The5%ers Funded Trader Interview: Muhammad on Risk Management

In the latest The5%ers trader interview, Muhammad, a dedicated funded trader, opened up about his journey from facing a Forex scam to becoming a consistent, profitable trader managing a $100K High-Stakes account. His story is one of perseverance, discipline, and learning through experience — and it’s resonating with traders worldwide.

Muhammad’s first exposure to trading came in 2021 through a Ponzi scheme that left him financially and emotionally shaken. Instead of walking away, he turned the experience into motivation to learn Forex properly. “At first, I was curious if it was real or not,” he recalled. “Then I started researching and realized how huge the market was. That’s when I decided to take it seriously.”

The5%ers Funded Trader Interview: Muhammad on Risk Management

Over the next two years, Muhammad immersed himself completely — studying markets for up to 16 hours a day. He developed his own system based on price waves, probability, and risk-to-reward ratios. “Once I started backtesting and understood risk management, it finally clicked,” he said.

Today, Muhammad trades mainly as an intraday trader, a style he finds ideal for prop firm trading due to daily drawdown limits. “Swing trading works great for personal accounts,” he explained, “but for prop firms, it’s better to keep things intraday.”

When asked about his first payout with The5%ers, Muhammad described the experience as “a day-and-night difference compared to trading a personal account.”

“It felt like earning a degree,” he said. “After passing both phases, managing emotions, and finally seeing the payout hit my bank, it felt real — like I could build a living from this.”

Muhammad has since received multiple payouts totaling over $9,000 and continues to scale his account. His journey is a powerful reminder that with persistence, emotional control, and proper risk management, success in funded trading is absolutely achievable.

Key Points

• Muhammad shared his journey from a Forex scam to success.
• He turned failure into motivation and studied Forex seriously afterward.
• Over two years, he developed his own trading system successfully.
• He focuses on intraday trading because prop accounts limit drawdowns.
• His first payout felt incredible, now totaling over nine thousand dollars.

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