Real prop firm · no paid challengeUS stocks · Austin / New York · kershnertrading.com

Kershner Trading Group

79 / 100 · 47% verified

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Why this zone

Green because traders use 100% of the firm's money through its own broker-dealer. Criteria we could not check from public sources (47% verified) count as average, 50 of 100, so the score will change when the firm publishes more.

In short

An Austin-based prop desk trading the firm's own money, with an office in New York and a joint venture with SMB Capital. Its broker-dealer, Kershner Securities, routes traders through T3 Trading Group (audited SEC filing, 2025). A real desk with a two-year programme for new traders — office-based, not remote.

Firm details

Website: kershnertrading.com
Broker-dealer: Kershner Securities LLC · CRD 147653 · since 2008
Headquarters: Austin, Texas; office in Midtown Manhattan
What you trade: US equities (real); options and FX for top traders
Platforms: Not published
Capital: 100% firm capital
Pay: Profit share, no salary; split not published
Training: 2-year programme for new traders (with SMB)
Clearing: Goldman Sachs (Kershner Securities); traders via T3
Regulated: SEC / FINRA, no disclosures found
Experienced traders: 3-year track record, $500K verifiable trading income

Bad days to blow-up

n/a

limits not published

Capital

100%

firm's money

Profit split

n/a

not published

Programme

2 years

for new traders

Score by category

Whose money (35%)100

Firm capital, own broker-dealer, named clearing.

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

Not published.

Trading as a job (15%)100

2-year training, bigger book for top performers.

Do they pay (15%)75

Broker-dealer since 2008; no complaints found.

Price and fair rules (10%)no data · counted as 50

Trader contract not public.

Strengths

Trades the firm's own money
Two-year training with experienced traders
Audited broker-dealer filings

Watch out for

Office only: Austin or New York
Split and limits not published
High bar for experienced traders ($500K income)

Who it fits

Fits: traders ready to relocate to Austin or New York for a career on a desk.

Doesn't fit: remote or international traders.

Access: office-based in the US.

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 Kershner Trading Group?

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