Surefire Trading Challenge

Hi there,

The SFTCV3 Live Round is about to swing into it’s thirdweek! At this stage, half the field has already hit the self-destruct button so we’re in for a real treat this week. Hold on to your hat my friend, here’s the Top 5 in the Live Trading round:

#1 rover_north – $968.35 (96.84%)
#2 ericlooi – $470.17 (47.02%)
#3 HokkienWolf – $436.18 (43.62%)
#4 JVDWesthuizen – $381.48 (38.15%)
#5 Anubis – $269.70 (26.97%)

There’s a $10,000 prize waiting for the top placed trader at the end of this round as well as prizes all the way up to tenth place. Check out the prizes up for grabs:

1st  – $10,000
2nd  – $5,000
3rd  – $3,000
4th  – $2,000
5th  – $1,000
6th  – $500
7th  – $300
8th  – $100
9th  – $100
10th – $100

With that much loot waiting at the finish line, there’s bound to be plenty of action. You can keep up to date with the latest Live Round rankings here:

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/sftcv3/live.html

Don’t forget that we’re going to be unveiling our brand new website pretty soon that’s going to introduce traders all over the world to a whole new dimension! Stay tuned!

Wesley Govender
Tournament Director

P.S. If you’re trading in the Demo competition, please continue! You could end up going through to the next Live Round! Check it out here:

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/sftcv3/leaderboard/

Hi there,

It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch with you as I’ve been focusing on the LIVE ROUND. Now that the live trading round is up and running, we can get back to business.

There are a few important things to remind you about in this post. Here’s what I am going to cover:

- Non Farm Payrolls Announcement Coming Up @ 13:30 GMT
- The SFTCV3 Live Trading Round Is Up & Running
- Demo Trading Continues: Why You Need To Keep Trading

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IMPORTANT – NON FARM PAYROLLS
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Before I get into the good stuff, I just want to remind you that if you’re trading in the Demo or Live trading rounds, the Non Farm Payrolls announcement is due to be released at 13:30 GMT.

If in doubt, stay out! I normally stay far away from my platform on days like today so if you’re in any doubt whatsoever, it is better to exit any positions and wait for this announcement to be released. You may then pick up where you left off once the markets stabilize.

Preservation of capital is paramount! At least you will live to fight another day.

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LIVE TRADING ROUND
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It’s been a very busy week on the SFTVC3 front as we began the Live Trading Round when the markets opened this week.

Since I last updated you, we had been working around the clock to make sure that we kicked off without a hitch and that everything ran smoothly when our Top 20 traders got ready to rumble.

If you remember what happened the last time around, you would understand why we were all just a little nervous before the start. Just in case you forgot or didn’t hear the story before, check it out here:

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/report/

When the markets opened, our competitors were off in a flash with a few traders placing trades minutes after the start. Although, most traders had not placed any trades well after the London Open on Monday morning.

A few sat back before joining in to try to open up a healthy lead but up to now, there is no clear front runner as of yet. The leaders have been up and down constantly with many sinking deep into the red before stabilizing.

A few have not stabilized at all, and after the FOMC announcement yesterday, SFTCV3 has since uffered its first few casualties. What you are about to see is as real as it can possibly get!

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/sftcv3/live.html

Even though there have been a few accounts that have been blown to smithereens, I have been going through some of the systems from the traders that are closer to the top of the leaderboard, and I am sure that we will see better results as we get into the latter stages of the competition, so stay tuned!

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DEMO TRADING ROUND
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Now that we have the top 20 traders trading on our live accounts, it does not mean that the competition is over, not by a long shot!

We’ve asked you to continue trading and the reason for that is, we will pick the next batch of Top 20 traders from the traders that excel since the start of the SFTVC3 competition.

That means that if you have been trading all along and you did not qualify for the live round this time, you may continue trading the demo account you have been using since the start.

We’re leaning more towards finding traders that can exhibit they have what it takes to make CONSISTENT profits!

Just make sure that you have the Arbitro EA enabled on your demo account and you’re good to go. If you get any errors like the ‘Incorrect Lot Size’ or the ‘Wrong Initial Balance’ error messages on the Arbitro EA, just create a new demo account and start again.

Remember that it is up to you to ensure that you are playing by the rules and if you do so, it might just take you a step closer to Forex trading super-stardom!

That’s all for now folks, until next time…

Happy Trading

Wesley Govender
Tournament Director

P.S. Keep in touch with me on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube:

http://www.facebook.com/surefiretradingchallenge
https://twitter.com/sftcv3
http://www.youtube.com/nextgentraders

Hi there,

The first cut is coming up at the close of NY session today and that means action! Some traders are going to be over the moon while others will come crashing back down to earth.

If you’re in the top 50 and already completed the Compliance Phase you have nothing to worry about. Just keep in touch and have fun as you go through the process.

Most traders have already breezed through the first phases with ease, but those that haven’t completed the Compliance phase will be withdrawn by tomorrow.

That means that a spot in the top 20 opens up and the trader that is next in line will get a shot at hopping on board to trade one of our $1000 live trading accounts!

So if you finished anywhere in the top 70 at the end of the Demo Trading round, there is still a chance to get your turn up at bat. If you’re next in line you’ll be hearing from me soon!

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Arbitro Lives!
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Even if you didn’t make it into a top position you can continue trading on the demo account you have been using throughout the demo round. Our crew will have the leaderboard up and running within the next couple of hours. Once we’re done, Arbitro will kick into gear and resume from where it left off.

Just remember to restart your platform and re-apply the EA if it does not authenticate straightaway.

Once you’re authenticated, you will find that your trading stats and the leaderboard are being updated once more. Then keep an eye out for our new site, it is going to blow your socks off!

I’ll send you more details as soon as we are ready to unveil the new site. I just know you are going to be blown away!

By this time tomorrow, we will cut the first batch of traders that do not make the cut, so stay tuned to see who gets knocked off the leaderboard and who rises to the challenge!

Happy Trading

Wesley Govender
Tournament Director

P.S. If you’re in the top 50, don’t stray too far from your mailbox tomorrow. Opportunity may come knocking!

P.P.S. Outside the top 50? Bought when you should have sold? Zigged when you should have zagged? No need to worry, just keep on trading! All will be revealed soon!

Hi there,

Last week we asked you to continue trading your demo accounts as normal and we also told you that we will give you more news some time this week. Since then we have frozen the leaderboard and had to turn off the Arbitro EA on our side for the time being so you will be getting an “Authentication Failed” error message when you open up your platform.

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NO NEED TO WORRY!
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For the time being just continue trading on your demo account as you normally would. We are working on updating the files on our site so that you do not need to do anything! As soon as we have done these updates, the Arbitro will authenticate and your results will then be updated.

We’re going to have some really good news to share with you over the next day or two so WATCH THIS SPACE!

I recorded a short video for you that will give you a little more information on this error and give you a brief update on how things are proceeding with the current competition at the moment so watch the video here or check it out via the following link:

Click Here To Watch The Video

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VERY IMPORTANT
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Remember that the first cut is coming up within the next day or two. So, if you have not yet signalled your intent to continue as a finalist in the LIVE ROUND, the time is NOW!

We given more traders the opportunity to trade LIVE than any other organization out there, so if you finished amongst the top 20-50 traders in the Demo Round and you want a shot at trading one of our $1000 LIVE trading accounts then the next step is to login here and complete the Due Diligence procedure:

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/sftcv3/

That’s all for now folks! Have a great trading week

Happy Trading
Wesley

Wesley Govender
Tournament Director

P.S. If you run into any trouble, just drop us a line
here and we’ll be happy to help:

http://www.surefiretradingchallenge.com/mem-newdesign/support.php

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