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Forex Trading Contests

Alpari's trading contests

The Jackpot contest

"Jackpot" is split up into four different time periods and runs during an entire year. The average duration of the 1st cycle is 11 weeks.

Customers with a classic.mt4 account may participate. The minimum deposit required to participate in the "Jackpot" game is 700€ or $1,000 USD.

It comes as no surprise that "Jackpot" is very popular among professionals, as the main winner gets to manage $50,000 USD! In addition to this, the top 10 traders of each quarter get to share $17,200 USD, which means that the total yearly "Jackpot" prize pool is more than $118,000 USD!

The Crazy Pips contest

"Crazy Pips", like "Jackpot", is divided into four periods of time and runs throughout the year. The average duration of the 1st cycle is 11 weeks.

Customers with a micro.mt4 account can participate. The minimum deposit to participate in "Crazy Pips" is $100 USD or 70€.

"Crazy Pips" is one of the most popular contests. During the year, the number of participants can climb to 2,000. During each quarter $10,650 USD is awarded, and the total amount up for grabs each year is $54,000 USD!

The Virtual Reality contest

"Virtual Reality" is a contest for demo accounts, but the money you can win is quite real!

During each round, $6,150 USD is allocated between the 10 best traders. Each year, a total of $36,000 USD is awarded to winning traders!

"Virtual Reality" is based on factors such as the percentage of profits, the Maximum Drawdown percentage, and overall profits, which all play an important role for experienced investors.

The initial deposit on a contest account is $100,000 USD and the leverage allowed is 1:10. The average duration of the 1st cycle is 11 weeks.

The Formula FX contest

Unlike the other contests, the "Formula FX" contest only lasts 1 week. The main difference is that winners are determined by one single factor: the profit percentage.

"Formula FX" is a trading competition for micro.mt4 accounts. The minimum deposit is $30 USD or 20€. The Formula FX contest takes place every 15 days.

Each week, $1,600 USD is awarded, split up between the Top 10 traders!

The Gold Rush contest

"Gold Rush" is a gold trading contest for holders of a classic.gold.mt4 account. Each round of the contest lasts 4 weeks. The minimum deposit is 0.1 troy.oz.

The 5 top traders will receive prizes in cash or in gold bullion:
 * 1st place: gold bullion or $500 USD;
 * 2nd place 20% of the profits made during the cycle;
 * 3rd place 15% of the profits made during the cycle;
 * 4th place 10% of the profits made during the cycle;
 * 5th place 5% of the profits made during the cycle.

In addition to this, Alpari will nominate 2 laureates:
 * The"Gold Mine Master" will receive 5% of the dollar equivalent of the margin level index;
 * The "Gold Miner" will receive $150 USD.

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eToro's forex trading championships

Each week eToro holds a demo account contest with great cash prizes!

Traders with the highest weekly profits become winners!
You too can be a winner—simply go ahead and trade!

Accumulate as much money as you can and WIN. The higher your profit, the higher your cash prize.

Sounds too good to be true? It isn't!

Use eToro's Trading platform and your trading skills to accumulate as much money as possible and become eToro's champion.

eToro's Fun Trading challenges are open to anyone who holds an eToro's account. Sign up here.

Challenge Duration:

  • Best trader gets $300!
  • 2nd place gets $200!
  • 3rd place gets $150!
  • 4th - 30th place get $100 each!

Fun Trading Challenge Rules:

  • Traders' Profits determine their ranking
  • New users will be given $2,000 of demo money
  • Demo traders are eligible to get the practice trading challenge bonus, only if prior to the winning, they did not hold a funded real account
  • New traders that have won prizes are required to open real money accounts with eToro.
  • Challenge prizes will be deposited to traders' accounts upon funding their account.
  • eToro reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the challenge.
  • eToro's Practice Trading challenge is subjected to terms and conditions.
  • Customers from the U.S. are not eligible to participate in the trading challenge.

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Dukascopy's monthly contest

Each month, Dukascopy features a trading contest.

Each month's contest winner will receive a personal invitation to come meet the company in Geneva and to receive a prize equal to 15,000 CHF and a luxurious "Quinting & Dukascopy" watch.

This contest is held throughout each consecutive month of the year. A new winner is announced at the end of each month.

All real trading accounts automatically participate in this contest as long as they've executed at least 10 trades during the month.

Moreover, the winning trader must comply with transparency requirements and must be willing to share his or her personal experience in an interview that will air on Dukascopy's Forex TV.

-> Dukascopy

Umoo - Virtual stock market trading contest

Umoo

Umoo is a virtual stock market trading game. It allows you to place virtual market orders with minimal risk, while getting the opportunity to make genuine profits! The Umoo contest uses real-time market data.

You can play for free when you're in fun mode.

As a new member of Umoo, you get a totally free $5 bonus to try the game out in real-money mode! No deposit required.

-> Umoo