List of Trading Competitions

OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

http://www.marketwatch.com/game/skyline-trading-competition-2014

Top Ranked Players as of Nov. 3, 2015, 11:02 p.m. ET

Rank Name Net Worth Today's Returns Total Returns # of Trades
1 Bobo Brown $397,364.92 576.25% $297,364.92 434

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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

http://www.cmegroup.com/education/trading_challenge/2016-trading-challenge.html

2016 Trading Challenge

CME Group’s 2016 Trading Challenge is exclusive to currently enrolled college and university students at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

This electronic trading team competition is designed to provide student teams with an educational experience consistent with that of professional trading of CME Group products. Teams trade using live data in a simulated environment. Students compete as school teams for the competition. Registered teams comprised of 3 to 5 currently enrolled students will compete for cash prizes and unique CME Group experiences.

Teams will use the CQG Integrated Client (IC) trading platform to execute trades on the CME Globex platform. CQG will provide access to technical analysis and trading software as well as training before the competition begins. The CQG help line is available 24 hours a day.

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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

http://www.worldcupchampionships.com/

Welcome to the World Cup Trading Championships®

Entries are being accepted for the 2016 World Cup Championship of Futures Trading® and the 2016 World Cup Championship of Forex Trading®. These are real-money competitions based on net returns, with a minimum of just 10 round-turn trades of any size required to qualify for coveted Bull & Bear trophies, great prizes and an opportunity to join the advisory team at WorldCupAdvisor.com. 2016 marks the 33rd consecutive year of World Cup Trading Championship events.

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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

https://www.dukascopy.com/tradercontest/?language=en

Trader Contest

Dukascopy offers the opportunity to dive into a competitive atmosphere and to participate in exciting discussions with traders.

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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

NYSE Stock Trading Competition

Creator:
Alex Lualdi
Game Link:
www.marketwatch.com/game/nyse-stock-trading-competition
Start Date:
9/21/2015
End Date:
9/19/2016
Game Tagline:

NYSE Stock Trading Competition

http://www.marketwatch.com/game/nyse-stock-trading-competition/learningcenter/rules

Portfolio Options

Starting balance for players:
$100,000.00
Commission:
$0.00
Credit Interest Rate:
0.00%
Leverage Debt Interest Rate:
0.00%
Minimum Stock Price:
$2.00
Maximum Stock Price:
$500,000.00
Trading Volume Limit:
50.00%
Short Selling:
Enabled
Margin Trading:
Enabled
Limit Orders:
Enabled
Stop Loss Trades:
Enabled
Partial Share Trading:
Enabled

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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

https://www.quantopian.com/open

Enter the contest. Write and backtest your algorithm. Then, submit it before market open on April 1, 2016
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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

http://www.cnbc.com/id/44207374

NO RISK. ALL REWARD. GRAND PRIZE: $1 MILLION

Registration for the ten-week, global fantasy stock and currency trading competition opens today
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OddTrader · Mar 15, 2016

http://virtualstockmarket.tdbank.com/public/content/rules.aspx

1. Initial Cash Balance
Participants will be given an initial cash balance of $100,000 US of fictitious funds in their account.

2. Eligible Securities
The TD Bank Virtual Stock Market Game offers a wide variety of stocks from the United States markets. In order to be considered for The TD Bank Virtual Stock Market Game. Securities must meet specific criteria including pricing, market capitalization and average daily volume. In addition, the security must also be traded on a recognized U.S. marketplace system such as NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, exchanges and recognized international exchanges. There is a $5 minimum stock price for equity trades and a $3.00 stock minimum price for purchasing equities that are to be executed as a Short Trade.
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globalarbtrader · Mar 16, 2016

http://www.battlefin.com/

IMHO the evaluation periods on competitions are far too short for the result to be anything but luck except for people who trade really quickly.

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patrickrooney · Mar 16, 2016

@globalarbtrader True. A shorter time frame would be more useful if they were trading futures.