What Maverick Trading does

Maverick Trading is a privately held proprietary trading firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that recruits, qualifies, and funds independent contractor traders to trade equities, options, and futures on firm capital. Founded in 1997 and operating for over 25 years, the firm runs a five-step application and qualification funnel — simulators, online exams, a mandatory personalized trading plan, and a demo-account track-record requirement — before any firm capital is allocated. Funded traders keep 65-90% of generated profits, with allocations scaling through a five-tier system from $4,000 (Level 1) up to $150,000+ at the Elite tier, and receive payouts on the first of each month.

The firm's technology stack centers on a cloud-based trading and risk-management platform that performs real-time monitoring of every funded account against pre-approved risk parameters (position sizes, drawdown caps, exposure rules), with automated stop-outs and trade restrictions when limits are exceeded. Trade execution is routed through broker/dealer partners who provide professional-grade remote-accessible platforms without commission markups, while a separate WordPress-based membership portal at options.mavericktrading.com handles authentication and trader profiles. The firm invests heavily in educational content production, including a 204-article library across six categories, free trading videos, a YouTube channel, an in-depth trading-tool review hub, and a published book used as a top-of-funnel gateway.

Maverick Trading monetizes through three primary streams: (1) retained profit splits on trader P&L (firm keeps 10-35% of generated profits, paid monthly), (2) one-time membership fees ranging from $1,000 (Associate) to $8,000 (Partner) plus a $199 monthly platform fee that is partially credited back toward trading activity, and (3) discretionary Elite-tier capital reviews and performance bonuses. Distribution is fully digital and global: 11,276 location-tagged remote trader listings spanning 5,934 US and 5,342 international positions are served by an SEO-targeted careers portal, an in-house recruiting team, broker/dealer execution partners, and an affiliate ecosystem that includes Wall Street Bound for diversity recruiting, Traders Accounting, Trader Recruiting, and Chips for Charity, with earned-media coverage in CNBC, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Fox Business, and U.S. News.

Name

Maverick Trading

Legal name

Maverick Trading, LLC

Website

https://mavericktrading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Maverick Trading is a private proprietary trading firm that recruits and funds independent contractor traders worldwide with firm capital to trade equities, options, and futures, retaining 10-35% of trader profits across a tiered capital-allocation system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Trader Profit Split: Primary revenue stream: Maverick Trading retains a percentage of the profits generated by traders using firm capital. Trader split ranges from 60% to 90% (advertised up to 90%) depending on membership level, capital tier, and tenure; the firm therefore retains 10%–40% of trader profits, paid out monthly on the 1st of the following month.
2. Membership & Qualification Fees: One-time membership fees for qualification program entry ($1,000 Associate, $4,000 Professional, $8,000 Partner) plus performance bonds ($1,000–$2,000) and a $199 monthly platform fee (partially credited back toward trading activity).
3. Elite Tier / Performance Bonus Economics: Elite traders receive customized capital allocations and performance-based bonuses beyond standard profit splits; firm retains incremental economics on higher capital tiers and discretionary Elite reviews.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Maverick Trading is a proprietary trading firm that recruits, qualifies, and funds independent contractor traders with firm capital to trade equities, options, and futures. Traders complete an in-house online qualification program (simulators, exams, personalized trading plan, demo track record) and, upon approval, gain access to real firm capital across a five-tier advancement system ranging from $4,000 (Level 1) to $150,000+ (Elite), retaining 65%–90% of the profits they generate.

Product overview

Maverick Trading operates as a single unified proprietary trading platform rather than a modular product suite, with the Funded Trader Program at its core. Qualified independent contractor traders gain access to firm capital through the Capital Sharing model, progressing from Level 1 ($4,000-$20,000) up to Elite ($150,000+) tiers with 65-90% profit splits. Before funding, traders must complete the Qualification Program (simulators, exams, trading plan, demo track record) and the five-step Trader Application Process. Ongoing professional development is supported through Free Trading Videos, the Trading Articles Library (204 articles across six categories), and Trading Tool Reviews. The firm's educational book 'Maverick Trading: Professional Techniques to Create Generational Wealth' serves as the public entry point, while Maverick Media curates press coverage and the Remote Trader Jobs Marketplace lists 11,276 funded positions globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funded Trader Program The firm's flagship offering that recruits, qualifies, and funds independent contractor traders with firm capital to trade equities, options, and futures. Traders keep 65-90% of profits, trade remotely, and scale capital based on performance.
• Capital Sharing Structured capital allocation model offering real firm capital across tiered membership levels (Associate, Professional, Partner) and advancement tiers (Level 1 through Elite, $4,000-$150,000+) with defined profit splits and risk parameters.
• Qualification Program In-house qualification curriculum comprising simulators, online exams, detailed trading plan development, and a demo account track-record requirement that traders must complete before receiving firm capital allocation.
• Maverick Media Press and awards showcase featuring 20+ years of coverage by leading financial media outlets and press contact information.
• Maverick Currencies

Quantifiable outcome

• Traders retain 65%–90% of generated profits (up to 90% at Partner / Elite tier)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Wall Street BoundflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2020Strategic partnership to expand access to professional trading careers for underrepresented communities and bring diverse talent into proprietary trading. Jointly announced via PR Newswire as 'Wall Street Bound Secures Strategic Partner for Diverse Trader Training Program.' Featured on CNBC's 'Investing in Diversity' video segment and Forbes' coverage on why diversity matters in finance. Wall Street Bound is also displayed in Maverick Trading's 'Affiliated With' logo block on the homepage.
• Broker/Dealer Execution PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPer the Basic FAQ, Maverick Trading has partnered with the best broker/dealers in the industry to secure the best platforms, fastest trade executions, and superior pricing (commissions). Maverick does not mark up commissions and has no volume requirements, since the firm benefits from trader profits rather than execution costs.
• Traders AccountingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in the 'Affiliated With' logo block on the Maverick Trading homepage, indicating a brand-affiliated referral/service relationship for the trader community (accounting services for independent contractor traders).
• Trader RecruitingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in the 'Affiliated With' logo block on the Maverick Trading homepage, indicating an affiliated recruiting/referral relationship supporting trader acquisition.
• Chips for CharityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in the 'Affiliated With' logo block on the Maverick Trading homepage, indicating a charitable/community-affiliated partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bright Trading: Bright Trading is a proprietary trading firm offering funded trader programs, remote access, and profit-share arrangements for equity/options traders; comparable to Maverick on business model and target trader.
• FundedNext: FundedNext is a rapidly growing prop trading firm that evaluates and funds retail traders on equities, FX, and futures; comparable to Maverick in customer segment, funding structure, and remote-trader business model.
• SMB Capital: SMB Capital is a long-running proprietary trading firm that trains and funds individual equity and options traders in a remote-friendly model with profit splits; a direct peer in prop trading education and capital allocation.
• Topstep: Topstep is a direct competitor funding individual futures and equities traders with firm capital via a structured evaluation/qualification model, very similar in business model and customer base to Maverick Trading.
• FTMO: FTMO is one of the largest global prop trading firms running a challenge-based qualification model for retail traders funded on firm capital; competes directly with Maverick for aspiring funded traders worldwide.
• The5ers: The5ers funds retail traders with firm capital via a scaled evaluation program, offering profit splits on funded accounts; directly comparable to Maverick's Capital Sharing model in offering real capital and profit splits to individual traders.

Emerging players

• E8 Funding: E8 Funding is a smaller, rapidly emerging prop trading firm targeting the same aspiring funded trader segment with evaluation-based funding; comparable customer overlap but smaller scale than Maverick.
• Funded Trading Plus: Funded Trading Plus runs a single-step evaluation and funded account program for retail forex and futures traders; overlaps with Maverick on target customer and remote-funded model but with a different qualification structure.

Broad incumbents

• Interactive Brokers: Interactive Brokers is a broad incumbent retail/professional broker that Maverick partners with for execution; a potential competitor in retail trader services but operates at much larger scale across all trader segments.
• Tastytrade: Tastytrade is a retail options trading media and brokerage platform focused on trader education; broadly serves the same aspiring retail trader audience as Maverick's content funnel but does not offer firm-capital funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@mavericktrading
• Xx.com/mavproptrading
• Facebookfacebook.com/mavericktrading
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maverick-trading

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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