Proprietary trading, or prop trading, is a finance career that combines high risks with potentially high rewards. It requires market knowledge, risk appetite, and resilience under pressure. While a finance or economics degree may be the starting point, successful traders often bring strong
In 2023, the U.S. faced a banking crisis, with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and three other mid-sized banks capturing national attention. Although government interventions stabilized the initial turmoil, leading economists, including Viral V. Acharya and Raghuram Rajan, raised concerns
