Why it exists
Most trading contests are run on demo accounts, where nobody trades the way they trade with their own money. We wanted a contest on real accounts, scored by a rule anyone can check, where a small account has the same chance as a large one. That is why we rank by percentage return and read the results straight from the broker.
How it is paid for
Entry is free. Our partner brokers pay us a referral fee when someone opens a new account through our link. That fee funds the prizes, $30,000 a month in total ($15,100 of it in cash), and runs the site.
- We never take deposits. Your money goes to the broker and stays in your own account.
- Entering never costs anything, and nothing you buy changes your rank.
What we can and cannot see
- We connect with a read-only link. We can read closed trades and the balance, and nothing else.
- We cannot place, change or close a trade, and we cannot withdraw or move money.
- Your real name is private. The leaderboard shows the trader name and country you pick.
How we keep it fair
Everyone is scored by the same published rule: return on the starting balance, trades opened and closed inside the window, deposits ignored. Accounts must be new and opened through our link, one entry per person. The full process is on How scoring works and the binding terms are in the rules. Organiser actions such as excluding an entrant or changing a payout are written to an audit log.
Partner brokers
We work with 5 brokers: TMGM, Ultima Markets, PU Prime, Startrader, Kudo Trade. See our partner brokers for what each one offers.
Who runs it
ForexTradingCup is run by a small team of traders and developers.
Questions, a result that looks wrong, or a complaint: write to support@forextradingcup.com. A person reads every message.
Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of loss. Past results do not predict future results.