FXstreet is launching the second edition of the Trader of the Year Contest after the success recorded in 2012.Â
Registration is open until September 29th. Here are more details from the official announcement:
Barcelona, August 19th, 2013 — The 7th edition of the Trader of the Year Contest – the 2nd for the year 2013 – is a competition organized by FXstreet.com where participants trade on a DEMO account and those with the highest Account Equity at the end of the contest win prizes. All individuals who are minimum 18 years old at the time of the contest start, excluding residents of the US, Iran, Syria and North Korea, are allowed to register. Contestants must a demo account with Hantec Markets through FXstreet.com website.
Registration opens on August 19th, 2013 at 21:00 GMT. The contest will start on September 30th, 2013 at 23:00 GMT and will end November 1st,  2013 at 22:00 GMT, when all open positions will be closed and all profit and loss (P&L) will be realized. All contestants will start with USD 25,000 of virtual funds in their trading accounts and will all have a leverage of 1:100. Contestants are allowed to use all of the features of Hantec’s MT4 trading platform and use any Expert Advisors (apart from unethical trading). The scores of
the top ten performers at any given point in time of The Trader of the Year Contest 2013 will be displayed on FXstreet.com and hantecfx.com throughout the lifetime of the contest.
“Due to the high demand from brokers and traders, this year we decided to organize a second edition of our Trader of the Year Demo Contestâ€, explains Carolina May, CEO of FXstreet.com.
“That represents another opportunity for traders to show their skills, share trading ideas, try new strategies and have fun. And of course, win great prizes.â€
The top ten performers will receive prizes of varying sizes, provided by the sponsor of the competition, Hantec Markets, and by the Media Partners: ForexTrading.TV, fxKnight.com, Pro Trader Strategies and DayTradeIdeas.com.
1st Prize
• $5,000 live trading account with Hantec Markets*
• 3 Month Subscription to EURUSD Daily Technical Analysis report by daytradeideas.com
2nd Prize
• $2,500 live trading account with Hantec Markets*
• 6 month subscription to ForexTrading.tv’s LIVE Technical Analysis TV Channel
3rd Prize
• $1,000 live trading account with Hantec Markets*
• 6 month subscription to ForexTrading.tv’s LIVE Technical Analysis TV Channel
4th-6th Prizes
• $500 live trading account with Hantec Markets*
• 1 Month Subscription to EURUSD Daily Technical Analysis report by daytradeideas.com
7th-10th Prizes
• $100 live trading account with Hantec Markets
• A DVD from FXstreet’s expert series
*Restrictions apply to withdraw profit from the live accounts. Check the Contest Rules
