Jun 29, 2026
I Made $4 Million Trading Forex. Why I Quit?
In episode 566 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Versus Trade founder Vitalii Bulynin, who made $4 million trading forex. He talks about what changed after years in the Forex market and the mistakes traders still make today. If you've ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes at a brokerage—and why that matters for your money—this episode breaks it down.
The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.
Topics Covered In This Episode
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:44 Who is Vitalii Bulynin?
- 01:33 How he started trading 20 years ago
- 03:10 Building capital, scaling from thousands to millions of dollars
- 04:52 The turning point after four years of success
- 07:10 Stepping away from trading and joining a brokerage firm
- 08:13 Brokerage compared to trading
- 09:42 What differentiates brokers on the backend
- 12:30 The core warning about broker bankruptcies
- 14:45 How they can offer more unique trading instruments
- 16:48 Do brokers push clients to trade more?
- 19:09 Vitalii's final advice to traders
- 20:44 Where to find Vitalii and Versus Trade
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