Real prop firm · no paid challengeUS stocks & options · New York · broker-dealer since 2010 · t3trading.com

T3 Trading Group

68 / 100 · 60% verified

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Why this zone

Green because trades go to the real market through a regulated broker-dealer and named clearing firms. T3 does not publish its risk limits or trader contract. Criteria we could not check from public sources (60% verified) count as average, 50 of 100, so the score will change when the firm publishes more.

In short

One of the largest US prop firms, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. You put in risk capital and get the firm's leverage; trades clear through Clear Street and Velocity. A real desk — but for US residents with a Series 57 licence. Procedural FINRA and Nasdaq fines in 2025.

Firm details

Website: t3trading.com
Founded: 2003 (broker-dealer since 2010)
Company: T3 Trading Group, LLC · CRD 154431
Headquarters: 88 Pine St, New York
What you trade: US stocks and options (real); futures via Marex
Platforms: Sterling Trader Pro, Lightspeed, RealTick
Entry: Risk capital deposit (from $7,500 in a 2017 review)
Fees: Sterling $250/month, data $7–165, negotiable commissions
Profit split: 50/50 to 90/10, negotiated
Clearing: Clear Street, Velocity Clearing
Regulated: SEC / FINRA broker-dealer
Access: US residents or work permit; SIE + Series 57

Bad days to blow-up

n/a

limits are individual, not published

Leverage

up to 20:1

on your risk capital

Profit split

50–90%

negotiated

Platform fee

$250/mo

Sterling Trader Pro

Score by category

Whose money (35%)87

Real market, named clearing, regulated. Split data from 2017.

Real risk (25%)no data · counted as 50

Limits are individual and not published.

Trading as a job (15%)59

Buying power grows with results; licence prep.

Do they pay (15%)75

Since 2003; no systemic complaints found.

Price and fair rules (10%)50

Platform and data fees published; deposit size not.

Strengths

Real US market through a regulated broker-dealer
Named clearing firms you can check
Buying power grows with your results

Watch out for

US residents only, Series 57 licence needed
Monthly platform and data fees
FINRA ($175K) and Nasdaq PHLX ($300K) fines in 2025 for supervision and reporting

Who it fits

Fits: experienced US stock traders with risk capital, ready to get licensed.

Doesn't fit: traders outside the US; beginners without capital.

Access: US residents or US work permit; licences sponsored by the firm.

Remember the one rule

Simulated account after you pass = you trade against the firm.

Real account with real money = your profit is its profit.

Last changes

No rule changes logged yet. We check this firm twice a week.

Ready to look at T3 Trading Group?

Read the firm’s own terms before you join: the account after you pass, the loss limits and the payout rules.