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| Detail |  XM Competitions |  Size.club |  Tradeiators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free entry, Paid entry | Paid entry | Free entry, Paid entry |
| Entry cost | Demo Weekly is free. The Daily Arena costs $5. | Paid entry per attempt. Funded challenges cost $15, $55, $149, $449, $849 or $1,499 by account tier. Cash challenge entries are chosen in the app; the website does not publish the minimum or maximum. Free practice has no prize. | Paid Battles listed on 7 November 2026 cost $30 or $50. The FAQ says some Battles and Missions are free to enter. Funded account challenges are a separate product with their own fees. |
| Account | Simulated | Simulated | Simulated |
| Account details | Virtual funds in both contests | A 15-minute browser game with a simulated balance on live prices: five 3-minute stages, you against nine skill-rated bots, with one competitor cut at the end of each stage. Funded prize tiers: Bronze $1,000 / $15 entry / 65% share; Silver $5,000 / $55 / 70%; Gold $10,000 / $149 / 75%; Emerald $50,000 / $449 / 80%; Diamond $100,000 / $849 / 85%; Ruby $200,000 / $1,499 / 90%. Funded accounts trade simulated perpetual futures on crypto, equities, commodities and indices. Charts by TradingView. | Battles give every entrant the same virtual starting balance for a fixed period. Battles listed on 7 November 2026: Live Trading Competition With Account Manager ($50 entry, 3 days, reward up to $2,050), South Africa Battle With AI Coach ($30, 7 days, up to $5,000) and Crypto Masters ($50, about 14 days, up to $6,250). Charts by TradingView. Tradeiators also sells 1-step, 2-step and instant funded account challenges up to $200,000. |
| Markets | Not confirmed | Perpetuals, Crypto, Stocks, Commodities, Equity indices | Crypto, Forex, Stocks, Commodities, Equity indices |
| Prize type | Cash | Cash, Prop account | Cash |
| Operator’s cut | Not stated | Not a pooled prize. Entry fees are kept by the operator as service fees, and rewards are paid from the operator's own assets. | Not stated. Rules say entry fees do not give a proportional share of the reward pool unless a Battle's rules say so. |
| Who gets paid | 100 winners weekly, 10 winners daily | In the standard solo format, only the player who finishes first against the nine bots with a positive final score and meets the winning conditions wins. | Eligible top 3 traders in each Battle, per the homepage. Rewards can be fixed, pooled or by rank, as shown before entry. |
| How rewards are earned | Leaderboard position at the end of the contest | Score is built from simulated trading P&L plus boosts and rewards. The lowest-ranked competitor is eliminated at each stage end. The terms say results are measured against the platform's evaluation engine on the same market data, and the full scoring method is not published. | Leaderboard on simulated performance. The scoring method is disclosed per Battle and can use P&L, percentage return, drawdown, risk-adjusted performance or other stated criteria. Results are provisional until integrity checks finish. |
| Drawdown rules | Not confirmed | Game: position and leverage limits are shown per game. Funded account: daily loss limit of 5%, 4% or 3% by tier, based on equity at 00:00 UTC; total loss limit of 10%, 8% or 6%, trailing from the highest recorded equity and capped at the starting balance. Both include open P&L, and hitting either ends the account. | Set per Battle and shown before entry; not published on the public site. |
| Trading rules | Not confirmed. | One account per person. Play your own games; automation, scripts, account sharing, self-referral and bug exploits are prohibited. Tied scores use an order fixed before the game. Forfeiting a paid game loses the entry; a cash game voided for a platform issue is refunded. Funded payouts need all positions on that account closed. | Simulated execution may include spreads, slippage, swaps, fees and leverage. Disqualification for cheating, multi-accounting, account sharing, prohibited automation, collusion, payment fraud, exploit abuse or access from a prohibited country. Ties go to higher return, lower drawdown or earlier achievement unless stated otherwise. Entry fees are generally non-refundable once a Battle starts. |
| Who can enter | Not confirmed. Which XM entity serves you depends on your country. | 18+. Not available to US citizens or permanent residents wherever they live, anyone in the US, the UK or Ontario, Canada, or residents of the listed sanctioned countries, including Russia, Belarus, Iran, Cuba and North Korea. | 18+ with legal capacity. Not available in prohibited or restricted countries, but the public site does not list them. |
| KYC | Not confirmed | The terms say Size does not undertake KYC or sanctions screening, but may request information or verification at its discretion. | Identity, age and payment-ownership checks can be requested before paid entry and must be passed before any reward is paid. |
| Prize withdrawal | Described by XM as withdrawable cash | Wallet deposits are USDC on the HyperEVM network only. Prizes and funded payouts go to the Size wallet by smart contract. Wallet withdrawals cost $1, plus any bridge or provider fees. | Verified rewards are paid within the timeframe shown on the platform, or a reasonable period if none is shown. Payment methods are not listed publicly; the policy mentions bank, card, wallet and crypto settlement. Some payments go through Finvera LTD, a payment agent in Limassol, Cyprus. |
| Operator | XM (broker) | Trench Labs Group Ltd | PrimeEdge Global Ltd (technology: SAL Innovations Ltd) |
| Based in | Varies by XM entity | Not confirmed | Majuro, Marshall Islands (registered operator); offices listed in Dubai, Malta, Cyprus and Bulgaria |
| Sources | XM Competitions page. Checked 10 Oct 2026. | Homepage and FAQ (7 November 2026), Funded challenge tiers, entry prices, profit shares and loss limits (7 November 2026), Cash challenges: paid entry and up to 100x multiplier (7 November 2026), Game rules: 15-minute format, bot opponents, eliminations and winning conditions, Opponents and markets, Entry and cash prizes, Funded account drawdown rules, Funded profit split and payouts, Wallet balance, withdrawals and fees, Fair play and access, Official FAQ, Terms of Service PDF: operator, eligibility, KYC stance, fees and payouts (last updated 16 October 2026), Restricted jurisdictions PDF (last updated 11 August 2026). Checked 7 Nov 2026. | Homepage: live Battles, entry fees, rewards, FAQ and operator disclosure (7 November 2026), Battle, Mission and Competition Rules (effective 5 October 2026), Terms and Conditions: eligibility, KYC, real rewards and refunds, Payments, Rewards, Payouts and Refund Policy, About us: founded 2024. Checked 7 Nov 2026. |
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