Summer is around the corner — but before you go on your well-deserved break, we’re pleased to announce a new season of The Leap, our paper-trading competition, now powered by TradeStation Group. The summer edition starts on June 2, and it’s your chance to climb the leaderboard and win your share of real cash prizes.
Despite the heat, The Leap stays true to its nature. It’s a 1-month risk-free trading showdown with real cash prizes — this time, a 50,000 US dollar prize pool. But holding the champion’s title is just as worthy as the cash prize — proving you have what it takes to outtrade and outsmart thousands of competitors. The only factor that determines the winners is the profit you generate on your paper-trading account by the end of the competition.
Supported by TradeStation Group, this competition will be an arena for futures trading. Mini S&P, Full size Gold, and even Micro Bitcoin futures are just some of the contracts available for trading. With derivatives sometimes more volatile than the underlyings themselves, managing these contracts will highlight those whose strategies, planning, and understanding of markets are a step ahead.
When the winners are announced, the prizes will be distributed as follows:
- 1st place — $8,500
- 2d place — $7,000
- 3d place — $6,000
- 4th place — $5,000
- 5th place — $3,500
- Places from 6th to 25th — $500
- Places from 26th to 50th — $200
- Places from 51st to 250th — 6 more months of your current plan
This time, there are two extra nomination categories. The Most Profitable Trade prize goes to the traders who make the single highest-profit trade after commission. The Flawless Run prize highlights traders who complete the entire competition without a single unprofitable order (minus commission). There will be 10 winners in total across these two categories, with each receiving $500. Remember: you can only win one prize — you’ll take home the bigger reward.
The competition is sponsored by TradeStation Group, that through its subsidiaries offers self-clearing equities, options, futures, and futures options trading services. Founded in 1982, it aims to deliver the ultimate trading experience to retail and institutional clients that need a customizable trading ecosystem to perform their strategies. Their sponsorship brings added depth and credibility to the competition, making this summer’s Leap a major trading event.
Ready to take on The Leap? Here’s the drill.
- Log in to your paid TradingView account
- Sign up for the competition
- Start paper trading once the contest begins
The competition starts on June 2, but before you begin, make sure to check out the following helpful links.
- Learn more about The Leap in our Knowledge base
- Read our Terms and Conditions
- Learn how to paper trade so that you’re ready when the contest begins
Thanks for reading, and we look forward to seeing who the top winner is.