An Institute Trader is an individual that has subscribed to the ITPM’s flagship Online Educational Video Series i.e. the PTM Video Series (at a minimum) and who has passed the PTM exam and then opened their Trading Account with one of the Institute’s contracted Brokers available at https://itpm.com/trading-accounts/ and deposited the required minimum of $25,000 USD. Once an individual has satisfied these conditions (at a minimum), they are considered an Institute Trader.

However, we do strongly advise that to enable better trading results over the long term that students who intend to become Institute Traders in the future complete the IPLT, PTM and POTM Video Series and / or a Mentoring Program before doing so. The PFTM Video Series can be taken at a later date to enhance returns again once the core competencies taught at ITPM are implemented successfully by the student.

When you have passed your PTM exam you will have three options; –

i) Becoming an Institute Trader.

Good resources for understanding the advantages of progressing as an Institute Trader can be found in the FAQs section Institute Trader Benefits and our Student Progression Chart 

You can become an Institute Trader from any country in the world as long as you have an internet connection and a desktop or mobile tablet / device to access the brokerage / trading platforms we use. However most of our students / traders reside in the United States and Canada, U.K. and Mainland Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, South East Asia (ex HK and Sing), Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. However, we do have multiple Institute Traders globally that reside in countries outside these locations.

You must complete the Institutes Professional Trading Masterclass (PTM) Video Series and pass your Exam in order to be eligible to become an Institute Trader. Once you purchase your PTM course, your details will be kept on our database. When you pass your Exam and complete your PTM course, you will be eligible to become an Institute Trader.   

Institute traders open their trading accounts via the brokerage companies / trading platforms that we use as a community, which you can find on the Institute website in the “Accounts” section of the website https://itpm.com/trading-accounts/

If you do not see your country listed, do not worry. We are global and it is very likely you will be able to open an account with at least one of the Brokerage companies we use at the Institute and become an Institute Trader.

You must fill in the application form in order to become an Institute Trader. This simply involves you providing us with your Name, Email Address and Phone Number to begin with. We will then check this against our database to see if you have completed the Video Series and if you have passed your Exam. If everything is in order we will contact you by email with instructions for taking the next step in your application.

If you have already taken the PTM Video Series and passed your exam you should now read the FAQ document Becoming an Institute Trader in order to fully understand the process and to begin the application process to become an Institute Trader

In addition to accessing other Institute Traders globally, all Institute Traders receive direct full track record management from the Institute and may be invited to interview with Hedge Funds with a view to Professional Trading employment in the future, if their objective is to seek employment. This is because we can view your trading account and your positions directly on a Read Only basis. We also continually record and monitor your track record in the backend.

 

ii) Become an Institute Trader and upgrade to a 3 Month Trader Mentoring Program with one of the Institutes Senior Trading Mentors.

More information on this can be found in the FAQ Section Three Month Trader Mentoring Program FAQ’s.

3 Month Trader Mentoring Programs are open to all Retail Traders globally. Mentoring Programs are held remotely. You will be in direct contact with your Senior Trading Mentor on a weekly basis via telephone, Institute chat system, Skype and / or Zoom and email. All of the Institutes Senior Trading Mentors are Professional Traders with a minimum of ten years industry experience at the highest levels of the Professional Trading world.

On your Trader Mentoring Program, we will help you put into practice what you have learnt in the PTM and POTM Video Series’. You will be given weekly tasks to complete and have weekly contact. Your Senior Trading Mentor will Mentor you over the period of your program and show you how to build a successful trading account for consistent profitability.

By the end of your program, your Senior Trading Mentor aims to get you to a point where the Institute is comfortable that you can now do everything yourself with minimal contact. We consider a successful Mentoring Program to be one in which we do not “spoon feed” you to make you money, but we give you all of the skills necessary for you to make money from trading for yourself for the rest of your life. You will be expected to complete your weekly tasks which will take between 8-12 hours per week. Mentoring Programs are designed so they can be completed whilst holding down a full-time job.

Institute Traders that partake in a Trader Mentoring Program receive full track record management, and dependent on their success over a 12-month period, will be put forward and recommended to Hedge Funds within the Institute network for interview. If this is not your objective, then you may also be eligible to receive Institute backing with real capital after you have implemented successfully during and after a Mentoring Programme for a 12-month period. If this is not your objective and you simply want to learn how to implement all of the skills and knowledge you have acquired from the PTM and POTM Video Series, then we can also help you do this.

The usual course of events to get on one of our Institute Mentoring Programs is to first complete the online PTM and POTM Video Series, pass your exam and then apply via the Institute website at the following URL;- https://itpm.com/mentoring/

We will get back to you within seven days to schedule a call. However, you can if you wish, book your Mentoring Program upfront to receive immediate 12 Month Access to the IPLT, PTM, POTM and PFTM Video Series, 12 Month Access to the included ITPM Data Subscription and begin your 3 Month Mentoring Program 4-12 weeks later. More information on this can be found in the FAQ Section Three Month Trader Mentoring Program FAQ’s. 

Please note: Mentoring Programs are restricted to only 6-10 spaces per Senior Trading Mentor per financial quarter. So, if you intend to apply for Institute Mentoring, you should apply well in advance of when you want to start. We suggest one quarter in advance to guarantee the Mentor and the financial quarter of your choice.

 

iii) Self-implementation with a Brokerage / Trading Platform outside the Institute.

Finally, you may decide after completing your PTM Video Series’ and / or additional ITPM Online Video Series programs that you would rather implement what you have learnt from the Institute outside the Institute.

This is totally fine. We do not pressure people into doing anything they do not want to do. If you complete the PTM Video Series’ or any Online Video Series programs at the ITPM and you do not want to become an Institute Trader, that’s OK. ITPM Online Video Series programs are available to anyone to buy anywhere in the World and you have no obligation to join us as an Institute Trader afterwards.  We will be happy for you to implement the knowledge yourself somewhere else and you will still be able to use your resume text when making applications for jobs within the Industry. You will still be considered Institute Alumni and will be on our database as an individual that has purchased one of or a combination of our Online Video Series programs and completed their Exam(s). This means you will be able to come back at any point in the future, apply to become an Institute Trader (if eligible) and use the resume content in your job applications. We will still give you references upon employer request.

Completing the PTM Video Series at the ITPM gives you the right but not the obligation to join ITPM as an Institute Trader. If you decide never to exercise this right it is OK. If you do decide to exercise this right you may do so at any point in the future as long as you have passed your PTM exam.

You should seriously consider becoming an Institute Trader and read about the advantages of doing so by visiting and reading the FAQ section of the Institute website called Institute Trader Benefits. 

 

The price of a 3-Month Trader Mentoring Program is delivered on a Price On Application (POA) only basis. More information on what is included in a 3 Month Trader Mentoring Program can be found in the FAQ section Three Month Trader Mentoring Program FAQs 

All participants in a 3 Month Trader Mentoring Program receive the following resources and coaching; –

• 12 Months Access to IPLT Video Series = $1,299 Value
• 12 Months Access to PTM Video Series = $3,499 Value
• 12 Months Access to PFTM Video Series = $2,999 Value
• 12 Months Access to PFTM Video Series = $2,999 Value
• 12 Months Data Access to Institute Data = $999 Value

• Total value $11,795 + 12 weeks Mentoring with chosen Institute Mentor dependent on availability.
  

• Institute Trader with Institute Trading Account Access including all Institute Trader benefits

You have two choices in applying and booking a 3-Month Trader Mentoring Program. Firstly, you can either purchase any of the ITPM Online Video Series programs before you book your program and then “upgrade” to a Mentoring Program at a later date or …, Secondly, you can apply, book and pay for your Mentoring Program all upfront and get access to all our Video and Data resources immediately as part of your Program.

i) Complete ITPM Online Video Series Program(s) first 

You can choose to complete ITPM Online Video Series programs first, pass your exam(s) and then apply for your Trader Mentoring Program via the Institute website at the following URL https://itpm.com/mentoring/  – We will first check our database to see which Online Video Series program(s) you have completed and which exams if any you have passed. We will then contact you within seven working days to schedule a telephone call. You will be told all of the details of the Trader Mentoring Program on this call and you will be expected to pay for you Mentoring Program at a discounted rate according to the ITPM upgrade formula for students that have taken ITPM Online Video Series programs previously.

ii) Apply, Book and Pay Upfront

Apply for your Mentoring Program via the Institute website; –

https://itpm.com/mentoring/

Due to the restricted capacity that each ITPM Mentor has each financial quarter this is a very popular option as students can secure their Mentoring Program start date and whilst waiting for your Mentoring Program to start, you can complete each Video Series.’ You just need to let us know in your application that you want to book your Mentoring Program in advance and to reserve your place. After paying for your Mentoring Program in advance, we will then grant you 12 Months Access to all of our Online Video Series Programs. To proceed onto the Trader Mentoring Program, we will expect you to complete the IPLT, POTM and PTM Video Series’ and pass your exams.

The advantage of choosing this approach is guaranteed less waiting time for your Mentoring Program to start and complete. This option is essentially the Institutes Premium Fast Track Option to consuming all of the Institutes Resources and jumping the queue for a Mentoring Program.   

Please Note the booking lead time for Trader Mentoring Programs is between 4-12 weeks. If you intend to proceed onto a Trader Mentoring Program you must book your program at the latest 4 weeks in advance. Your program will be scheduled as 4 weeks minimum preparation and 12 weeks One to One Mentoring trading live with real Money with an ITPM Trading Mentor.

 

The vast majority of Institute Trading Accounts are opened in the persons own name. Only in rare circumstances do we allow a situation in which Trading Accounts can be opened in a company name. The Institute will not be trading your money for you, nor will we be giving you trading advice. You don’t need it as you have taken either the PTM Video Series and passed the Exam. You will be trading with your own funds under your own name, utilizing an execution only trading account.

When you apply for your account, you will also be granting the Institute “Read Only” access to your trading account. This is so we can see all of your positions, see your risk and exposure and also to manage your track record. This is a crucial detail that differentiates the Institute from any other operation. The Institute is an educated community of Retail Traders globally and is run as a remote trading desk / operation by the Institute Management team. By opening your account in your own name and granting the Institute “Read Only” access on your account ensures intervention capability, so that if you join the Institute community and you are trading in a way that we believe could be materially negative for you or the Institute Community as a whole, we will contact you. If we cannot see what you are doing then we have no intervention capability. Also we will not be able to manage your track record.

Intervention capability is a key factor in the Institutes success rates with Institute Traders and is one of the main advantages of joining the Institute as an Institute Trader. For more information on this see the FAQ’s document entitled Institute Trader Benefits 

The Institute’s Account Opening Process works in 5 stages;-

1. PTM Video Series database cross check
2. I.D. Request
3. Electronic Application & Submission
4. Account Opening
5. Account Funding

More Details; –

i) PTM Video Series database cross check
Once you have completed your Video Series and passed your Exam, if you want to take the next step to become an Institute Trader, you must send us your Name, Email Address and Telephone number via the Institute Accounts Page https://itpm.com/trading-accounts/ – Please make sure you provide us with the international dialling code of the country in which you reside. 

The reason you send us these details is so that we can cross check our database to see if you have purchased the PTM Video Series and that you have completed the exam. Please try to be precise when you send us this information. Make sure you use the name that you registered with when purchasing the course and include the correct email address and phone number, so we can match this in the database. Not doing so may cause delays.

Your application will go to our Trading & Accounts Management team.

ii) I.D. Request
Once we have confirmed your PTM purchase and completion, we will email you and request scanned copies of your identification. This identification will be required to complete your application in stage three. However we require this prior to moving on to stage three of the application, in order to verify who you are and that you actually do have the necessary documentation in your possession. It would be a waste of time and resource if we scheduled a call with you, you applied to become an Institute Trader, then you could not provide the necessary documentation to complete the application process. We therefore require you to send us this before we commit our time and resource to your trading account application.

Typically you will need to provide scanned copies of the following documentation;-

1. Passport scanned on Photo page.
2. Utility Bill (no more than 3 months old) scanned with residential address shown.
3. Bank Statement (no more than 3 months old) scanned with residential address shown

 

iii) Electronic Application & Submission
Once you have sent us the necessary documentation for your account application, our Trading and Account Management department will contact you by email to schedule a telephone call with you. On your scheduled call you will be speaking to one of our Account Management experts who will provide you with the link to the online application process. You will be expected to have access to a computer / device that has internet access on this call. This is because you will be expected to complete the application electronically while you are on the telephone with our Account Management expert. If you go on the call without access to the internet, you will not be able to complete this stage of the process. This simply means the call will have to be re-scheduled for a time when you have access to the internet. A scheduled telephone call usually lasts 30-45 minutes. Your application will be submitted at the end of the call and you will receive electronic confirmation of your application.

iv) Account Opening
After submission of your application it will take a minimum of 72 hours (maximum one week) for your account to be opened. Your trading account at this stage will be opened with a zero balance.

v) Account Funding
You will then be required to make your initial margin deposit according to the Institutes minimum deposit rules. This will vary according to your geographical location (See Above).