Bet it all on any 7. If you win put the whole wad on YO. 7 comes 11 and you walk away with a cool grand. and who knows, maybe a job at Cargill.
But something like the WSOP where everybody buys in with real $ and say, goes for the whole calendar year and winner wins the grand prize but the other top traders finish in the cash. Now that would be nice. Any trader who can make it to the final table more than once would be quite impressive.
" If the account reaches $0 balance the contestant will be disqualified. " That is a little harsh. Isn't it enough that I lost all my virtual money, and I am being disqualified too??? The rule makes sure that one can't win the contest with a negative balance. Makes sense, I guess.... Jokes aside, if you can double your account in 15 days, you have a good chance for the top places. The last winner made 110%....... My only grievance is that why is this organized in the middle of summer? Some people are on vacation!
I don't think there is a limit on the number of trades but I'm not sure what instruments you can trade. There may be a limit on those.
You're allowed a max of 5 lots per trade in the following markets: E Mini S&P E Mini Nasdaq Euro FX Comex Gold miNY Crude. Thanks for the interest, and thank you to Runningbear and Baron for fielding questions