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Trade Against a Pro

New to futures? Try Micro E-mini Equity Indices, Micro Gold, and Micro FX futures.

 

Test your skills alongside professional trader Anthony Crudele (host of the Futures Radio Show), as you learn to trade futures or hone your existing skills. Our latest educational Trading Challenge set in a simulated market environment lets you test-drive live futures trading and compete for prizes.

Register for the May 3-8 CME Group Trading Challenge focused on CME Micro contracts: Micro E-mini Equity Indices, Micro Gold, and Micro FX futures: all smaller-sized contracts designed with the active individual in mind. You'll trade in a simulated trading environment, using real market data.

To help you succeed and learn, as part of the Challenge you will receive:

  • Daily updates from Anthony Crudele on:
    • Challenge performance
    • Factors impacting his trading decisions
  • Daily reports on key concepts like:
    • How to manage trade risk
    • Entering stops
    • What to look for in new markets
    • And more...

This competition is open to residents in the United States (US), Canada (CA) excluding Quebec, United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Netherlands (NL), Switzerland (CH), Republic of Korea (KR), Taiwan (TW), and Japan (JP).

How to Register

New CME Account User

  1. Create a free CME account
  2. Verify email address
  3. Return to this challenge registration page
  4. Click on the "Enroll Today" button
  5. Enter your challenge name

Existing CME Account User

  1. Log in to your CME account
  2. Click on the "Enroll Today" button
  3. Enter your challenge name
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About Anthony Crudele

Anthony Crudele is host of Futures Radio Show, a weekly show where he shares his experience as a futures trader and provides insights into what's happening in the markets. Topics include technical analysis, fundamentals, regulation and other areas. Crudele has been a futures trader and member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange since 1996. He first started trading in the E-mini S&P 500 of March 1999 and then became one of the youngest members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to start trading in the pit.

Get Started

  1. REGISTER: (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY) Register free with the CME Institute, which is where you will access the trading simulator.
  2. PREPARE: Arm yourself with product knowledge and practice before the contest starts by completing the pre-competition tasks outlined.
  3. COMPETE: Test your skills in the trading challenge beginning Sunday, May 3 at 5:00 p.m. CT

Competition Details

  • Throughout the Competition, all trades will be completed in the Challenge Simulator
  • All traders will begin with a virtual account of $100,000, with the goal of increasing the balance as much as possible by the conclusion of the competition
  • Products available to trade in this challenge: Micro E-mini S&P, Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100, Micro E-mini Russell 2000, Micro E-mini Dow, Micro Gold, Micro EUR/USD, Micro AUD/USD
  • The top three traders with the highest account balance at the end of five days will earn cash prizes and bragging rights

Questions?

Please contact us at institute@cmegroup.com

 

Competition Dates

Starts:
Sunday, May 3 at 5:00 p.m. CT

Ends:
Friday, May 8 at 12:00 p.m. CT

Prize Details

First Place Prize: $2,500
Second Place Prize: $1,500
Third Place Prize: $850

 

 

* Trading challenge is conducted between Sunday, May 3 at 5:00pm CT - Friday, May 8 at 12:00pm CT during the CME Group Session.

* Enter by 5pm CT May 3, 2020

Enroll using the link and follow instructions. NO ACTUAL CASH WILL BE TRADED. Up to three cash prizes of up to US$2,500 available. US, UK, CA, DE, NL, JP, KR, and TW residents only. Over 18 only. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Full details and T&Cs here.