Challenge Details

Our commodity benchmarks fuel economies worldwide, from oil to copper to grains and more. Explore the benefits of trading the world's most liquid physical futures markets.

  • All trades during the competition will be completed in the Challenge Simulator.
  • All traders will begin with a virtual account of $100,000, aiming to maximize their balance by the competition's close.
  • Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three eligible traders with the highest account balances in the Overall Leaderboard and also to the top trader from each of the Alternate Leaderboards (up to six total prizes available, each with a cash value as set forth to the right; traders are only eligible for one prize).
STARTS

Sunday, May 12
5:00 p.m. CT / 22:00 UTC

ENDS

Friday, May 17
12:00 p.m. CT / 17:00 UTC

PRIZE DETAILS

Overall Leaderboard
First Place Prize: $2,500
Second Place Prize: $1,750
Third Place Prize: $1,250

Alternate Leaderboards
Energy First Place Prize: $1,000
Agriculture First Place Prize: $1,000
Metals First Place Prize: $1,000

CONTACT

institute@cmegroup.com

Get Started

1

REGISTER

Register for the Challenge through CME Institute, your gateway to the Challenge Simulator.

New CME Account User

  1. Create a free CME account
  2. Verify email address
  3. Return to this challenge registration page
  4. Click on the "Enroll Today" button
  5. Enter your challenge name

Existing CME Account User

  1. Log in to your CME account
  2. Click on the "Enroll Today" button
  3. Enter your challenge name
2

PREPARE

To qualify for the competition prize, participants must complete the required course(s) listed in the Challenge Dashboard before 12:00 p.m. CST on Friday, May 17, 2024. During the five-day challenge you'll also receive exclusive daily educational videos that are optional but offer valuable learning opportunities.

3

COMPETE

Engage in trading CME Group’s top Commodities futures products in the Challenge, including both standard and micro-sized contracts.

Terms and Conditions

This competition is open to residents in the United States (US), Canada (CA) excluding Quebec, *Brazil (BR), United Kingdom (UK), Germany (DE), Netherlands (NL), Switzerland (CH), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Republic of Korea (KR), Taiwan (TW), and Japan (JP).

*Residents of Brazil must have a bank account in the United States to be eligible to receive a prize.

Trading challenge is conducted between Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. CT / 22:00 UTC - Friday, May 17 at 12:00 p.m CT / 17:00 UTC during the CME Group Session.

Enter before 5:00 p.m. CT / 22:00 UTC May 12, 2024

Enroll using the link and follow instructions. NO ACTUAL CASH WILL BE TRADED. Up to three prizes with a cash value up to US$2,500 available. US, UK, CA, BR, DE, NL, CH, JP, KR, TW, UAE, DIFC and ADGM residents only. Age restrictions set forth in Full Terms and Conditions (link below). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Full details and T&Cs.