Frequently asked questions

Yes. There is no entry fee and no deposit requirement. You compete on an Axi demo account with virtual funds, so you never put real money at risk to participate. Free to enter, free to win.

No. The contest runs entirely on demo accounts. All you need is an Axi account created via our partner link — the demo account attached to it is what you trade during the contest week. No deposit is ever required to compete.

The investor password is a read-only credential built into MetaTrader. It lets us observe your account — equity, balance, and results — so we can verify your performance and build the rankings. It cannot place trades, close positions, or withdraw anything. Your master password stays private, and you are free to change the investor password after the contest.

Anyone aged 18 or over with an Axi account created via our partner link. TradeWars is an independent contest platform, so participation is subject to our contest rules and to Axi's own account eligibility terms.

Three steps: open your Axi account via the partner link, link your demo account to TradeWars using the read-only investor password, and start trading when the week opens. Once your account is linked, you are automatically in each weekly contest you trade in.

Every week, from Monday 00:00 UTC to Sunday 23:59 UTC. A new contest starts each Monday, so if you miss a week you can simply join the next one.

Rankings are based on your net return % on the demo account over the contest week. Everyone starts from the same starting balance, so the leaderboard reflects pure performance — not account size.

Automation and copy-trading policies are defined in the contest rules, as published on that page at contest start. Check the rules before the week begins — the version in force when the contest opens is the one that applies.

The authoritative list of eligible instruments is published on the contest rules page. In general you trade what your Axi demo account offers, but the rules page in force at contest start defines exactly what counts for the rankings.

Nothing, financially — it is virtual money. Your ranking for that week will reflect the loss, but you can come back and compete again the following Monday. That is the point of running the contest on demo accounts: real competition, zero financial risk.

Each week, the top 3 traders receive a €5,000 funded account at Crypto Fund Trader (CFT). The best trader of the month receives a €25,000 CFT funded account. A funded account is a prop firm account: you trade the firm's capital and earn real payouts from your profits, subject to CFT's own trading rules and conditions.

Winners sign a short profit-share agreement before prize delivery. You keep 75% of net payouts from the funded account; the remaining 25% goes to TradeWars, which funds the platform and the prize pool. That is how the contest stays free to enter.

The prize is a funded prop account, not a cash transfer. But the payouts you earn by trading it profitably are real, paid under CFT's payout terms — and you keep 75% of those net payouts under the profit-share agreement.

Rules on repeat wins and prize frequency are published on the contest rules page. The version published there at contest start is authoritative for that week.

TradeWars is an independent contest platform. We are not a broker, and we are not affiliated with Axi or Crypto Fund Trader — we use Axi demo accounts as the contest venue and CFT funded accounts as prizes. We never take deposits and never have trading access to your account: the investor password we ask for is read-only.

Yes — winners verify their identity and sign the profit-share agreement before the funded account is delivered. The funded account itself is then operated under CFT's rules, like any other account at that prop firm.