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| Detail |  World Cup Trading Championships |  TenX Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Paid entry | Paid entry |
| Entry cost | Entry fee per division, plus a minimum starting balance in your own account: $500 for monthly divisions, up to $10,000 for World Cup Futures | $20, $100, $250 or $500 per attempt; one-time entry fee |
| Account | Real money | Simulated |
| Account details | Your own real-money futures or forex account, held with its partner broker | Bronze: $5,000 capital / $20 fee / $200 reward; Silver: $10,000 / $100 / $1,000; Gold: $25,000 / $250 / $2,500; Platinum: $50,000 / $500 / $5,000. TradingView charting with Ouinex-branded infrastructure; not MT4 or MT5. |
| Markets | Futures, Forex | Perpetuals, Forex, Commodities, Stocks, Equity indices |
| Prize type | Trophies or merch | Cash |
| Operator’s cut | Not applicable (no prize pool) | Not a pooled-entry-fee prize model; rewards are paid from TenX own funds. |
| Who gets paid | Top finishers per division | Each qualifying successful program earns its tier fixed reward; no top-percentile quota. |
| How rewards are earned | Net return over the contest period | Pass or fail against fixed rules: 7 qualifying days plus cumulative realised net P&L above $0, without a risk breach. |
| Drawdown rules | Your own account; losses are real | 6% static drawdown of initial capital, measured on Equity including unrealised P&L. The attempt fails as soon as Equity touches 94% of initial capital. |
| Trading rules | Any strategy. Futures and forex divisions. | 30 calendar days from purchase, including weekends. Each qualifying day runs on Paris time and needs closed realised P&L of at least 2.5% of that day opening balance, not initial capital. Maximum gross exposure: 500% of current Equity across all open positions. One active program per tier. After pass, failure or expiry, same-tier cooldown ends at the original 30-day window end. Copy trading, coordinated hedging, martingale/grid abuse and unauthorised bots are prohibited. |
| Who can enter | Not confirmed. | 18+. Restricted jurisdictions and sanctions rules apply, and US traders are not eligible. |
| KYC | Broker account opening | No KYC needed to purchase or trade, or internally claim a reward; completed KYC required before Main Wallet withdrawal. |
| Prize withdrawal | Not applicable (trophies, no cash prize) | Claim Balance to Main Wallet in USDT or USDC; internal claim has no blockchain network fee. |
| Operator | WorldCupChampionships.com | TenX Capital Inc |
| Based in | Not confirmed | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Sources | Homepage, 2026 entry page. Checked 10 Oct 2026. | Program tiers, markets and charting (23 October 2026), Terms: simulated capital, rewards, trading rules, refunds and eligibility (23 October 2026), Official FAQ. Checked 23 Oct 2026. |
| Visit | Visit World Cup | Visit TenX Circle |