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Dear clients,

Due to a technical malfunction during the 445th round of Drag Trade, the contest winners were announced incorrectly.

The updated leaderboard is already on our website.

We apologize for any inconveniences caused by the accident. You can test your skills again on November 16th, in the 446th round.

Sign-up for the contest right now.

Grand Capital Team

Dear clients!

We’re bringing to your attention that on November 17th, 2018, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 AM (server time), the instruments in CRYPTO CCY category will be unavailable for trading due to maintenance. The instruments will become available for trading after the maintenance work is completed.

Please, take this information into account while planning your trading activities. If you have any questions, please, contact us by email info@grandcapital.net or via LiveChat on our website. Our employees will be glad to help you!

Grand Capital Team

The winner of the 68th round of Future Trade is Zyaki Siafetdinov from Kazan, Russia. In this interview he told Grand Capital how his education in math influenced his trading success and why he’s been trading with us for a long time.

1. Tell us a little about yourself. How old are you? What do you do? What are your hobbies?

I’m 58. I’m a private security guard and my schedule is very convenient, 24-hours work day followed by 3 days-off. This means I have lots of free time and I can spend it on something I’m interested in.

2. How and why did you become a trader? How long have you been trading?

I was first introduced to trading in 2010, but did not start doing it in earnest until 2012. I’ve been a client of Grand Capital since 2011.

I studied math, so I really like making charts and doing technical analysis to predict price movements on various timeframes.

3. What do you like about being a trader?

Trading is a very prestigious occupation, but it takes a whole lifetime to master. The market always has some surprises in store, you must be ready for them.

4. Tell us about your most memorable trade?

It was  cross currency trade involving the GBP. I didn’t close it in the end of the week, and on Monday it was executed with a 120 pip gap, 4 symbols in my favor. Imagine my surprise when I saw +$1,200 on my account! I was over the moon.

5. How did you learn trading? What difficulties did you encounter?

I learned trading by myself, nowadays there are piles of literature available for free and video lessons on the subject. In addition to that, when I was just starting out, I took paid Forex trading courses that focused on channel strategies a lot. I still use the knowledge I got there in trading.

6. What CFD instruments do you prefer?

I like trading Brent oil most of all, though its chart is often fickle.

7. Tell us about your strategies. What’s the most successful?

My trading strategy is based on the lines of support and resistance on the D1 timeframe. A trade is opened when this line is breached and the direction of the price movement is confirmed. 1-2 trades are opened in a day. I started using it about two years ago and I’m still polishing it. The strategy proves itself successful if you know how to use oscillators and indicators.

8. What do you consider when choosing a broker?

When choosing a broker, I pay attention to how their trading platform works, how fast trades are executed, their spread, diversity and quantity of instruments they offer. Besides, a client support chat where you can ask a question and get a prompt answer is important. Grand Capital meets all these requirements.

9. Why did you choose a contest for futures trading?

I’ve been meaning to take the main prize in this contest for quite some time. Traders from all over the world participate in it, and I wanted to test myself and my trading system. I think it went well.

10. Share your impressions from this contest? What helped you win?

The contest itself was pretty intense, every day I had to choose an instrument that would yield decent result, perform technical analysis, follow the news and not let myself despair when trades didn’t work out. In the end, I managed it.

11. What do you like about Grand Capital contests? What can be improved?

There are contests to fit every taste at Grand Capital. I remember participating in Drag Trade back in 2012 and taking 2nd and 3rd places. Very exciting contest. I think all top three places should receive reward. Also, it would be nice to see the results posted on the forum.

12. What’s your advice for beginners?

I can only recommend to study more, search for your strategy and test it, read forums and watch video lessons. If you’re doing it with passion and interest, you will definitely see the result.

On October 22nd–24th, the first on-site Grand Capital Summit took place in Budva, Montenegro. The event was attended by the heads of Grand Capital’s regional offices in CIS, as well as by managers from the HQ and the company’s CEO, Stanislav Vaneev.

The main focus of the summit was on teambuilding workshops, speeches made by the heads of regional offices, presentation of new projects, knowledge interchange and also discussion of hot issues at round-table meetings.

Stanislav Vaneev, Grand Capital CEO addressed the participants with an introductory speech and wished them fruitful work. The speech was followed by reports in which the speakers shared their professional secrets and plans, they told about their promotion methods, work with CRM, compliance, motivation of employees, launch of new services, development in new regions and many other topics. The event was concluded with a banquet, so that the participants could socialize in an informal setting.

As of today, Grand Capital provides services for about 455,000 clients. More than 30 regional offices of Grand Capital operate around the world. It’s very important for our company that each regional office is upholding the same standards of quality and ethics in relation to employees and clients. The Summit gave all participants a chance to get together and feel as a team working toward the same goals. This was the first Grand Capital Summit, but we plan to make it an annual event.

Dear clients!

Please, note that from November 5th, 2018, you will not be able to open new trades with the following instruments: AUDDKK, AUDSGD, AUDCHF_IE, AUDDKK_IE, AUDSGD_IE , CADCHF_IE, CHFSGD_IE, EURCHF_IE, EURHKD_IE, EURNOK_IE, EURNZD_IE, EURSEK_IE, EURSGD_IE, EURZAR_IE, GBPAUD_IE, GBPCAD_IE, GBPCHF_IE, GBPDKK_IE, GBPNOK_IE, GBPNZD_IE, GBPSEK_IE, GBPSGD_IE, NZDCAD_IE, NZDCHF_IE, NZDJPY_IE, NZDSGD_IE, USDDKK_IE, USDHKD_IE, USDMXN_IE, USDNOK_IE, USDSEK_IE, USDSGD_IE, USDZAR_IE. Starting from that date, you will have the opportunity to close the positions that are already open within two weeks. November 19th 2018, all open trades involving the instruments listed above will be force closed.
 
Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activity. If you have any questions, contact us at info@grandcapital.net or via LiveChat on our website. Our employees will be always glad to help you!
 
Grand Capital team

On November 3rd, 2018, the instruments of CRYPTO CCY category will be unavailable for trading due to scheduled maintenance from 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM (server time). After the maintenance is over, trading will be resumed as usual.

Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activities.

If you have any questions, contact us by email: info@grandcapital.net or via LiveChat on our website. Our employees will be always glad to help you.

Grand Capital

Dear clients!

Due to celebration of Unity Day in Russia on November 5th, some changes will be introduced to the trading schedule.

Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activity.

If you have any questions, please, contact us by email: info@grandcapital.net or via LiveChat on our website. Our support will be glad to help you!

Grand Capital team

Dear clients!

We’re bringing to your attention that starting from November 5th, 2018, the level of hedged margin for the instruments in the following categories will be 25%: CFD STOCK USA, Russian STOCK, CFD CURRENCIES, CFD INDICES, CFD SOFTS, CFD ENERGIES, CFD MEATS, CFD GRAINS, CFD BONDS.

Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activity. If you have any questions, please, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@grandcapital.net or via LiveChat on our website. Our client support will be always glad to help you!

Grand Capital team

Dear clients!

We bring to your attention that certain changes*** will be introduced to the trading schedule starting from October 28th, 2018, due to the end of daylight saving time in the UK and from November 4th, due the end of daylight saving time in the US.

*EEST (GMT+3) **EET (GMT+2)

*** Please, note that on Friday, November 2nd, 2018, all instruments except USDRUB, EURRUB and Russian stock CFD will be closed for trading from 11:00 PM (server time).

**** the present schedule is informational in nature and may be changed later.

Starting from November 5th, trading will be resumed as usual. Trading servers will be fully switched to Eastern European Time zone (UTC +02:00), which may result in a difference between the server time and local time for some clients.

Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activity.

If you have any questions, please, contact us via email: info@grandcapital.net and via LiveChant on our website or in your Private Office, our employees will be glad to help you!

With kindest regards,

Grand Capital Ltd.

Dear clients,

Last October we announced the launch of Serenity project, a secure trading platform. It was developed through the efforts of the Serenity team and our tech partner, UpTrader.

According to its founders, the goal of Serenity is to protect traders' funds with smart contracts and to protect traders’ accounts from theft and any other unlawful operations.

Today we are pleased to announce that the first version of Escrow has been launched. Grand Capital became the first broker to adopt the service and make it available for our clients.

Stanislav Vaneev, Grand Capital CEO:

“Our company has always striven for transparency in Forex. It’s not a secret that there’s a problem of traders’ distrust in brokers. For a long time attempts were made to solve this problem by legal means, namely, by licensing. However, due to a number of factors, a license is not always a guarantee of quality of services and security of clients’ funds. Now, thanks to the modern technology, this issue can finally be solved globally for the whole market, for companies and traders worldwide. Serenity is a wonderful project driven by young and talented people. Grand Capital became the first broker to start testing Serenity Escrow, which makes trader-broker interaction secure and transparent. The idea of Escrow based on smart contracts was supported by a large number of companies, among them our friends and partners. We believe that all these companies, like us, will cooperate with this young project. After all, most of us share the same values: transparent and honest work.”

Advantages of Escrow for traders

Let’s reiterate the advantages of Serenity for traders:

• It guarantees the security of funds on a trading account. For a deposit or withdrawal operation to be executed, it must be approved by at least two parties, This means that any actions concerning a client’s deposit must be confirmed by the trader, broker or Serenity;
• Serenity serves as an arbitrator in broker-trader disputes. If the trader thinks that there’s been an unwarranted charge on their account, they submit a claim to Serenity. If the arbitrator rules in the trader’s favor, the broker must satisfy the claim.

How start using Escrow?

You need to:

1. Register on Escrow website
2. Open a new Standard trading account (please, note that you can’t use your already existing Grand Capital accounts)
3. Make a deposit

In what currencies can you deposit through Escrow?

Currently, you can trade using Escrow with a Grand Capital Standard account denominated in USD and ETH with Market Execution.

You can deposit to accounts created in Escrow in ETH and TUSD/USDT, the cryptocurrencies anchored to USD. 1 TUSD = 1 USDT =1 USD.

Project recognition

Serenity project was approved by numerous prominent fintech personalities: Dmitry Rannev (founder of AMTS Solutions), Dmitry Orlov (founder and developer of PAMM/RAMM technology), Yulia Mikhalchuk (cryptocurrency attorney, CorpLaw.Pro), Pyotr Tatarnikov (representative of The Financial Commission executive board) and many others.