proprietary trading firms are a great option for beginner traders looking to grow their trading skills
How is a beginner trader going to grow their trading skills if the kind of trading is involving money they do not own. I think the biggest challenge what we need to overcome in trading is emotions and therefore if you don't use your real money then you are not going through a full experience of trading.
and reduce their potential risk in the markets. But we have to put into consideration the risk associated with it because starting prop firm ,
There is no reduced risk. It's just more risk IMO. Reduced risk is when you trade with your own funds that you can afford to lose.