The purpose
of the Contest rules is to ensure that every trader will have the
same opportunity for success as the other traders. PFG reserves
the right to amend, waive or interpret any rule in its sole discretion
when doing so would be in the best interests of the contest.
No individual may be among the top three
winners of the Simulated Trading Contest more than once in any given
year.
Simulated Trading Contest winners who win
the 3 cash prizes for each contest will have those funds deposited
in a live trading account. Those individuals have the right to use
the money towards margin on their live account or withdraw the money.
All prize money must remain in a live account
for 6 months. After 6 months, the individual may remove the deposit.
Any prize accounts left inactive for 12 months
will be retired at the discretion of PFG.
Tampering with the Forex Platform to increase
your Simulated Trading Account's profits is prohibited and will
result in disqualification from the competition.
PFG has sole discretion to disqualify any
Entrant found in violation of the rules of the contest or applying
appropriate trading strategies.
All accounts for the Simulated Trading Contest
are automatically cleared of all trading activity on July 31, at
which point your trading records will be deleted. Please print out
your account status report on the last trading day if you would
like to keep a record of your trading activity.
With your Simulated Trading account you will
be able to trade the following Currency Pairs: EUR/USD, USD/JPY,
USD/CHF, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, AUD/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, GBP/CHF,
NZD/USD, USD/MXN.
In order to receive prize money all traders
must be willing to let their trading record be published and/or
distributed by PFG during and after the life of the contest.
PFG shall not be responsible for any delays
in the acceptance or transmission of orders due to a breakdown or
failure of transmission or communication facilities, or for any
other cause beyond their reasonable control or anticipation.
Trading hours are Sunday 5:30 p.m.
through Friday 2:00 p.m. (C.S.T.). |