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Contest rules

These rules govern every TradeWars weekly contest. By entering a contest, you accept them in full — read them before you trade.

Last updated: 3 July 2026

1. Eligibility

  • You must be 18 years or older at the time of entry.
  • One participant = one account. Each person may enter with a single Axi demo account. Multi-accounting — entering with more than one account, or entering an account on someone else's behalf — is forbidden.
  • Residents of jurisdictions where contests of this kind are unlawful are excluded from participation.
  • Employees, contractors and affiliates of TradeWars may participate for practice but are excluded from prizes.

2. Entry

  • Entry is free. No deposit is required and no real money is ever at risk — all trading takes place on a demo account.
  • To enter, create an Axi account via the TradeWars partner link: axi.com/int/live-account?promocode=817793, then open a demo account.
  • Link your demo account to TradeWars using the read-only investor password before the contest starts. This gives TradeWars view-only access to results — we can never place, modify or close trades on your account.
  • Entries linked after Monday 00:00 UTC are not part of the running contest; they count for the next weekly contest.

3. Contest window & starting balance

  • Each contest runs from Monday 00:00 UTC to Sunday 23:59 UTC.
  • Every participant starts each contest with the same demo balance, so results are directly comparable.
  • Positions still open at the Sunday 23:59 UTC deadline are marked at their equity value at that moment — you do not need to flatten your book, but open profit and loss counts as-is.

4. Ranking

  1. Participants are ranked by net return % on account equity over the contest window.
  2. Ties are broken in the following order:
    1. lower maximum drawdown during the week;
    2. fewer total trades;
    3. earlier registration to the contest.

5. Fair play

The contest rewards genuine trading skill. The following are prohibited:

  • sharing an account with, or trading on behalf of, another person;
  • copy-trading between participants, in either direction;
  • exploiting demo-pricing glitches — including off-market fills, price errors, or any quote that does not reflect the real market;
  • any coordinated behavior between accounts, such as hedging opposite positions across entries to guarantee one winner.

Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated strategies are allowed, provided they do not exploit demo-specific behavior that would not exist on a live account. Whether a given strategy crosses that line is determined by TradeWars, whose call is final.

6. Disqualification

  • TradeWars may disqualify any entry that breaches these rules, at any point during or after a contest.
  • Disqualified entries forfeit their ranking and any prizes for the affected contest. Rankings below the disqualified entry move up accordingly.
  • Repeated or serious abuse results in a permanent ban from all TradeWars contests.

7. Prizes

  • Weekly: the top 3 traders of each weekly contest each receive a €5,000 funded prop account at Crypto Fund Trader (CFT).
  • Monthly: the best trader of the month receives a €25,000 CFT funded account, determined by the monthly scoring rules as published on this page at contest start.
  • Funded accounts are issued by Crypto Fund Trader and are governed by CFT's own terms and conditions. TradeWars is not affiliated with CFT and does not operate the funded accounts.
  • Winners must complete the prize claim — identity verification and signature of the profit-share agreement — within 14 days of being notified. If a winner does not complete the claim in time, the prize passes to the next ranked trader.

8. Profit-share agreement

  • Before receiving a funded account, each winner signs a profit-share agreement with TradeWars.
  • Under that agreement, the trader keeps 75% of net payouts from the funded account; 25% goes to TradeWars.
  • The full mechanics — payout timing, reporting, and what counts as a net payout — are set out in the agreement itself, provided at claim time.

9. Changes & disputes

  • TradeWars may update these rules between contests, never mid-contest. The version published on this page at the start of a contest is the version that applies to it.
  • Specific parameters that may evolve — such as anti-abuse thresholds and the monthly scoring formula — apply as published on this page at contest start.
  • TradeWars decisions on rankings, tie-breaks and disqualifications are final.
  • Questions or disputes: contact@trade-wars.org.

Entering a TradeWars contest constitutes acceptance of these rules and of the Terms of Service. TradeWars is an independent platform — it is not a broker and is not affiliated with Axi or Crypto Fund Trader.