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Mattia Guarini, markets analyst at JoinProp and founder of Easy Fundamental
Mattia Guarini · Markets Analyst

Meet the Analyst

Mattia Guarini

Founder of Easy Fundamental · Macro & Markets Analyst

Mattia is a finance graduate with a master’s in international finance and a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance, who specialised in applied financial trading in London. His experience spans fundamental and technical analysis, investments and portfolio management, financial markets research, and futures trading. He has independently invested in stocks and cryptocurrencies since 2022, building practical market analysis and portfolio management skills along the way. He is also the founder of Easy Fundamental, a financial markets newsletter focused on weekly macroeconomic and market analysis. He has completed a finance-focused project on NVIDIA and currently operates as a funded futures trader managing a five-figure account.

  • MSc International Finance
  • BSc Economics & Finance
  • Applied Trading, London
  • Funded Futures Trader
  • Founder, Easy Fundamental
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FundedSeat Shuts Down After Two Years, Citing No Access to NinjaTrader, Tradovate and MetaTrader

FundedSeat has told its traders it is shutting down, two years after three brothers from Amsterdam launched the futures prop firm and built it up to…

JoinProp Content Team · · 8 min read
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Breakout Launches Spark at $139 With One Target, One Risk Limit and a Cap of 1,500 Accounts

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Legends Trading Says It Has Paid Out $5 Million, and Cuts 50K Apprentice Activation From $99 to $5 Until October 2

Legends Trading has told affiliates it has now paid out $5 million to traders, and has attached a five day promotion to the milestone that runs…

Omer Rapaport · · 8 min read
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Goat Funded Trader Names Four Payouts Worth $16,951.42, and the Largest Is $7,760

Goat Funded Trader has published a payout round of $16,951.42 shared between four named traders, with the largest single reward at $7,760. The list matters less…

JoinProp Content Team · · 7 min read
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Lux Trading Firm Launches Instant Funding at £299 for $100K and £699 for $400K, With a 12% Target and a Mandatory Stop Loss

Lux Trading Firm has launched two instant funding accounts, a $100,000 seat priced at £299 and a $400,000 seat priced at £699, both carrying a 12%…

JoinProp Content Team · · 8 min read
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FundedNext Brings Back FNL:001 With No Daily Loss Limit, a 6% Target and a 4% Trailing Cap

FundedNext has put its FNL:001 challenge back on sale, a one step $50,000 CFDs account priced at $99.99 that carries no daily loss limit at all.…

Omer Rapaport · · 9 min read
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Hola Prime Puts Expert Advisors Behind a Paid MT5 Add-On, and Rules Out Automation on cTrader

Hola Prime has moved automated trading behind a paid add-on, and it has restricted it to a single platform. From accounts purchased on or after September…

JoinProp Content Team · · 8 min read
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Direct Funded Trader Puts 50% Off Every Account Behind DF50, and Publishes No Closing Date

Direct Funded Trader has launched a 50% discount that applies to every account it sells, unlocked with the code DF50 at checkout, and it has not…

JoinProp Content Team · · 8 min read
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Blue Guardian Futures Merges Funded Accounts Into One Live Seat From September 28, and Caps the Combined Drawdown at $15,000

Blue Guardian Futures is changing the structure of its BGF Live program from September 28, 2026, and the headline change is that eligible funded accounts will…

JoinProp Content Team · · 8 min read
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BluSky Puts a Cash Buyout Beside the Funded Seat From 1 October, and Doubles Its Standard Payout Minimum to $500

BluSky Trading has told its traders that from 1 October every evaluation will lead to a brokerage account that starts at a zero balance, that each…

Omer Rapaport · · 9 min read
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PipFarm Puts a Second Attempt Behind a 20% Add-On, and One Step Light’s Consistency Rules Move to the Funded Account

PipFarm has put a second attempt at a failed challenge on sale as a paid add-on, priced at 20% of the base challenge price and selectable…

Omer Rapaport · · 9 min read
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Instant Funding Puts 10 Points of Profit Split Behind IF90PS Until Monday, and Adds a 37.5% Code for IF Micro Pro

Instant Funding has told its mailing list that a code adding 10 points to the profit split, IF90PS, ends on Monday 28 September at 23:59 UK…

Omer Rapaport · · 9 min read