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Cleaner pricing, more symbols, better conditions, and a dedicated plan built exactly for crypto.
Here’s the quick version 👇
What’s Changing?
All crypto trading is moving into our new Crypto-Only Plans, where everything — rules, pricing, execution — is tailored for 24/7 markets.
Why the upgrade?
Because crypto behaves differently from forex and indices. You deserve programs built for the way crypto actually moves.
What You Get With the New Crypto Plans
Feature
Benefit
Better pricing
Tighter spreads designed for high-volatility assets
Low commissions
From 0.035% per side
80+ crypto symbols
Trade majors and alts
Crypto-tuned accounts
Built for 24/7 market conditions
Important Dates for Existing Traders
If you trade crypto inside a non-crypto FXIFY program today, here’s what you need to know:
Crypto will be removed from all non-crypto programs on 1 December.
To continue trading crypto, simply switch to our new Crypto Plans.
All open crypto positions will automatically close on 1 December.
To avoid system-closed trades, close your positions before this date.
Quick Reminder: Manage and exit all open crypto trades before December 1st to avoid auto-closure.
Why This Is a Win for Crypto Traders
This upgrade gives you:
Cleaner cost structures
More symbols to trade
Conditions built for round-the-clock markets
A challenge model that suits crypto volatility regardless
Everything is tuned to what crypto actually requires: speed, flexibility, and strong execution of the hour.
What Should You Do Now?
If you’re an existing crypto trader—Close your open trades before 1 December and move to a Crypto Plan if you want to continue trading.
If you’re planning to start—explore the new plans, they’re now the best way to trade crypto at FXIFY.
More Crypto. More Opportunity.
This upgrade is about setting you up with a better environment — not just more products.
Better pricing
Cleaner structure
Dedicated plans
A full list of 80+ symbols
Built for the way crypto truly trades
Whether you’re chasing breakouts, holding major moves, or scalping volatility, the new Crypto Plans give you the structure and conditions to do it properly.
Start Trading With the New Crypto Experience
Your next crypto trade should feel faster, clearer, and more aligned with the way the market behaves — and now, it will.
And almost none of us truly get it the first time we read it.
Mark Douglas’s Trading in the Zone isn’t a book you read once and move on from — it’s one of those you revisit every time you catch yourself breaking your own rules. It’s the psychology reset we didn’t know we needed.
If you’ve ever stared at a chart knowing exactly what you should do… but did the complete opposite anyway — this one’s for us.
“Anything Can Happen.”
That line — “anything can happen” — sounds cliché until you realise how hard it is to truly believe it.
Douglas hammers the idea that trading isn’t about prediction — it’s about probabilities. It’s about showing up, following your plan, and accepting that outcomes will vary even when you do everything right.
Think of it like running a casino. The house doesn’t care about one hand of blackjack — it’s focused on the next thousand.
Our edge only means something over time.
That mindset alone can take years to internalise.
Why It Hits Different for Traders Like Us
We all think we understand psychology until we start risking real money. Because that’s when theory becomes emotion. Douglas doesn’t tell us to ignore fear — he shows us how to trade with it.
He makes you realise that uncertainty isn’t a problem to solve — it’s the environment we work in.
We’ve all felt that same cycle:
Skip a setup after a loss.
Overtrade after a win.
Move a stop “just a little further” so it doesn’t hit.
It’s not the market punishing us. It’s our mindset reacting to pain, trying to avoid discomfort.
“You Don’t Need to Know What’s Going to Happen Next to Make Money.”
That’s the core shift.
Once you stop trying to predict every candle and just trade your edge — you start breathing again. You stop checking the P&L after every move. You stop needing to be right and start needing to be consistent.
That’s what Douglas calls being “in the zone.” It’s not some mystical flow state — it’s just the absence of emotional noise.
What Stuck With Me Most
A few lessons that hit me harder the second time I read it:
Discipline isn’t control. It’s accepting that we can’t control the market — only how we respond.
Confidence doesn’t come from winning. It comes from seeing enough trades play out to trust our edge.
The market doesn’t care. It’s not against us. It’s not for us. It’s just there.
That shift in thinking makes trading lighter. Losses stop feeling like personal failures. Wins stop feeling like validation. Everything just becomes data. And when that happens, we finally start to trade from a place of calm.
Why We All End Up Reading It Eventually
Every trader I know either has this book on their shelf or plans to read it “soon.” It’s almost a rite of passage.
Because after enough time in the markets, you realise your biggest opponent isn’t volatility, the Fed, or algos — it’s your own head.
Douglas doesn’t give us answers. He gives us awareness. He helps us see that trading success isn’t about finding the next perfect strategy — it’s about finding consistency in ourselves.
And yeah, he repeats himself. A lot. But maybe that’s because it takes repetition to truly change the way we think about risk.
Closing Thoughts
Trading in the Zone isn’t a quick fix. It’s more like a mirror. The deeper we read, the more we see ourselves reflected back — every hesitation, every overreaction, every moment we trade out of fear instead of logic.
It’s not a book about the market. It’s a book about us.
If you haven’t read it, you should. If you already have, read it again — because the first time, you understand the words. The second time, you understand yourself as a trader.
I recently revisited Jack Schwager’s The New Market Wizards, and while every interview had something to offer, three traders in particular stuck with me. Their approaches are completely different, but together they paint a clear picture of what it really takes to succeed in the markets.
Monroe Trout — The Power of Consistency
Monroe Trout was all about systems, statistics, and strict rules. He wasn’t trying to out-guess the market or chase headlines — he relied on probabilities and repeated his edge over and over.
What I took away from his story is that consistency is the closest thing we get to a “superpower” in trading. He wasn’t trying to hit home runs every time. Instead, he sized positions sensibly, trusted the math, and played the long game.
For prop traders, there’s a huge lesson here: it’s not about one lucky trade. It’s about stacking disciplined trades over time and letting compounding do its job.
Bill Lipschutz — Trading Is a Mental Game
Bill Lipschutz, known as the “Sultan of Currencies,” showed me how much of trading is psychological. He managed enormous FX positions — the kind most of us can’t even imagine — yet his main focus was always risk and mindset.
He admitted you can’t control the market, but you can control yourself: your size, your stops, and your reactions when things go wrong. He stayed objective when others panicked.
That’s what separates pros from amateurs. It’s not about predicting every move; it’s about staying calm, keeping perspective, and protecting capital no matter what.
Linda Bradford Raschke — Discipline and Timing
Linda Bradford Raschke is one of the traders I connected with most. She specialised in technical setups and tape reading, but what stood out was her discipline. She didn’t overcomplicate things — she trusted her charts, her rules, and executed with precision.
Her focus on timing also struck me. Sometimes, it’s not about what you trade but when you trade it. Linda’s approach reminded me that even the best setup means nothing if you’re not patient enough to wait for the right moment.
10 Lessons I Took From the Book
Discipline beats intelligence — follow your rules, not your emotions.
Risk management is everything — small losses are fine, big ones kill.
Psychology is the real battle — fear and greed ruin more traders than bad signals.
Play a game that fits you — find a style that matches your personality.
Be flexible, not rigid — markets evolve, and so should you.
Losing is part of winning — treat losses as lessons, not disasters.
Patience pays — sometimes the best trade is no trade.
Keep position sizes under control — oversizing destroys accounts.
Think long game — survival beats quick wins.
Simplicity wins — clear, simple systems last longer.
Final Thoughts
The New Market Wizards is proof that there’s no single path to success in trading. Trout, Lipschutz, and Raschke all had totally different methods — but the underlying lessons were the same: discipline, risk control, and patience – and I haven’t even mentioned the dozens of other traders that feature throughout.
For me, this book wasn’t about copying strategies. It was about understanding the mindset and habits that keep traders in the game long enough to win.
I’d really recommend reading this book — it’s a goody!
The Big Short isn’t just a movie traders love — it’s one of the best films ever made about markets, greed, and the financial mess that was 2008. It’s sharp, funny, and it somehow explains mortgage-backed securities using Margot Robbie in a bubble bath.
But while it nails a lot of the big-picture stuff, not every detail is exactly how it happened. We went back, rewatched the movie, and dug into which moments were true, which were… let’s say “Hollywood-ised,” and which landed somewhere in between.
Did Jared Vennett really have a Chinese quant guy?
The film’s claim: Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) has a poker-faced Chinese quant who never speaks, just sits there crunching numbers.
Reality: Jared Vennett isn’t even a real person — he’s based on Greg Lippmann from Deutsche Bank. And no, Lippmann didn’t have a mysterious silent sidekick. That was just a bit of movie flair. He likely did have a very talented team working alongside him, perhaps even a quant.
Did US homeowners really use fake names on mortgage applications?
The film’s claim: Baum’s team meets a tenant in Florida who’s been paying rent on time — only to find out his landlord hasn’t been paying the mortgage. The mortgage? It’s in the landlord’s dog’s name, “Harvey Humpsey.” The tenant panics: “Are we going to have to leave? Has that arsehole not been paying his mortgage? I’ve been paying my rent!”
Reality: The dog name might be a joke, but the scam wasn’t. “Liar loans” were everywhere. People faked income, jobs, assets — and banks didn’t care because they’d just sell the loan. Some landlords really did take rent money while defaulting on their mortgages, leaving tenants in the firing line. So yeah, “Harvey Humpsey” sounds silly, but in 2006, it could be possible.
Did Michael Burry really kickstart the use of swaps to short the housing market?
The film’s claim: Michael Burry spots the housing bubble early, approaches big banks, and basically invents the idea of using credit default swaps (CDS) to bet against mortgage-backed securities.
Reality: This is pretty much exactly what happened. Burry, who ran Scion Capital, saw the subprime timebomb years before everyone else. He convinced banks like Goldman Sachs to create CDS — which were insurances on mortgage defaults — so he could short the bubble. At first, they were happy to take the other side, until they realised he was right.
Was the collapse of AAA-rated mortgage bonds really that sudden?
The film’s claim: The moment the default rate on mortgages hits a certain level, the bonds start imploding almost overnight.
Reality: The speed in the movie is exaggerated for drama, but the risk was real. Burry calculated that if just 15% of mortgages defaulted, the system would buckle. In reality, cracks appeared over months as defaults piled up — but when the real crash came, it did feel like the floor had vanished overnight.
Did Wall Street bankers really not understand the products they were selling?
The film’s claim: In the famous scene where one “cash-rich” stripper claims to have 5 houses and a condo (multiple mortgages), Baum and his team realise the madness goes deeper — bankers have been packaging garbage loans into AAA-rated bonds without understanding the risk.
Reality: Sadly, this one’s on the money. Many bankers selling mortgage-backed securities didn’t fully grasp the complexity or risk. The stripper scene is an extreme example, but real interviews from that time show the same kind of “let’s loan to anyone” mentality.
Did CDOs really hide mountains of bad loans?
The film’s claim: CDOs (Collateralised Debt Obligations) are where the worst loans go to get a shiny AAA rating, ready to be sold again.
Reality: 100% accurate. Think of CDOs as Wall Street’s landfill — only instead of burying the trash, they gift-wrapped it and sold it back to investors. Those who were selling them got very rich, very quick – and helped accelerate the eventual housing bubble.
Was Mark Baum a real person?
The film’s claim: Mark Baum (Steve Carell) is a jaded hedge fund manager with a moral streak, leading the charge to bet against the bubble.
Reality: Baum is based on Steve Eisman, who really did short the housing market — but the character’s backstory, quirks, and some of his big speeches were written for the film. Eisman himself has said Baum is more “Hollywood version” than carbon copy.
Did rating agencies really just hand out AAA ratings like candy?
The film’s claim: There’s a scene where Baum’s team visits a ratings agency office, and the rep admits they hand out AAA ratings because if they don’t, the banks will take their business elsewhere.
Reality: While the movie simplifies it, the conflict of interest was very real. Rating agencies made their money from the banks whose products they rated — and if they were too strict, they’d lose clients. The exact “confession” scene didn’t happen like that, but the incentives were just as broken.
Why We’ll Always Have a Soft Spot for The Big Short…
Even with its dramatised moments, The Big Short nails a lot of the truth behind the 2008 housing crisis—sometimes scarily accurately. The fraud, the blind greed, the wilful ignorance… it was all there in real life.
In fact, the financial system was already so unhinged that Hollywood didn’t need to embellish much to make it gripping.
It’s also one of our favourite movies here at the office — our go-to if we’re in the mood for a finance blockbuster that’s equal parts entertaining and infuriating. Whether you’re a trader, an investor, or just someone who loves a good “truth is stranger than fiction” story, it’s always worth a rewatch… ideally with a fresh perspective on what’s fact and what’s film magic.
If you’ve ever looked at your trading style and thought, “This is kind of like my love life,”… well, you might be alone. But you’re not alone without us!
We compiled a few dating profiles based on trading styles and envisioned how it might be like, if you ever stumbled on them online.
From the fast-talking scalper to the commitment-averse account blower, we imagined what trading styles would look like as dating profiles.
Would you swipe right on your own trading style?
Let’s Start Swiping…
The Funded Trader – Confident, Composed, and Cashed Up
(Aka the person you’re low-key hoping swipes right on you.)
Name: Jordan Age: 28 Gender: Male Location: Anywhere with stable WiFi and low spreads Bio: Passed multiple 200k challenges. 90% payout split. Looking for someone who respects risk management and supports a disciplined lifestyle. In my free time I: Journal my trades, sip black coffee, and exit at 3R like clockwork. Red flags: Martingale, overleveraging, or thinking FOMO is a real plan.
The Crypto Degen – Loves Chaos, Hates Stop Losses
(If you match, just hold on tight — and maybe set alerts.)
Name: Blaze Age: 23 Gender: Male Location: Somewhere between Discord and Dubai Bio: ETH, BTC, DOGE, SOL — if it pumps, I’m in. Not here for a long time, just here for the 100x. No, I don’t use stop losses. Likes: Memecoins, NFTs, and telling people to “just ape it.” Red flags: Multiple burner accounts and still holding Luna “just in case.”
The Swing Trader – Big Patience, Bigger Pip Targets
(Probably has a vision board and a killer win rate.)
Name: Danielle Age: 31 Gender: Female Location: Trading from a beach with good WiFi Bio: I hold longer than your last relationship. Structure-focused, clean charts only, and I’ve been told I’m the ‘calm in the chaos.’ On the weekend I: Backtest, read price action books, and drink overpriced tea. Swipe right if: You love delayed gratification and don’t panic at retracements.
The Scalper – Quick Entries, Faster Exits
(They love fast moves — in markets and in life.)
Name: Rico Age: 26 Gender: Male Location: Between the 1-minute chart and his sixth espresso Bio: I’m in, I’m out, and I’m on to the next. TP hit before you finish reading this. Won’t reply when it’s NFP week. Biggest ick: Traders who say “let’s just see how it plays out.”
The Challenge Blower – Walking Red Flag
(Never gets a match because the market makers hides his algorithm.)
Name: Chad Age: 24 Gender: Male Location: Back on demo Bio: I only lose because the spreads widened. Looking for someone who’ll support me through my 10th challenge fee. Fun fact: I once turned $20 into $600… then lost it all. Red flags: All of them.
Did You Get Any Matches?
At the end of the day, we’ve all got our own style — some high-timeframe, some high-risk, some just high on caffeine.
But if your type is transparency, fast payouts, and flexible programs — you might just fall for FXIFY.
No red flags. Just capital. Swipe right and match with the right prop firm for you.
