Cryptocurrency Trader Development Process

Cryptocurrency Trader Development Process Route to becoming a Proprietary Crypto Trader at Alphachain Capital

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About Us Alphachain Capital is a Proprietary Trading Firm specializing in forex and cryptocurrency markets with a proven and innovative process of developing retail traders into institutional traders. As a recognized and accredited CPD training provider, we have bridged the gap between trader education and trading careers using unique training methods, guaranteeing starting capital to all of our new traders, and providing unrivalled mentoring from experienced traders and mentors. As you build your track record and achieve certain performance milestones your capital allocation increases. Our professional and structured process for training our new traders in-house or online will allow you to trade company funds from any location across the world.

“We believe so strongly in our training method that we invest in each and every trader that is accepted into our training programmes with guaranteed starting capital� – Adam Haeems, Chief Executive Officer

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Why Learn to Trade with Alphachain Capital?

1. The only funded Cryptocurrency Programme in Europe!

2. Training from Professional Traders with trading experience at Top Tier institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a $1bn Hedge Fund (QCM). Our CEO has managed a $20m crypto portfolio for BABB Group Ltd. 3. Guaranteed starting capital – no assessment period! We invest directly in you at the end of your training period.

4. New state-of-the-art trading floor equipped with multi-screen setups, Bloomberg and Live Squawk, with your own guaranteed seat, seating up to 30 traders 5. Post-training Support and on-going Mentoring 6. Capital increases based on performance 7. CPD Qualification in Technical Analysis on completion of initial training 8. In-house Trading Psychologist and Behavioural Finance mentor with over 20 years experience helping you keep control of your cognitive biases.

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Funded Trader Development Programmes Remote Cryptocurrency Trader: • • •

You would need to allocate sometime during the day to interact with us live and be able to cover training material while placing trades.

The benefit of the online option is it allows you to have access to our award-winning learning portal with access to all training materials while fitting this around your other work/life obligations You will gain access to our market leading communication platform. You will have access to our virtual trading room, market reports and webinar access. You will be able to communicate with all traders and be placed into teams for tasks and trading competitions. You can view how others are performing and share task assignments.

Blended Option: • • •

£2500 + VAT

£2750 + VAT (1 weeks) or £2850 + VAT (2 weeks)

Best of both worlds; new traders benefit from the initial one OR two-week training in-house (depending on preference) and the remaining of the four week training carried out from the comfort of your home A guaranteed dedicated trading terminal during your in-house part of the training on our trading floor with a mentor on-hand throughout the day The remote part allows you independence to carry out the training around your lifestyle along with access to our market leading communication platform. You will have access to our virtual trading room, market reports and webinar access. You will be able to communicate with all traders and be placed into teams for tasks and trading competitions

In-House Option:

£3000 + VAT

“My learning curve during the in-house training has been exponential, it feels like I have been trading for years.” – Karl Stenbacke, Proprietary Trader at Alphachain Capital There is no replacement to being on a live trading floor daily amongst seasoned traders who will guide you on your path to becoming a prop trader.

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You have a guaranteed dedicated two screen trading terminal throughout the training on our state of the art trading floor with access to squawk announcements, market reports and daily trader insights Be able to shadow a trader and have mentors sit at your trading desk for round-the-clock guidance with 1-2-1 and group trade reviews

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Non-Funded Trader Training Option Cryptocurrency Trading Camp:

£1850 + VAT

Are you looking to learn a new skill and supplement your income or want to add a CPD Certified trading experience to your CV. We have limited spaces available on a rolling basis for this unique opportunity. You will develop in-depth knowledge and practical experience in a reputable proprietary trading firm.

Post Training a. In-house Trader Upon completion of Stage 1 Trader Training, traders are able to continue their prop trading on our new trading floor. Desk fees apply which are subsidized for the initial three months at £250 + VAT per month (3 months) for our in-house traders to continue their progression amongst seasoned traders. This fee covers the hire of your seat on the trading floor, access to our trading floor infrastructure and the on-going mentoring and trader development.

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State of the art trading floor with allocated two screen trading terminal Bloomberg and breaking news squawk service Access to experienced traders Trade mentors on hand throughout the trading day Solidify your knowledge by taking part in floor trading drills and sessions

b. Remote Trader All remote traders receive on-going mentoring as long as you are trading with our capital. Remote traders will be charged a £200 + VAT monthly fee to cover the on-going mentoring and trader development, involving two sessions each month with your mentor covering your traders. Our unique communications platform releases breaking news, share trade ideas and discussions in our online trading room and direct message access to traders and mentors.

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Career Progression Not only will you be able to receive a guaranteed funded account in your assessment, we have provided a career path that will enable our junior traders to climb the capital allocation funding levels with the potential of becoming a senior trader. You will be able to progress within Alphachain for roles such as Trade Mentor upon developing a solid track record and achieving a consistent return, where we can provide you with internal training to become a knowledgeable mentor.

Testimonials Please see our testimonials on YouTube from those that have recently completed trader training at Alphachain Capital here.

Trader Development Stages Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Week 1-4

Week 5-12

On-going Progression

Trader Training

Junior Prop Trader

Alphachain Prop Trader

Learn Theoretical Concepts Practical Trading Application Develop own trading strategy Learn Alphachain Strategies Back Test and develop Trade Plan Observe and Emulate Prop Traders CPD Certification

Guaranteed Real TradingAccount Risk Managed Target of 15% Keep 50% of Profits On-going Development by Trade Mentors Institutional Documents for Trade Reviews Access to Online Trading Room Weekly webinar and market reports

Must meet 15% in assessment and receive capital increases at scheduled profit targets

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Stage 1 The Trader training is completed via an allocated trading terminal on our trading floor and/or our virtual learning portal remotely. You will cover the following topics; Cryptocurrency market and the tradable assets, technical analysis covering both primary and secondary indicators, money management with trading risk management and develop a good understanding on how to minimise psychological biases impacting your trades. You will be guided and mentored by traders with allocated slots to observe a trader. There will be regular trading competitions to test your application of theory and group tasks to partake through presentations and whiteboard work. Our trading team will provide weekly market analysis webinars, market reports and 1-2-1 trader consultations. Stay in the loop of market moves with our communications platform and online trading room.

Stage 2 You will be assessed on a live trading account which will allow us to gauge how you perform with real emotions involved and market price fluctuations impacting your trades. A trade mentor will be by your side for support with on-going development and reviews of your documentation.

Professional Trading Account Platform Binance Futures *Risk management rules apply

Leverage 3:1

Max Draw Down 10%

Initial Target 15%*

Stage 3 Become a top performing trader and increase your capital with consistency, good risk management and profitable trading alongside the Alphachain team.

You will continue to have on-going support from your mentor with weekly webinars and monthly reviews. You will have access to breaking news, market reports and our online trading room.

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Stage 1 Overview Day 1 •

Training Induction & Overview

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Learning portal setup & guidance

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Communications & online trading room instructions

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Platform Setup & Walkthrough

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How to place a trade and exit a position with the correct risk management

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Access to Introduction to Trading and Learn to Trade Application of theoretical concepts Test application of technical tools

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Selection of technical tools to develop strategy in order of importance End of Week Intraday Competition

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Access to Intensive strategy training Learn and apply Alphachain strategies Form your own trading strategies using the technical tools learnt in the prior week and STEM End of Week Intraday Comp

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Selection of trading strategies based on personal trading style Manual back test trading strategy on historical data Tweak strategy based on the back test Integrate strategy within a reviewed trade plan

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End of Month

Competition week; trading under pressure to meet performance objectives and targets against peers

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Trade your plan and strategy by trading on live market prices

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Implement institutional documents for on-going feedback

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Overall Performance Review and Feedback based on: •

Ability shown over the four week period

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Average of the three modules on the learning portal

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Performance based on week four competition

CPD Certification Achieved

Contract for live account

Mentoring: On-going guidance & development reviews throughout Stage 1 Training Mode of Study: 1. Full Time In-House 2. Blended Two Weeks In-House 3. Remote Fully Online 7 www.alphachaincapital.co.uk

Stage 1 Objectives Week 1 Week One Objective: To achieve an understanding of the cryptocurrency markets you will be learning the theory with Introduction to trading and market terminology through our learning portal while applying these concepts within a demo trading platform.

By the end of week one, you will have: obtained an understanding of the main cryptocurrency assets and a good foundation in technical analysis. You will know how to independently apply technical tools to form trade ideas and apply good risk management while selecting technical tools to use going forward.

Week 2 Week Two Objective: Development and application of strategies, you will learn the how to execute our strategies. Your trading will become more structured and tailored to how you see the markets by learning and testing our strategies and select indicators to form your own strategies.

By the end of week two, you will have: familiarity with all trading techniques applied with selected strategies to focus on based on your trading style. Be able to understand fundamentals and how macro data releases impact market prices.

Week 3 Week Three Objective: Ability to implement the full trade process and develop a higher level of understanding for the selected strategies by carrying out back tests while forward testing. Address any shortfalls of your knowledge and strategies with your mentor.

By the end of week three, you will have: Reviewed how your selected strategy works in different market conditions and have statistical evidence based on historical data of success rate and probability. Created a trade plan which includes your strategies and personal goals.

Week 4 Week Three Objective: Development of consistent and profitable trading approach. Increase your understanding of asset class inter-dependencies and market correlations. Work to proactively address mistakes highlighted by your mentor. Be guided to achieve a positive week within the competition.

By the end of week three, you will have: familiarity with managing trades with correct position sizing and exposure. The ability to incorporate trade and risk management techniques while utilising full size positions to allow maximum exposure to be allocated.

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Stage 2 Objective Objective: To develop a consistent and profitable approach to trading on a live account, whilst adhering to the defined risk limits. Build into risk and maximise your exposure across defined tradable assets. Regular mentor sessions will keep you focused to maintain high standards while providing guidance on areas of development from reviewed documentations of trade journals, blotter and statistics.

By the end of reaching target, you will have: achieved a high level of cryptocurrency, market behavior and technical analysis knowledge. Build an ability to handle the psychological challenges of decision making whilst under pressure. You have managed risk effectively to achieve a consistent trading performance.

Learn while you Earn Psychology Guiding new live traders to handle psychological effects of live market trading.

Risk Management Guidance on effective trading under pressure and applying good risk management while achieving maximum exposure.

Mentoring Identify trader’s knowledge gaps and weaknesses with 1 to 1 sessions and access to weekly webinars to plan for the week ahead.

P/L Target Guidance on managing your P/L and meeting each capital level targets.

Stage 3 Objective Objective: Now that you have built consistency and confidence trading a funded account, your aim is capital growth by achieving each capital stage targets.

This will require you to maintain top performance on large account sizes. You will need to quickly get used to trading large monetary values. There will be psychological biases impacting your trading and a trade mentor will be there to help define non-monetary goals and areas of development to break through plateaus.

You will have: Candidates are now able to operate as a fully-fledged proprietary trader. You have the ability to fully manage your own trading desk and book.

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Mentorship at Alphachain Capital Our recognised Mentoring and Trader Development process is provided by Market Expert Traders throughout each stage of the trader development process, here are the highlights: How We Mentor •

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Why We Mentor

Answer questions to help develop your understanding of situations

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Provide information and knowledge through various channels

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Receive advice on how to proceed with development

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Provide support and encouragement Offer different perspective views

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Faster rate of learning in addition to our other methods

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• Better understanding of theory to real world scenarios Ability to tailor information based on individuals trading style Based on feedback system which embeds learning

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Increases your selfconfidence and motivation Create a clear sense of personal direction A variety of knowledge and experience to tap into A sounding board to discuss ideas and approaches before action is taken

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Mentor Sessions

Increased recognition from peers and satisfaction from developing others

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Review experience

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Identify objectives

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Provide feedback

In mentoring you solidify your knowledge and become a market expert

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Identify strengths

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Identify areas of development

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Explore options

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Coaching on specific areas

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Set targets for future actions

A team of trainee, prop and senior traders will make more informed decisions by reflecting and listening to opinions

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