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Thunder Trader Tralent BullRush XM Deriv The5ers World Cup

Detail	The Thunder Trader	The5ers Trading Competition	XM Competitions
Entry	Paid entry	Free entry	Free entry, Paid entry
Entry cost	$150, $250, $500 or $1,000 per event	Free	Demo Weekly is free. The Daily Arena costs $5.
Account	Simulated	Simulated	Simulated
Account details	Demo account. Fighter ($150) and Gladiator ($250) get $100,000, Titan ($500) $250,000 and Legend ($1,000) $300,000 in demo capital.	Forex demo account	Virtual funds in both contests
Markets	Forex, Crypto	Forex	Not confirmed
Prize type	Cash	Cash, Prop account, Platform credits, Trophies or merch	Cash
Operator’s cut	20% of entry fees	None (free entry)	Not stated
Who gets paid	Top 3% to 35% of entrants, depending on event size	Top 100 each week	100 winners weekly, 10 winners daily
How winners are ranked	Net P&L at the end of the event	Leaderboard position. Recent contests ran for 6 days.	Leaderboard position at the end of the contest
Drawdown rules	No daily or total drawdown limit	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Trading rules	Daily events need 4 closed trades, weekly events 3 sessions and 6 closed trades. Max size per tier: 2 to 20 forex lots, $50,000 to $500,000 crypto notional. EAs and bots allowed.	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed.
Who can enter	Not open to residents of Hong Kong, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington or sanctioned countries.	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed. Which XM entity serves you depends on your country.
KYC	Verification before rewards are paid	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Prize withdrawal	Paid after verification, usually within 72 hours	Not confirmed	Described by XM as withdrawable cash
Operator	LN17 ShapeFuture Limited	The5ers (prop firm)	XM (broker)
Based in	Hong Kong	Not confirmed	Varies by XM entity
Not confirmed	Rewards are discretionary under the terms and can be withheld, reduced or cancelled. No independent record of reward withdrawals found.	Prize split per position and full contest rules not confirmed.	Full contest terms, markets and country eligibility not confirmed.
Sources	Terms and Conditions (updated 20 May 2026). Checked 10 Oct 2026.	The5ers trading competition page. Checked 10 Oct 2026.	XM Competitions page. Checked 10 Oct 2026.
Visit	Visit Thunder Trader	Visit The5ers	Visit XM