Source: DF Markets – Trading Masters Contest
Starts: 2nd of July 2012
Competition period: monthly
Duration: 1 month
To participate: register free demo account via contest page
Prizes:
- 1st – €300
- 2nd – €200
- 3rd – €100
Withdrawal conditions:
- Contest prize is not available for withdraw and can be used for one month only.
- Profit trading from contest prize can be withdrawn, no restriction.
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Terms and Conditions
To participate in the Trading Masters Contest, a participant should tick the checkbox “I would like to participate in the Trading Masters Contest.” when registering for a DFTrader/DF WebTrader/DFMobile free demo account. These Terms and Conditions apply to the Trading Masters Contest and the participant confirms acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by registering for a DFTrader/DF WebTrader/DFMobile free demo account.
I. Prizes
1. Each month the top three contestants who have achieved the highest demo account balance will receive a trading credit as follows:
- 1st place: 300 EUR trading credit
- 2nd place: 200 EUR trading credit
- 3rd place: 100 EUR trading credit
2. The prizes will be given in the form of funded DFTrader/DF WebTrader/DFMobile Live accounts (either existing accounts or new accounts) to be established in accordance with the DF Markets Terms and Conditions of Business for Trading in Financial Instruments. The prize money can be used as a margin for trading and is not subject to withdrawal.
3. The funds will remain in the account for a period of one month and can be used as a margin for trading. Once the one-month period ends, DF Markets will withdraw the funds from the client’s account (Winners can withdraw all profits made within the one-month period but not the prize itself).
II. Traded Financial Instruments
1. Participants in the Trading Masters Contest (The Contest) will be able to trade all of the financial instruments available in the DFTrader/DF WebTrader/DFMobile platforms.
2. DF Markets reserves the right to add or remove financial instruments at any time of the Contest period without prior notice.
3. DF Markets will not pay dividends in the contestants’ demo accounts; neither will it reflect stock splits, mergers, de-mergers, or other events related to capital raise or reduction of certain companies whose shares are the underlying asset of the traded CFDs.
III. Contest Period
1. The Trading Masters Contest will be held each month, and the prize amounts received will be available for trading for a period of one month.
2. The Contest starts at 22:01 h UK Time on the last day of each calendar month (other than Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England). All demo registrations made prior to this time will not be eligible to compete in the Contest. Holders of demo accounts who upon registration have chosen not to participate in the Contest, but decide to participate at a later date, should register for a new demo account. Please note that if you are a participant in the Contest and you reset your demo account, you will be automatically disqualified from participation.
3. Each subsequent monthly edition of the Contest starts at 22:01 h UK Time on the last day of each calendar month (other than Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England), when banks in London are open for business.
4. The Contest ends on the last day of each calendar month, at 22:00 h UK Time. The exact Contest closing time may be subject to change; in which case the Contest closing time is considered to be the time on DF Markets’ servers.
IV. Terms and Conditions of Participation in the Contest
1. All participants must be 18 years of age and over.
2. All participants need to register for a Free Demo Trading Account. Each participant must enter their real name, telephone number, and a valid email address. Verification of these identification details (in accordance with the DF Markets Terms and Conditions of Business for Trading in Financial Instruments) will be required before the trading credit is applied to the winners’ accounts.
3. By ticking the checkbox “I would like to participate in the Trading Masters Contest.”, the participant consents to their personal data being processed by DF Markets in accordance with the DF Markets Privacy Policy. DF Markets will collect and process participants’ personal data for the purpose of monitoring results and awarding prizes within the framework of the Contest, and as otherwise indicated and agreed. Only authorised DF Markets representatives will have access to participants’ personal data. Participants’ personal data will not be provided to third parties, except as provided by applicable laws.
4. The DFTrader User Manual provides detailed information on the features of the DFTrader desktop trading platform as well as the process of placing orders. Trading conditions for all instruments are available on www.dfmarkets.co.uk.
5. Each participant starts trading with 10,000 virtual EUR as an initial margin deposit. Please note that if the initial deposit amount is changed when signing up for the contest, the participant will be disqualified.
6. If a participant wishes to take part in the next month’s Contest, they should restart their demo account before registering.
7. Daily and final rankings of the Trading Masters Contest are published on DF Markets’ website. All participants will be listed in those rankings with their usernames chosen during their registrations for the Contest.
8. Each participant can only register for one demo account for participation in the Contest. Participants must act on their own behalf and not on behalf of any other person.
9. Real name and email address details must be used when registering for the Contest. DF Markets reserves its right to disqualify participants who have failed to adhere to this requirement. Verification of winners’ identification details (in accordance with the DF Markets Terms and Conditions of Business for Trading in Financial Instruments) will be required before prizes are applied to the winner’s account.
10. By registering for participation in the Contest, the participant accepts these Terms and Conditions.
11. DF Markets employees and members of their immediate families are not allowed to take part in the Contest.
V. Award Announcement
1. The top three winners in the Trading Masters Contest ranked by their account balance on the last day of each calendar month at 22.00 UK Time, win prizes as follows:
- 1st place: 300 EUR trading credit
- 2nd place: 200 EUR trading credit
- 3rd place: 100 EUR trading credit
2. The top three winners’ usernames and results will be published on DF Markets’ website.
3. DF Markets will send an invitation to obtain their prizes to the top three winners in the Contest. The invitations will be sent via email to the email addresses provided during the registration. Invitations will be deemed received unless DF Markets receives an error delivery message.
4. The top three participants in the Contest should within a period of 15 working days from the invitation issue date open a DFTrader/DF WebTrader/DFMobile Live account for the trading credit to be transferred into.
5. If any of the top three participants has claimed a trading credit in a previous Contest month, their place will be taken by the next positioned participant in the final ranking.
6. DF Markets, in its absolute discretion, reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to a participant, without liability if:
- there is reasonable doubt or there is reason to consider that the trading turnover that has been realized by the winner is achieved through execution of fictitious trades or other deceitful means which have given him/her the priority in the final ranking or there has been otherwise evidence of improper manipulation;
- the personal information as verified does not match the provided information during the demo registration;
- the participant has not registered with their true email address;
- there is reasonable doubt that the account of the client is managed by, or on behalf of, a third party.
7. If a participant is disqualified from the Contest for any reason, DF Markets will award the prize to the next positioned participant in the final ranking.
VI. Additional Conditions
1. Any dispute under these terms and conditions will be resolved by DF Markets, acting fairly, and reasonably practicable, to all parties concerned.
2. All decisions and actions taken by DF Markets regarding the competition will be final and binding on the participants and without liability.
3. DF Markets reserves the right to alter, amend, or terminate the Contest and its Terms and Conditions, or any aspect of them, at any time, and without prior notice. All participants will be notified of any such changes by posting of the modified Terms and Conditions on our website. DF Markets recommends that all participants should regularly visit these Terms and Conditions.
4. The system will cancel all orders placed from Friday, 21:00 UK Time, until Sunday, 22:00 UK Time, and during the official holidays as well as when the markets of the traded instruments are closed.
5. These Terms and Conditions and the contract constituted by them and any dispute or claim arising out of, or in connection with them, or its subject matter, or the formation of any contract (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email [email protected] or phone +44 (0) 20 7517 6222.
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