

Have you thought about recording your sessions with OBS and then documenting them? It�s not ideal, but it�s better than nothing.

[Roaxira]

This is like being a chef and not being able to show off your dishes. How do you expect them to take you seriously?

[EsnesesScavor]

It makes me angry to read things like that because there are good traders like you, trapped in mediocre structures.

[axrtesSaox]

If you've been operating for five years, you should already know that everything you can't prove doesn't exist, at least for investors.

[uTodra57]

That broker has you holding where it hurts. Break with that and start documenting on your own, even from scratch.

[CunuCakstor]

It's never too late to build a decent history. Use a small account, spy on your own trades and create your personal file.

[YtthiesqiusTo]

Don't expect investors to believe you by your word. Audited history is the only currency worth in this world.

[DtresdorvudCN]

You can try platforms like Tradelog. Some allow you to record operations manually in quite detail and professionalism.

[Nressqiutuka]

I understand, something similar happened to me in my first prop desk. I learned the hard way that no record, you're worthless in this business.

[boutesboesNEs93]

Do yourself a favor and leave that broker. If he doesn't give you the minimum tools to grow up, he doesn't deserve your talent.

[Yodudesy]

Your broker sounds like a digital jail.

[sisesnesgTd]

You can use Google Sheets and connect it to an API that captures prices and schedules. It's not perfect, but it gives you control.

[TestruTkhu]

Honestly, I don't understand how you went on so long without demanding access to your own data.

[NEsRAKEs]

If you already know how to operate, start building your real history today. Open a new account, even with little capital.

[dh]

I think you're getting too comfortable with a system that limits you, so you're never going to climb.

[Naxtv]

There are traders who live to show their history. If you can't export your trades, you're not in the same game.

[orukesSiuses]

You can replicate your operations with a demo account in another broker and then connect it to Myfxbook. It is a basic but valid solution.

[ToTo8261]

Brother, you have to think as an entrepreneur, your record is your r�sum�, and you're handing over your career to a broker who won't even let you keep files.

[DessuSces2015]

You're fooling yourself if you think Excel's gonna convince a serious table.

[cSesidesySesNwnto]

If that software you use is so good, why doesn't it have an export option? Something doesn't add up there.

[esngoSuxxi]

I also thought I could use Excel as a record until I tried to find investors.

[rucknos]

If you can't build your reputation as a trader, nobody will do it for you.

[vesxxusaSotesntt]

Investors want verifiable data, consistent and with clear metrics. No words or screenshots. Get on that level.

[EsSvesrauvesrs98]

You're in time to put together a history that tells your real story as a trader, but don't wait any longer.