Tag: trading competition

December 07, 2016 BY admin

UNC students with 127% in gains win TD Ameritrade's college trading competition

Trading right up until the closing bell, four students from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) turned in a 127% total portfolio gain in four weeks, outperforming other participants to win the third annual thinkorswim Challenge by TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD). This year's virtual trading competition had a record number of participants:…

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November 15, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Social trading and competition provider TopTradr launches new website

Social trading site TopTradr, which runs a series of trading competitions between retail traders with an eye to helping them become professional traders, has launched a new & improved website at www.toptradr.com. TopTradr rewards investors for risk-responsible trading practices and steady equity growth, providing an opportunity for traders to become Pros. The TopTradr web app,…

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December 22, 2015 BY Mike Fox

CME Group Trading Challenge set to begin for 2016

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) is set to begin it's 2016 version of their trading challenge simulator open to university students, trading is set to commence the first of week January. CME Group's Trading Challenge is a complimentary four-week electronic trading competition where teams of undergraduate and graduate students can trade a variety of CME Group…

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April 08, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Tickmill's March 'Trader of the Month' profits $35,000 for a 198% return

This month, Tickmill Ltd, the innovative forex broker regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Seychelles, Licence No SD008 has awarded their March 'Trader of the Month' to a client who goes by the name of "Yiming." Each month Tickmill gives out a $1,000 USD prize to the Trader of the Month who shows not only good profits,…

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