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Here are the interviews with two winners of Drag Trade and one winner of Rally Trade. All winners admitted to winning the contests literally in the last few minutes by a small margin. Read the interviews and decide for yourself, whether it’s luck or skill.

If you want to compete with other traders for a prize, choose your contest and sign-up for the next round.

Aleksandr Filimonov, the winner of 399th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

“I’m 58 and I’m an engineer. I like to build things, but trading is my main hobby for about 10 years. I learned about Forex from an ad. I had my difficulties, just like everyone else in the beginning. The difficulties of psychological nature: I wanted to get everything right away and I lost a lot of money because of that. I’m yet to achieve the art of calm and steady trading. I mostly trade with major currency pairs and gold. Recently I’ve been favoring GBP/USD. I use levels, Elliott Wave, Japanese candlesticks, Fibonacci retracement. I make decisions based on several indicators. I chose Grand Capital because of a solid reputation, a wide range of account types and instruments, easy deposit/withdrawal of funds. I like the fact that the company’s contests are regular and interesting. I beat my competitors at Drag Trade by less than 1%. The beginners should search for a strategy that suits their character, also don’t take big risks. Always have something to trade with for tomorrow.

Svetlana Pulatova, Azerbaijan, the winner of 210th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no-deposit bonus

“I used to teach English, now I’m 58. I learned trading on my own, after a recommendation from my friends. I mostly trade currencies, and I prefer Sniper strategy and scalping. I pay attention to spread and commission when choosing a broker. I like Grand Capital’s contests, they are a great opportunity to practice trading. I decided to participate in Rally Trade to win an initial capital. Although I won only by a small margin, I did it thanks to the correct choice of a currency pair and low volatility on the market. All beginners should try themselves in contests. If you can win, you’re ready to trade on real accounts.”

Yuri Ogoltsov, Russia, the winner of 401st round of Drag Trade, received real $200

“I’m 55. I dedicate all my free time to Forex trading. I learned about it accidentally four years ago. I learned from my own mistakes. A good trader must be disciplined and true to their dream. And of course, you should analyze your successes and failures. When you start trading, a desire for easy and fast income gets in the way. But with experience, you’re beginning to appreciate calm trading and start to get planned profit. I tried many different instruments and finally chose the most liquid ones: EUR/USD and GBP/USD. My strategy is the European session and intraday trading. I also use support and resistance levels. I love competition in general and often participate in contests. In this round, it all happened in the last few minutes. There’s a certain edge to Drag Trade, it’s a one-hour contest and since you risk more, you have to quickly make unorthodox decisions.”

From February 17th through March 1st, Grand Capital’s partner Eko Hermawanto will hold educational trading seminars in five cities of Java island. The seminar is aimed at beginners in trading. Eko Hermawanto is a professional trader and manager with more than 10 years of experience. He and his team will teach the basics of financial markets trading and funds management. All the seminars are free to attend.

Schedule:

• February 17th–20th — Yogyakarta;

• February 20th–23rd — Magelang;

• February 23rd–25th — Wonogiri;

• February 25th–27th — Madiun;

• February 27th– March 1st — Ngawi.

In order to learn more about the event and register, contact Eko Hermawanto by phone (+62 878-3677-7236) or WhatsApp.

Grand Capital team

We wish you a profitable trading week and present the best results of the previous one.

The most active client

Placed 721 trades, including 425 profitable ones and 296 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/AUD, GBP/CAD, EUR/NZD, AUD/CAD.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $34,674.54.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of +$23,995. The trade was opened on the 7th of February at 9:54 AM and closed on the 9th of February at 8:54 AM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• COCOA — cocoa futures contract. Cocoa futures contract volume is standard and equals 10 tons. One tick is $10. Thousands of suppliers, industrial customers and investors around the world follow closely the quotes of this commodity asset. The largest producer of cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire;

• FGBM — a futures contract for German medium-term bonds EUROBOBL, traded on Eurex exchange market. Contract volume is 100,000 EUR. Contract price quotation is a percent of the nominal value of the contract. 1 tick equals 0.01 points (percent) and costs €10;

• CRUDE OIL LIGHT SWEET — Light sweet crude oil futures. The contract size is 1000 barrels (42,000 gallons). Minimum price fluctuation is $0.01 for a barrel or $10 for a contract. Products of crude oil: gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel. The price of crude oil may also be influenced by gasoline and heating oil prices;

• @CAD — a futures contract for the Canadian dollar to the US dollar rate. The quotations are opposite of Forex quotations. The contract size is 100,000 CAD, minimum price fluctuation is 0.0001 per 1 CAD or $10 per contract. Initial margin for an opening of one contract is $700;

• #LENTA («Лента») — a Russian hypermarket chain, the largest one in Russia by sales space and the 5th among the largest retail companies in the country (by revenue as of 2015). Lenta manages 190 hypermarkets in 77 cities in Russia and 50 supermarkets in Moscow. Turnover: 306.35 billion RUB (2016).

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Our new interview round-up features the winners of our all four contests. The winners will share their experience from the winning rounds, and we will tell about the advantages of each contest.

Micro Trade is the only contest on real accounts, the winner gets 300% of equity difference. Drag Trade is the shortest contest, participants have only one hour to prove themselves. The main prize in Drag Trade is withdrawable $200. Rally Trade lasts one day and the winner gets a $500 no-deposit bonus. You can trade futures contracts in Future Trade and receive a $1000 no-deposit bonus.

Natalya Nedvoryagina, Moldova, the winner of the 83rd round of Micro Trade.

“I’m a radio engineering technician, I'm 65 years old. My hobbies are theater, books, music. I also think of trading as a hobby, though I’ve been familiar with it for a long time, since 2010. I prefer trading with EUR/JPY. I don’t always stick to one particular strategy, I base my trading on day charts. The newcomers shouldn’t be afraid of losing and should carefully analyze the charts. In Micro Trade the trading is on real accounts, so there’s not as much competition as in other contests. One of the most memorable trades is the one that led to my victory. At first, I thought that another contestant would win, but eventually, he went below zero and I got ahead of everyone else.”

Sergei Novikov, Russia, the winner of the 59th round of Future Trade.

“I’m 36 and trading is still more of a hobby for me. I like that profits are not limited by anything there. I like the contests, like the way it’s organized. During this competition, I managed to close my most successful trade. I chose Grand Capital for reliability, the company’s contests don’t need any improvements, there are organized perfectly. My advice for the beginners? I have a lot to learn myself yet, so I don’t think it’s my place to give advice.”

Marina Arykova, Russia, the winner of the 209th round of Rally Trade.

“I’ve been interested in financial markets since I was 16. It was interesting to figure out what the currency rates depend on. Now I’m 29, I’m a real estate agent. Trading is not the main source of income for me. However, now I try to give more time to trading: the victory gave me confidence. I like trading with various currency pairs and stock. My most memorable trade was with Amazon shares. I started participating in trading contests about 5 years ago. It’s very convenient that Grand Capital contests are regular and come in different formats. Newcomers have the opportunity to learn without financial risks, while experienced traders can test themselves. I didn’t think I’d win in Rally Trade: I started the contest with losses, but I managed to win in the end. It’s a lesson for all traders: never give up and move forward!”

Andrei Smerdov, Russia, the winner of the 398th round of Drag Trade.

“I’m 46 and I work in forestry. Numismatics and biology are my hobbies. I’ve been interested in financial markets since 2008. Sure, I had my share of unsuccessful trades. But my most successful one allowed me to increase my deposit by four times. My favorite instruments are GBP/USD and gold. I always pay attention to what contests are offered by a broker. I’ve been participating in Drag Trade for about two years now. Several times I made it into the top-10, but never took the first place. In this round, I correctly predicted the decline of GBP/USD and won. It’s a pity that the winners can’t participate twice in Grand Capital contests. The contests provide great opportunity to master your strategy, get adrenaline and fight for the prize. The beginners should take part regularly.”

Read the contest rules and sign-up for the next round here.

Here are the last trading week’s results.

The most active client

Placed 968 trades, including 636 profitable ones and 332 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved AUD/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CAD.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $47 040.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of +$19 368,18. The trade was opened on the 14th of December at 2:24 PM and closed on the 31st of January at 9:52 AM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• GOLD — gold futures. Contract volume: 100 troy ounces (around 3.11 kg). Minimum price step: $0.10 per ounce ($10 per contract). The price of gold usually grows during economic crises. Historically, the inflation growth is also usually accompanied by the growth of gold price;

• COTTON — cotton futures. The contract size is 50,000 pounds (around 22.68 metric tons). One tick is 0.01 and costs $18.75;

• WHEAT — wheat futures contract. The size of a wheat futures contract is 5,000 bushels. Since bushel is a volume measurement unit, different kinds of grain have different weight equivalents. For wheat it's 136.00775 metric tons;

• #MEGAFON («Мегафон») — a Russian telecom company, mobile phone operator, landline, broadband Internet and cable TV provider. As of 2016, the company's revenue is $4.72 billion;

• #YANDEX ("Яндекс") is a Russian multinational company that owns an eponymous search engine, multiple online resources and services in several countries. Yandex is the world's 4th largest search engine by the number of processed search requests (over 6.3 billion per month as of early 2014). Turnover: $1.25 billion as of 2016.

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On the 24th of February Grand Capital, together with our partners from Wealth for Life, are going to host a seminar in Klerksdorp, the largest city in North West Province in South Africa. The event is titled “Truth vs. Myth About Forex” and will be dedicated to Forex trading, investment, cryptocurrency, CFD and Binary Options trading, technical&fundamental market analysis as well as several other topics which will be interesting to both beginners and experienced investors.

This seminar will become the latest installment in a series of educational events that Grand Capital have been holding in South Africa, among other countries and regions. Financial proficiency is one of the most vital skills in the modern world, and our speakers are ready to provide many useful insights for those traders who want to learn and to broaden their knowledge.

Introducing our host and speakers:

• The seminar’s host is Valerie Mahlatsi, she is the CEO of Wealth of life, and the fund manager of the year at Grand Capital (2017). Valerie will teach you to efficiently manage your finances and transform your investments through Forex and cryptocurrency trading.

• Goutam Das is the leading business development manager at Grand Capital. Goutam is a visionary trader and investor with an encyclopedic knowledge of various trading platforms.

• Sergey Kozlovsky (Russia) is a financial analyst at Grand Capital and a co-founder of Serenity Financial, the first secure blockchain-based escrow platform for trading. Sergey is a seasoned financial expert who will introduce to all the freshest economic trends and tendencies, will teach you how to hold your finger on the pulse of the market and profit from it.

• The event will also feature two guest speakers, Tsitso Koneshe, an experienced economist from Lesotho and Nesbert “Trump” Shaba a successful entrepreneur and a full-time trader from Rustenburg.

The event will be held at C/O Barend and Margaretta Prinsloo street, Pienaarsdorp, Klerksdorp, 2570, South Africa on Saturday, February 24th, starting at 11 AM (local time).

In order to register, book your place at the event location or receive more info on the event and contact the seminar hosts directly by phone:

Lerato: 0730455559

Thandi: 0786515796

If you have any questions, please, don’t hesitate to contact us!

Grand Capital team

Dear clients!

Due to the emerged problems on the side of the provider, there are currently no quotes for a number of Forex instruments on ECN Prime account. We will issue a separate announcement when the quotes are restored.

If you have any questions, contact our tech support via LiveChat.

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In this interview round-up read about three Drag Trade winners and one Rally Trade winner.

Our winners came to financial markets by different ways. Boris Levinsky stumbled upon trading when looking for a way to earn on the web after he retired. On the other hand, Gunawan Lili deliberately studied hard to enter the world of trading. Now they all achieved great heights in trading and are ready to provide advice for beginners.

Anatoly Galbi, Russia, the winner of 395th round of Drag Trade

“My professional area is construction, but I’ve been trading for more than 5 years, I started because I wanted some financial independence. It was hard to learn the terminology. The problems started getting fewer with practice, although I tried to handle bigger volumes in the beginning and sometimes got margin calls. Now my favorite trades are with GBP/JPY because they are highly volatile. Scalping is one of my favorite strategies. I like trading because it’s mysterious, it’s like a puzzle that I want to solve. I’ve been participating in Grand Capital contests for quite a while, but it’s my first victory. Now I want to win Rally Trade. Beginners should learn and practice more. Grand Capital contests are quite useful for that.”

Boris Levinsky, Russia, the winner of 396th round of Drag Trade

“I’m already retired and this year I turned 60. I got into trading several years ago when I started looking for an extra income online. At first, I took trading as a game and faced difficulties. But then I saw that trading is an actual work. I always look for patterns, deeply analyze, I don’t rush into things head first. My most successful trade was the one that got me the victory in Drag Trade. The most important thing for traders is to believe in themselves. You have to develop your own trading strategies, constantly improve them and don’t listen to armchair advisers. You can listen to reasonable advice, but always make your own decisions.”

Svetlana Pletnyova, Russia, the winner of 208th round of Rally Trade

“I managed to win in Rally Trade because I closed my trades in time. I beat my opponents by a very small margin. I’d won in Drag Trade before. But Rally Trade has a bigger prize, so it’s pleasanter to win. I think that if trading is not working out very well since morning, don’t continue, today’s not going to bring anything. My favorite instruments are USD/ZAR and GBP/JPY for contests and GBP/USD for real trading. I want to thank Grand Capital for a chance to test myself in trading without making any deposits.”

Gunawan Lili, Indonesia, the winner of 397th round of Drag Trade

“I work in a local college: I’m in charge of the classes schedule and the archive. When I started trading on Forex I realized right away that it’s for me. My first encounter with financial markets was three years ago. My initial capital was small. A trader has to control their emotions and understand the tendencies of the market in order to succeed. As of today, I made my biggest profit at the time of Brexit. I’m not always able to make decisions momentarily and sometimes I miss the right moment. Fortunately, I never had any significant losses. A broker has to be reliable and guarantee security, it’s important for me. Grand Capital is on the market since 2006 and it tells a lot.”

Learn the contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Read our traditional weekly recap and follow the best traders at Grand Capital.

The most active client

Placed 751 trades, including 500 profitable ones and 251 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD and GBP/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $46 519,92.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of +$17 791,87. The trade was opened on the 8th of December at 3:42 PM and closed on 26th of January at 7:56 AM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• FSTX — DJ STOXX 50 index futures. The size of the contract is calculated by multiplying €10 by the current index quote. One tick is €10.00. Dow Jones STOXX 50 index is a stock index that represents 50 largest companies in Europe. The shares included in this index are chosen from 18 Dow Jones STOXX 600 Supersector indices that encompass about 95% of the major stock exchanges capitalization in 18 European countries;

• RY — Euro/Japanese yen cross-currency futures. The trading volume is several thousand contracts a day, the contract size is 125 000 euro. Minimum price fluctuation is 0.01 yen for 1 euro or 1 250 yen per 1 contract. Initial margin is 324 000 yen;

• #LEAN HOG — a deliverable contract for 40 000 pounds of hogs. The price is cents per pound. Minimum tick is $10.50. The leading manufacturer by a large margin is Iowa. Other big producers include Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin;

• #VZ (Verizon Communications) — an American telecommunications company. In 2016 it was the largest telecom company in the US by market capitalization and the second largest in the world (after China Mobile). Market capitalization (2017): $214.920 billion;

• #JPM (JPMorgan Chase) — an American financial services holding company. Historically it’s a financial conglomerate, the result of the combination of several large US banking companies. Capitalization: $322 billion (2017).

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