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darwinexblogJul 29, 2025 12:00:00 PM2 min read

Darwinex Proprietary Investment

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What is Darwinex Proprietary Investment?

Since 2020, Darwinex has been investing its own capital in strategies available on the Darwinex platform and since 2024, also in strategies on Darwinex Zero.

Unlike Darwinex Index (INDX), whose investment objective is outlined in this previous post, the goal of Darwinex Prop (proprietary investment) is twofold:

  1. To grow the platform’s total Assets under Management (AuM) as much as possible without incurring losses.
  2. To serve as a testing ground for automated investment strategies in DARWINs.

 

A Broader Investment Scope

Because Darwinex Prop is not as restrictive as INDX, we can invest in a wider range of DARWINs, including many that are still early in their track record.

In fact, approximately 30% of our proprietary capital is allocated to emerging DARWINs.

This results in Darwinex Prop investing in roughly twice as many DARWINs as INDX, providing broader support across the trader community.

The First Step Before INDX

As a general rule, before a DARWIN is added to INDX, we begin with proprietary investment. This allows us to:

  • Closely monitor the DARWIN’s behavior under real capital.

  • Detect potential execution issues, such as slippage when placing live orders.

This step is part of our due diligence process and helps ensure that only mature, high-quality strategies make it into INDX.

 

How to Know If we’re Investing in You

We use a dedicated account for proprietary investment under the name DarwinexLabs.

If you’re a trader, you can check whether we’re investing in your DARWIN by visiting the "Performance Fees" section of your dashboard, if DarwinexLabs is listed there, we’re already supporting your strategy.

 

A Growing Commitment

Currently, nearly €10 million in AuM is managed by DarwinexLabs.

Our goal is to increase this figure in line with the growth of our recurring revenue, reinforcing our commitment to the trader community.

 

Multiple Portfolios? That’s by Design

You might notice that DarwinexLabs is investing in your strategy from more than one portfolio.

This is intentional.

As part of our testing process, we deploy automated investment strategies using separate portfolios, allowing us to observe performance under different parameters and market conditions.

It’s all part of our mission to build better, smarter ways to allocate capital, both for our own account and, eventually, for investors through INDX.

 

Stay tuned for future updates from the Darwinex Labs team as we continue to scale our proprietary investment efforts and bring more strategies — and more traders — to the forefront.

Thanks for reading us,
Your Darwinex Team

 

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Your capital is at risk.
This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice.