Trading contests award a prize pool to the best performers over a set period. Returns are not guaranteed and most entrants win nothing.
Wealthsimple
A monthly Wealthsimple sweepstakes where funding a chequing account earns draw entries for weekly cash prizes of $25,000 to $100,000 and a $1,000,000 grand prize, with realistic odds that are extremely long.
Tickmill
A monthly Tickmill skill contest that awards one live-account trader a $1,000 cash prize they can withdraw immediately.
HTX
A 10-day HTX trading contest (June 1 to June 11, 2026) splitting a 50,000 USDT prize pool between existing users on a volume leaderboard and new users who earn a flat 3 USDT reward.
BingX
A free-to-enter 2026 World Cup campaign where users join a prediction airdrop, match-outcome voting, a five-week futures trading contest, and a referral program, all drawing from a $10 million total prize pool that is split among thousands of winners.
FXOpen
FXOpen's annual ForexCup Trading Championship ranks live ECN accounts by trading performance, with a $50,000 cash prize for first place.
Phemex
A 42-day World Cup themed crypto trading competition with a headline $7,000,000 USDT prize pool, where most participants earn small non-withdrawable trading-bonus vouchers rather than cash.