The Interview with the Best Chinese Trader

Chinese Forex Championship, which was held at ForexCup, became an important event for the whole Forex community. The great prizes and bonuses from FXOpen, lots of participants convenient contest conditions and time period made it the key conversation topic all over the world.

No doubt, the name of the winner set curiosity agog. Finally, the name of the Best Chinese Trader became known – it is Chuan Feng Lin. Over the 8 trading weeks he made a 1060% profit. This outstanding result provided the leader with the honorable title, US$ 3000 as the main prize and the cash bonus in his real account.

ForexCup Team was lucky to ask the leader a few questions. In the interview you can find out the winner’s attitude towards trading, some secrets of his strategy and the reasons that pushed him to participate in the tournament.

1.Could you please tell us a few words about yourself? 
My name is Chuan Feng Lin, I am 40 years old. I live in China, in Ping Tan. I am married. I work in the seafood industry.

FXOpen Announces Best Forex Writers

 
 
FXOpen has collated the results of the recently held Forex Article Contest and is ready to announce the winners.

The competition launched on 1^st September 2013 and was open for anyone willing to take part in the contest that lasted 6 weeks. The rules required the writing of an article judged in one of two categories, being “Forex Theory” and “Forex Success Story.”

FXOpen wish to express their thanks to all the participants for their activity and enthusiasm. There are however, only a few prize winners. They were determined by voting held in social networks, as well as FXOpen representatives’ objective assessment:

Forex Theory:
1st place – US$500 – Rinat Zaynutdinov;
2nd place – US$250 – Aleksandr Semkin;
3rd place –US$150 – Ahmed Mohamed.


Forex Success Story:
1st place – US$250 – Triyono;
2nd place – US$100 – A. V. Lukyanchikov.

Three “T” of Traders’ Success from the 3rd Prize Winner of Asian Forex Championship

Asian Forex Championship has become the most outstanding forex-contest, recently held by FXOpen. Hundreds of traders from 53 Asian countries have fought for the main prizes provided by the broker.
Three strongest participants were awarded good financial bonuses along with PAMM ECN accounts registered with FXOpen.

The 1^st and 2^nd prize winners have already shared their impressions of the contest and finally, the third place keeper has agreed to reveal some of his trading secrets. During the Championship the trader made 1294% of profit for which he received a PAMM ECN account with $US1,020 in it.

FXOpen team have contacted the trader and asked him a few questions.

FXOpen: “Could you please tell us a few words about yourself?”
Winner: “My name is Sensenati. I am 30 years old and I am married. I am from Jordan, I live in Tabrboor city. I work in the Interior Ministry of Jordan.”

ForexCup - Profitable WeeK 09/09/2013-09/13/2013 Welcomes New Participants

Monday, 2^nd September 2013, registration for another weekly competition has been opened thus, the contest “Profitable WeeK 09/09/2013-09/13/2013” is waiting for its new participants.  
 
The competition will be held between 9^th September and 13^th September 2013. During 5 trading days all contestants should increase their start-up deposit of US$5,000 as much as possible. The starting capital will be available on the first day of the competition - 9^th September.  

The advantages of the contest:

• Free participation;
• 7 prizes;
• US$1,100 bonus pool;
• 8 traditional currency pairs as trading tools (EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCHF, USDCAD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, EURGBP);
• EAs welcomed.

Test your luck in a weekly competition at ForexCup! Isn’t it a good chance to start your way to success?

REGISTRATION

Key dates:

• September 9, 2013 – registration ends;
• September 9, 2013 – competition starts;
• September 13, 2013 – competition ends;
• September 16, 2013 – summing-up.

Prizes:

• 1st place – US$200 + bonus;
• 2nd place – US$100 + bonus;
• 3rd place – US$40 + bonus;
• 4th place – US$24 + bonus;
• 5th place – US$16 + bonus;
• 6th place – US$12+ bonus;
• 7th place – US$8+ bonus.

Bonuses:
1% of the profit made during the competition will be added to the account of the traders, able to increase the provided start-up deposit by 80 % or more.
Declared bonus budget – US$1,100. The maximum bonus for 1 participant – US$250.

Interview with the 2nd Prize Winner of the Asian Forex Championship

The summer of 2013 was notable for an outstanding event – The Asian Forex Championship –held within the ForexCup project. The event attracted approximately 1,600 traders from 53 countries in the Asian region, all competing for great prizes and bonuses provided by FXOpen.

All contestants demonstrated great trading skills, dexterity and a deep knowledge of market specifics. All results were achieved by the efforts of each participant, while some traders were awarded for their excellent performance.
Farid Ikram Bin Ahmad Zabidi from Malaysia won the 2^nd prize. During eight weeks of trading he made an outstanding 1,355% profit. Small margins separated him from first place generally keeping pace with the eventual winner. Farid is a deserved 2^nd prize winner and a PAMM ECN Account Manager.

We contacted this exceptional trader and asked him a few questions about his participation in the Championship and his trading experience in general.

FOREXCUP - Profitable WeeK 08/26/2013-08/30/2013

Profitable WeeK with EURUSD and GBPUSD – Ready to Try?

ForexCup team invites traders of variable trading experience to join another weekly competition “Profitable WeeK 08/26/2013-08/30/2013.”

This season has been rich in unique and peculiar events – each contest has been distinguished by its own specifics. Over just a few months ForexCup fans has participated in a traditional weekly competition and the one on crosses, in GBP WeeK and EUR Week, etc…

This time the number of trading tools is limited again. The contestants will have to use only 2 currency pairs - EURUSD and GBPUSD. Apart from this, traders will have a chance to compete for 6 main prizes at a time, get a bonus totaling US$1,100 and enjoy 5 contest days of trading!

What is more, a start-up deposit of US$5,000 will be credited to your demo account if you decide to try. All you have to do to become the winner is just to increase the provided capital as much as possible and make the largest profit.

REGISTRATION

Key dates:

• August 26, 2013 - registration ends;
• August 26, 2013– competition starts;
• August 30, 2013– competition ends.

 Prizes:

• 1st place – US$200 + bonus;
• 2nd place – US$80 + bonus;
• 3rd place – US$40 + bonus;
• 4th place – US$32 + bonus;
• 5th place – US$28 + bonus;
• 6^th place – US$20+ bonus.

Bonuses:
1% of the profit made during the competition will be added to the account of the traders, able to increase the provided start-up deposit by 50 % or more.
Declared bonus budget – US$1,100. The maximum bonus for 1 participant – US$250.

FXOpen Holds FX Market Masters September 2013 Contest

FXOpen is glad to announce the launch of its regular FX Market Masters competition scheduled for Autumn 2013 at ForexCup. During 4 weeks of tough competition, traders will fight for main prizes consisting of a PAMM ECN account with a free deposit of US$1,125 and a bonus equal to 75% of the entry fees. 


The 5 best traders will receive real money prizes with other competitors receiving a bonus upon the condition that they increase their start-up deposit by 10% or more, with a total bonus pool of up to US$3500! 

For example, the winner of FX Market Masters April 2013 got the total prize of $1827, of which $250 was the maximum possible bonus of the profit made. 
 
Worth a try? We think so! 
 
To participate in the FX Market Masters September 2013, there is a registration fee of $6 that will be added to the contest prize fund, therefore, the more contestants who register for the competition, the greater the prize fund. 

REGISTRATION
 
Important! You are required to have at least US$6 in your e-Wallet to register to take part in the tournament. You can add funds to your account via any payment system. If you have funds available in your FXOpen trading account, you can transfer the needed sum to your e-Wallet. Go to your account.

Key dates:

August 7, 2013 - registration starts;
September 8, 2013 – registration ends;
August 26, 2013– competition starts;
September 20, 2013– competition ends.

Prizes:

1st place – US$1,125 + 75% of the entry-fees + bonus;
2nd place - US$180 + 12% of the entry-fees + bonus;
3rd place - US$75 + 5% of the entry-fees + bonus;
4th place - US$75 + 5% of the entry-fees + bonus;
5th place - US$45 + 3% of the entry-fees + bonus.

Bonuses:

FXOpen Welcomes Traders to Forum Contest

FXOpen moves on with the popular FX Insight contests and offers another competition to FXOpen Forum users with the main prize of $30 for the most precise guess.

The contest “FX Insight” has long become popular with forum users of FXOpen broker. And it’s not surprising, since the competition does not require any investment, while a $30 prize to the real account is a good reward given that you just have to guess the closing price of a certain currency pair on a specified date.

So, if you are positive about the contest “FX Insight. Test your luck! Hit the mark! (GBP/JPY on 17.08.2013)” and are ready to join it, please, make sure you do the following:

• Submit your guessing of GBP/JPY rate on 17^th August, 2013;
• Share your variant* in the corresponding forum thread by 13^th August, 2013;
• Wait for the results that are to be announced on 19^th August, 2013.

By the way, GBP/JPY has become the lucky currency pair for the winner of the Asian Forex Championship. Who knows, maybe it will help you win as well!

* Please, check the rules of the contest before publishing your predictions - they may not be accepted if not compliant with the format of the competition.

Interview with the winner of Asian Forex Championship

Earlier this week ForexCup announced the results of Asian Forex Championship. The biggest regional Forex-contest was held from May 27th to July 19th, and was a total hit with over 1600 participants.
 
The winner, an Indonesian trader Ariful Miftakhuddin, was awarded the title "The Best Asian Trader" and a PAMM ECN account worth $3000. Ariful Miftakhuddin should really be admired for his trading talents and outstanding results! The winner made more than 2000% profit, leaving his competitors far behind. It was a clear victory.

We were lucky to interview the most successful trader in the Asian Forex Market and asked him a few questions about the championship, his trading strategy and plans for the future.
 

FXOpen announces the Best Forex Trader in Asia

FXOpen, together with ForexCup, are happy to announce the results of the biggest Asian regional Forex contest – Asian Forex Championship.

The competition was held from May 27th to July 19th and was open to residents of Asian countries only. The Championship was a hit with approximately 1600 participants, fighting for impressive main prizes and bonuses worth somewhere around US$10,000. The bonus fund was divided between 163 successful traders, who managed to increase their initial deposits by 50% or more, in accordance with contest rules.
The first three prize-winning places were taken by the strongest Asian traders! Indonesian trader Ariful Miftakhuddin was awarded the title of the Best Asian Trader with a PAMM account worth US$3,000 as his prize.
Malay trader Farid Ikram Ahmad Zabidi and Sharif Abughazaleh from Jordan came in second and third. Both of them were awarded with PAMM ECN accounts worth US$2,000 and US$1,000 respectively.

FXOpen would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all participants, bonus-holders and prize-winners on good results and invites them to join future Forex contests at ForexCup.
Follow the discussion at FXOpen Forum.

Best regards,
FXOpen NZ Limited
Customer Service
E-mail: support@fxopen.com
FXOpen Live Chat (24/5)

The Euro Week at ForexCup - Profitable WeeK 08/05/2013-08/09/2013

ForexCup, together with FXOpen, continues holding free weekly contests with different special features. Today we are happy to announce registration for another competition “Profitable WeeK 08/05/2013-08/09/2013”, where traders are allowed to use only EUR and its crosses for trading.

Participation in this contest is totally free – thus you will not risk anything! Moreover, there are six prizes (from 8$ to 200$) and a nice bonus fund of 1100$. And the main advantage is the ability to compete with traders from all over the world, increase your trading experience and improve the strategy.

REGISTRATION

Key dates:

• August 5, 2013 – registration ends;
• August 5, 2013– competition starts;
• August 9, 2013– competition ends.

Prizes:

• 1st place - $200 + bonus;
• 2nd place - $80+ bonus;
• 3rd place - $60 + bonus;
• 4th place - $32 + bonus;
• 5th place - $20 + bonus;
• 6th place – $8 + bonus.

Bonuses:

ForexCup - Profitable WeeK 07/22/2013-07/26/2013

Profitable WeeK with GBP and its Crosses

ForexCup welcomes everyone to a new weekly contest “Profitable WeeK 07/22/2013-07/26/2013.” This time you will have a chance to profit from trading on cross-currency pairs with GBP.
You don’t have to pay any fee to join the contest. You are offered to fight for the 6 real-money prizes! Also, one of the main attractions of this “Profitable WeeK” is a $1100 bonus pool that will be divided among the most active and successful traders.  

Join this contest and check if GBP is your lucky currency!   

Registration

 
Key dates:
 
July 21, 2013 – registration ends;
July 22, 2013– competition starts;
July 26, 2013– competition ends.
Prizes:
1st place - $200 + bonus;
2nd place - $92 + bonus;
3rd place - $40 + bonus;
4th place - $32 + bonus;
5th place - $20 + bonus;
6th place – $16 + bonus.
 
Bonuses:

ForexCup - Profitable WeeK 07/08/2013-07/12/2013

ForexCup Invites Traders to the 1st Weekly Contest on Crosses

ForexCup invites everyone to take part in free weekly competitions this summer. A number of Forex traders have already participated in the traditional contest “Profitable WeeK” where classic currency pairs were offered as the only trading instrument.

This time ForexCup launches a specific competition – contestants will have to trade exclusively on cross-pairs. So, if you are ready to take up the challenge, welcome to «Profitable WeeK 07/08/2013-07/12/2013»!

The new contest provides 6 prizes at a time, the sizeable bonus pool, an opportunity to trade on 41 currency pairs and to test FXOpen One Click Trading Level2 Plugin.
Join the contest and it may be the crosses to hand you the victory!

REGISTRATION

Key dates:
July 8, 2013 – registration ends;
July 8, 2013– competition starts;
July 12, 2013– competition ends.
Prizes:

• 1st place - $200 + bonus;
• 2nd place - $100 + bonus;
• 3rd place - $48 + bonus;
• 4th place - $24 + bonus;
• 5th place - $16 + bonus;
• 6th place – $12 + bonus.

Bonuses:

FX Insight with FXOpen – New Contest Gets Started

FXOpen is going on with Forex-contests in summer and is ready to offer you new competitions. 

This week all Forex traders are welcome to join the regular FX Insight contest, held on FXOpen forum.

The competition terms:

• Currency pair: USD/CAD;
• Deadline: submit your guessing of the fx rate by 2^nd July, 2013;
• Date to define the fx rate: 22.59 (server time), 5^th July, 2013;
• Prize fund: $30;
• Date to declare the winner: 8^th July, 2013.

To join FX Insight contest you need to share your variant* of a possible USD/CAD closing price in the corresponding forum thread and wait for the results.

Hundreds of FXOpen forum users have already appreciated the FX Insight contest thrill and simplicity. Join and check yourself! Who knows – it may be you who’ll win $30 to a trading account.

* Please, check the rules of the contest before publishing your predictions - they may not be accepted if not compliant with the format of the competition. 

Profitable WeeK Forex Contest – 06/24/2013 - 06/28/2013

Profitable WeeK Forex Contest – Absolutely Traditional this Time

6/12/2013

ForexCup users have long been acquainted with Profitable WeeK regular weekly contest. Those, who new to Forex, also prefer this format of Forex competitions to start their trading career with.
The contests have been both free and paid since the launch of the project. We have offered to trade various currency pairs and precious metals in our competitions. We have also awarded one or several prizes at a time. We’ve been trying to diverse your trading experience… This time we invite traders to participate in an absolutely traditional contest - Profitable WeeK 06/24/2013-06/28/2013.   
During the competition you can expect the following:

• Free participation;
• Only classic currency pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCHF, USDCAD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD;
• 6 prizes at a time;
• $1100 bonus pool;
• Unique trading experience and a chance to test FXOpen OneClickTradingLevel2 Plugin and participate in the user reports contest recently launched by FXOpen.

 Registration

Key dates:
June 24, 2013 – registration ends;
June 24, 2013– competition starts;
June 28, 2013– competition ends.
Prizes:

• 1st place - $200 + bonus;
• 2nd place - $100 + bonus;
• 3rd place - $40 + bonus;
• 4th place - $24 + bonus;
• 5th place - $20 + bonus;
• 6th place – $16 + bonus.

Bonuses:
1% of the profit made during the competition will be added to the account of the traders, able to increase the provided start-up deposit by 50 % or more.
Declared bonus budget - $1100. The maximum bonus for 1 participant - $250.
 

Ready to Guess FX Rate? $30 at Stake!

FXOpen Forum users know for sure that guessing the rate will definitely bring luck and real money. Are you ready to join the club of lucky traders?
Up to June 11, 2013, all the willing to test their luck may join the next round of the forum competition “FX Insight. Guess FX Rate.” All you need is just to share your predictions over the USD/JPY currency pair and aspire for the win. 
The procedure to win the main prize is as simple as that:

1. Suggest the possible closing price of the USD/JPY currency pair at the end of the trading day on Friday, June 14, 2013;
2. Share your guessing in the corresponding forum thread by the example “nickname – your rate” (pay attention to the competition terms given in the thread and check the compliance of your actions to each provision);
3. Wait until June 17 – this is the day to define the winner. He will be the one to have guessed the precise or the most proximate closing price. 

Make a few simple steps and $30 will go to your real account! It’s worth trying, isn’t it?  

ForexCup Invites to the 1st Summer Contest of 2013

ForexCup team has prepared another interesting competition to make the first days of summer even more joyful. Thus, the regular weekly contest “Profitable WeeK” will be held on 10^th-14^th of June. All the willing to compete for the good prizes may take an active part in it and get further on the way to success in Forex.
The contest’s advantages are evident:

• The familiar and proven format of the contest will help to test your trading strategy and become better experienced in the sphere;
• Free participation is always a great advantage;
• 6 prizes at a time increase your chances for the win;
• 49 currency pairs present a wide choice of trading instruments to suit your taste;  
• The bonus pool totals $1100 and you can win a good part of it!

Register Now

Key dates:
June, 10 – registration ends;
June, 10 – competition starts;
June, 14 – competition ends.

Prizes:

• 1st place - $200 + bonus;
• 2nd place - $100 + bonus;
• 3rd place - $40 + bonus;
• 4th place - $32 + bonus;
• 5th place - $20 + bonus;
• 6th place – $8 + bonus;

Bonuses:
1% of the profit made during the competition will be added to the account of the traders, able to increase the provided start-up deposit by 50 % or more.
The declared bonus budget amounts to $1100. The maximum bonus is $250 per participant.

FOREXCUP - Profitable Week 05/27/2013 - 05/31/2013

ForexCup team certainly knows – the more contests are available at a time, the more interesting it for users to choose, to participate and to trade. That’s why a traditional free weekly contest Profitable WeeK has been started along with other available competitions. Everyone, who wants to, can join it.
The terms of the contest are really simple: register for participation, trade during just 5 days, increase your start-up capital – and get prizes and bonuses! In addition, usually traders all over the world join such contests – and it is a great opportunity to get new knowledge while watching the behavior of other participants, who trade at the Forex Market.
By the way, the contest is totally free – so, it is guaranteed that you will not lose anything. And in case of successful trading your real account will be supplemented!

REGISTRATION

Key dates:
May, 27 – registration ends;
May, 27 – competition starts;
May, 31 – competition ends.

Prizes:

• 1st place - $200 + bonus;
• 2nd place - $80 + bonus;
• 3rd place - $40 + bonus;
• 4th place - $24 + bonus;
• 5th place - $20 + bonus;
• 6^th place – $12 + bonus;
• 7^th place - $12 + bonus;
• 8^th place - $12 + bonus.

FX Insight. Test your luck! Hit the mark! (EUR/USD on 18.05.2013)

ForexCup users regularly join a simple and interesting competition which is held at FXOpen forum. Have you ever tested your trader’s luck? If no – it’s a great time to do it!
The core of the contest “FX Insight” is in guessing the closing price for this or that currency pair for a certain day. All you have to do is to presuppose the course, leave your variant in the corresponding forum thread – and wait for results! By the way, every time these simple actions are rewarded on the merit – the author of the exact or the closest prediction are provided with $30 to his real account.
For example, not long ago a forum user with a nickname siyanie has just guessed the closing price for EUR/JPY on April, 27 – and his variant was the closest one among 67 others. This trader has already received $30 to his real account.
Test your luck in the nearest contest – just leave in the forum thread your variant of the closing price for EUR/USD on May, 17 – and maybe you will be the luckiest! The acceptance of rates is open until May, 14.
 

Don’t miss your chance to test your luck with FX Insight!

FXOpen Welcomes Traders at Asian Forex Championship

ForexCup invites all Asians* to take part in the Forex Championship - an exciting and challenging competition that will last for 8 weeks. The participants will have a chance to fight for the three main prizes – $3000, $1980 and $1020, as well as the title of the Asian Best Trader.  The rest contestants, being inches away from the final line, will be awarded with the real money bonuses according to their profits made during the Championship. 

Thus, you may expect:

• All- Asia contestants with different trading experience;
• Good prizes for the 3 best results;
• Real money bonuses;
• Free participation.