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DF Markets Forex Contest March 2012 DF Markets

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Mar 15, 2012, 08:00 AM
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Apr 15, 2012, 23:30 PM
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Competition Rules
Trading Rules
I. Conditions of eligibility.
1. You are eligible to claim the prize from the DF Markets Trading Contest if:

a) You are over eighteen (18) years of age;

c) You have never had a MT4 live trading account with DF Markets before;

d) You are eligible to open a live MT4 Trading account with DF Markets. In cases when you are not eligible to open an account with DF Markets the prize will be given to another participant.;

e) Participants from the following countries will not be eligible for prizes: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Bolivia, North Korea, USA, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia.


II. Prizes:
The top three participants with the highest account balance at the end of the contest will receive prizes as follows:

1st prize: 5000 USD;

2nd prize: 3000 USD;

3rd prize 2000 USD;


a) The prize will be given in the form of a funded live account which can be used for trading and is not subject to withdrawal.

b) The funds will remain in the account for a duration of three (3) months and can be used for trading. Once the three month period ends, DF Markets will withdraw the funds from the client’s account (Winners can withdraw all profits made within those three months, but not the prize itself).


III. Contest Period
The DF Markets Trading Contest will be held in two stages:

1) Registration stage:

The registration stage will start on the 1st March, 2012. All demo registrations made prior to this time will not be eligible to compete in the contest. Participants who would like to participate in the DF Markets Trading Contest and already have a DF Markets MT4 demo account should register for a new demo account using the above form after the commencement of the contest;

The opened demo account shall remain inactive and the participant shall not be allowed to trade until the next stage of the. DF Markets Trading Contest starts.

The registration stage shall end on 14th March,2012 at 21:00 GMT

2) Participation stage:

The participation stage of the contest will start on the 15h march, 2012 at 08:00 GMT. At the arranged time, all registered accounts shall be activated and participants can start trading;

The participation stage shall end on 15th April, 2012 at 23:30 GMT.


IV. Financial Instruments
Participants who take part in the DF Markets Trading Contest will be able to trade in a virtual environment all of the financial instruments available in the DF Markets MT4 platform. DF Markets reserves the right to add or remove financial instruments at any time of the contest period without prior notice.

V. Rules for participation

a) All participants must cover the requirements under art. III;

b) All participants need to register for a Free Demo Trading Account. Each participant must enter his/her real name and a valid e-mail address. Verification of these identification details (in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of DF Markets) will be required before payment of any prize is made.

c) By checking the completing the Contest registration Form the participant consents to his/her personal data being processed by DF Markets in accordance with the DF Market’s Privacy Policy. DF markets will collect and process participants’ personal data for the purpose of monitoring results and awarding prizes within the framework of the DF Trading Contest and as otherwise indicated and agreed. Only authorized DF Markets representatives will have access to participants’ personal data. Participants’ personal data will not be provided to third parties except as provided by applicable laws.

d) The MT4 User Manual provides detailed information on the features of the trading platform as well as the process of placing orders. Trading conditions for all instruments are available on www.dfmarkets.co.uk

e) Each participant starts trading with 100 000 virtual USD as an initial margin deposit.

f) All demo accounts are closed at the end of the DF Markets Trading Contest. The contest is to end in accordance with art. II Contest period.

g) The final rankings of the DF Markets Trading Contest are published on the myfxbook website (www.myfxbook.com). All participants will be listed in those rankings with their MT4 login.

h) Each participant can only register one demo account for participation in the DF Markets Trading Contest. Participants must act on their own behalf and not on behalf of any other person.

i) DF Markets reserves its right to disqualify the participants who have failed to adhere to this requirement stated under art. V. B of these terms and conditions. j)By registering for participation for the DF Markets Trading Contest, the participant accepts these terms and conditions.

k) DF Markets’ employees and their relatives are not allowed to take part in the contest.


VI. Award Announcement

a) The top three winners in the Contest ranked by their account balance on the last day of the contest (after all positions are automatically closed) win prizes as follows: 1st prize: 5000 USD; 2nd prize: 3000 USD; 3rd prize 2000 USD;

b) The first three winners’ [usernames] and results will be published on the myfxbook website (www.myfxbook.com).

c) DF Markets will send an invitation to the first three winners in the contest to obtain their prizes. The invitations will be sent via email to the email addresses provided during the registration. Invitations will be deemed received unless DF Markets receives an error delivery message.

d) The top three participants in the. DF Markets Trading Contest should within a period of 20 working days from the invitation issue date to open a Live MT4 account for the prize money to be transferred into.

e) DF Markets in its absolute discretion reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to a participant without liability if: o There is reasonable doubt or there is reason to consider that the trading turnover that has been realized by the winner is achieved through execution of fictitious trades or other deceitful means which has given him/her the priority in the final ranking or there is otherwise evidence of improper manipulation; o The personal information as verified does not match with the provided information during the demo registration; o The participant has not registered with his/her true email address; o There is reasonable doubt that the account of the client is managed by or on behalf of a third party.

f) If a participant is disqualified from the. DF Markets Trading Contest for any reason, DF Markets will award the prize to the next positioned participant in the final ranking.



VI. Additional conditions

a) Any dispute under these terms and conditions will be resolved by DF Markets acting fairly, so far as reasonably practicable, to all parties concerned.

b) All decisions and actions taken by DF Markets regarding the competition will be final and binding on the participants and without liability.

c) DF Markets reserves the right to alter, amend or terminate the Contest and its terms and conditions or any aspect of them, at any time and without prior notice. All participants will be notified of any such changes by posting of the modified Terms and Conditions on our website. DF Markets recommends that all participants should regularly visit these Terms and Conditions.

d) [The system will cancel all orders placed from Friday 21:00 GMT until 22:00 GMT on Sunday and during the official holidays as well as when the markets of the traded instruments are closed.]

f) The system will close all open positions at the end of the contest.

e ) These terms and conditions and the contract constituted by them and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them or its subject matter or the formation of any contract (including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law, and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email [email protected] or phone [+44 (0)20 7190 3333 and +44 (0)20 7190 3335 ].

Contents and prizes offered should not be considered as an incentive to trade. Only partake in the trading contests when you feel you ready to trade.