TERMS & CONDITIONS

01. WSDT Spring Games 2021 rules

Every trader who qualifies for the competition receives access to a demo trading account with a trading balance of $240,000. During the competition period of six trading days, competitors will compete to achieve the highest balance.

Eliminations

The Trading Competitors will be eliminated if they are:

Trading on fewer than four active trading days out of the six.
Holding an open trading position at the end of any of the trading days.
Holding a daily loss of $3,500 at any point during a trading day. For example, if you start a trading day with a balance of $245,000 and equity goes below $241,500, you will get disqualified.
Holding a total loss of $12,000 at any point during the competition. Also, an account value of less than $228,000 will result in disqualification.
Trading using patterns or behaviors that are deemed illegal, illegitimate, biased against other competitors, or otherwise violate the fair-play spirit of the competition.

02. Things you need to know

Eligibility: Legal residents of the following countries, 18 and over.

Kickoff: April 21, 2021

Duration: Six trading days. First three – Wednesday (21/04) to Friday (23/04), weekend recess (24-25/04) and back Monday (26/04) to Wednesday (28/04). On the final day, the winners will be announced.

The World Series of Day Trading is larger than any trading competition in history.
Owing to the nature of the competition, the supporting advisers from our sponsors will not provide platform guidance or support during the WSDT period.
It is strongly advised to prepare, train, and familiarize oneself with the trading platform in the run-up of the WSDT.
WSDT is unable to provide technical guidance (excluding issues of technical glitches) to competitors during the Competition.
In case of technical inquiries competitors will be reverted to the relevant introduction material.
Competitors cannot restart the competition for any reason following the official launch.
Any updates or changes will be announced on one or more of the following outlets: WSDT website, Tradenet website, Tradenet’s Twitter, Instagram, and/or Facebook group.
Follow the competition’s registration guide below to secure a position on the starting grid.

03. Registration

Enrollment to the competition is limited, and the number of seats is limited. Make sure you register as soon as possible.
No late applications will be accepted, unless special circumstances arise.
During and after the registration process, the verification stage will begin. During that time, WSDT will attempt to contact all registered contenders.
All registrations will have to go through phone verification.
Make yourself available to answer our calls so we can verify your identity to enroll in the competition.
After we successfully verify your registration details over the phone, you will receive a formal WSDT enrollment confirmation email.

The following details will be required:

Full name
Email address
Valid phone number
Full address
Proof of identity (if required)
The minimum age for participation is 18

Each competitor can only apply once for the competition.

The confirmation email will contain:

A link to the demo platform to download
Demo account login access (The buying power in the demo account will be set to 0 until the beginning of the competition)
A unique competitor ID
Tips and tricks for the competition

04. Get a Piece of the Action!

To get the latest updates, including technical matters, winners and losers, and all relevant information – follow our sponsor Tradenet on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.

Every day of the competition will be covered live on Tradenet’s Day trading chat room.
(Top performers, grid positions, highest earners and the most brutal disqualifications). The entire drama will be broadcasted to you live by Tradenet moderators and social media team. Choose your favorite competitor, send us recordings of your experience in the competition, and watch how others react as the competition progresses. Share your thoughts about the competition and discuss various strategies with thousands of live viewers.

Getting disqualified doesn’t mean the fun has to stop . . . Grab a seat, relax in front of the live stream, and enjoy the show as top competitors battle for a podium position to win prizes valued up to $9,000 and access to trade a $240,000 funded account + $6,000 voucher from Tradenet. And if you are good enough . . . get yourself to the top of the chart and take the prize home! Think you have a shot for a winning position? What are you waiting for? Sign up for the competition now and let the fun begin!

05. Additional Terms and Conditions

Rankings will be computed according to the account balance on the demo account at the end of each trading day.

The competition’s starting and finishing times are identical for all participants. The registered competitor on WSDT records is the only one authorized to participate in the trading competition under the relevant demo trading account. The right to participate in the competition is non-transferable.

Using certain trading patterns that are deemed illegal and/or illegitimate by regulators will result in the disqualification of the participant during or after the competition (In such a case, the participant will receive a prior warning and will be asked to stop using the specific pattern; failure to comply with the request will result in disqualification).

Winners will be required to complete a short survey and provide a short video testimonial as per WSDT requirements to receive the prize.

The participant irrevocably permits WSDT to publish their names, place of residence, video and trading results, as well as live stats of their performance in the competition, without any remuneration, credit or any rights whatsoever to the participant.

* Full Terms and Conditions are available at WSDT offices.

06. List of allowed countries

Not all countries are allowed to the WSDT competition.
Look through the list of eligible countries.