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Grand Capital weekly recap (October 23rd–27th) We have selected the last week's best traders. Read the new round-up and learn about the client with a stunning ratio of profitable and losing trades. The most active client Placed 1008 trades, including 997 profitable ones and 11 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD and GOLD. Maximum deposit growth In one trading week on a single account was $45 660,18. The most profitable trade of the week In one trading week on a single account was +$28 825,00. The trade was opened on the 12th of October at 1:27 PM and closed on the 23th of October at 3:49 PM. The most interesting instruments chosen by traders: NASDAQ-100 — futures mini contract for NASDAQ-100 stock index. The contract size is calculated by multiplying the current value of the index by 20 USD. 1 tick is 0.25 and costs $5. NASDAQ is an American OTC market that specializes in hi-tech companies shares (electronics, software etc.); LUMBER — lumber futures contract. The contract size is standard and equals 110.000 board-feet. One tick is 0.1 and costs $11.00; KC — coffee futures contract. The contract size is 37 500 pounds (around 17 tons). One tick is 0.05 and costs $18.75. Coffee market has a higher liquidity than many other commodity markets because of the high demand for coffee; # YANDEX ("Yandex") is a Russian multinational company that owns an eponymous search engine, multiple online resources and services in several countries. Yandex is the world's 4th largest search engine by the number of processed search requests (over 6.3 billion per month as of early 2014). Turnover: 75.92 billion RUB (1.25 billion USD) as of 2016; # APPLE — an American manufacturer of personal computers, tablets, audio players, mobile phones and software. Apple occupies the first place in the world by market capitalization, which is 537 billion USD as of January 11th, 2016. Earn more with Grand Capital!

Grand Capital weekly recap (October 16th — 20th) Let's look back at the past trading week. Here are the best results in our weekly recap. The most active client Placed 1882 trades, including 899 profitable ones and 983 that resulted in a loss. All trades involved EUR/USD. Maximum deposit growth In one trading week on a single account was $15 757,24. The most profitable trade of the week Resulted in a profit of +$6328,00. The trade was opened on the 6th of October at 3:13 PM and closed on the 16th of October at 8:21 PM. The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders: CORN — Corn futures contract. One corn futures contract volume is 5000 bushels or 127 metric tons. Minimum price fluctuation is 0.25 and costs $12.5; COCOA — cocoa futures contract. Cocoa futures contract volume is standard and equals 10 tons. Ono pip costs $10. Thousands of suppliers, industrial customers and investors around the world follow closely the quotes of this commodity asset. The largest producer of cocoa is Côte d'Ivoire. Other major producers include Indonesia, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil and Cameroon; GOLD — gold futures. Contract volume: 100 troy ounces (around 3.11 kg). Minimum price step: $0.10 per ounce ($10.00 per contract). Gold prices usually grow during economic crises. Historically, the inflation growth is also usually accompanied by the growth of gold prices; # DD (DuPont) is an American chemical company and one of the world's largest companies in the industry. The company has developed many unique polymers and other materials, including neoprene, nylon, Teflon, Kevlar, mylar, etc. Included in the list of Fortune 1000 in 2008 (81st place); # DIS (The Walt Disney Company) — one of the major financial conglomerates of the entertainment industry. The company was founded in 1923 by Disney brothers as a small animation studio. Now it is one of the largest Hollywood studios, which owns 11 amusement parks and two water parks, as well as several television and radio broadcasting networks. Included in the Dow Jones industrial index. Earn more with Grand Capital!

Interview with contest winners: "Everything that happens here depends only on you" Among the recent contest winners are a water supply company employee, yoga teacher and a future Master of Laws in Taxation. The common theme of this interview round-up is that experience helps. Learn not only from your own experience but also from the experience of others. Oleg Zharskiy, Russia, the winner of 204th round of Rally Trade, received no-deposit bonus of $500. Oleg had already won Drag Trade contest before. "I'm 54 and I'm a junior manager at the city water supply plant. My work schedule allows me to spend time on my hobby, which is Forex trading. Although in summer I'm usually distracted by other things, and the Internet access is awful at my dacha. I've been constantly participating in Grand Capital contests. I think that all these contests are great, each in its own way. I joined this round and started trading only three hours after the contest began, but I won nonetheless in the end. Although to a large extent I won thanks to the opponent's mistakes, who took the second place. Late in the contest he got nervous and started losing. Can anyone become a trader? I don't know. The important thing is to like it, if you're not interested, you're not going to get very far. Before I begin trading, I read analytic reviews for about an hour and choose a strategy. I pay attention to indicators in my trading terminal. I will continue to trade. After all, experience comes with time." Marina Zorina, Russia, the winner of 57th round of Future Trade, received no-deposit bonus of $1000. "I'm 38. I teach yoga and I like to travel in my spare time. How did I get into trading? I was looking online for a job or just a source of extra income. So I was introduced to the currency market. I've been trading for about 10 years. Last year I managed to triple my balance when the market was very volatile. It was a great achievement for me. At first, I had lots of difficulties, of course, both with learning how to use trading software and with understanding the points of entry and exit. In this contest, I used indicator-based strategy. When I trade on a real account, I usually base my strategy on the channels lines, intraday support and resistance levels. I like that Grand Capital offers various contests, both for demo and real accounts. Future Trade is a demo contest, meaning the money isn't real. It's important since not everyone has a couple hundred dollars to spare from a personal budget. Still, a market is a market and no one can provide you with guarantees. Everything that happens here depends only on you, and on your skill and experience. The contest is a great opportunity to earn a decent income without any investment." Christoph Schneider, Austria, the winner of 389th round of Drag Trade, received real $200. "I'm 26. I study economics at a university and now I'm working on my Master's thesis, it's about the influence of taxation on transportation prices. I started trading three years ago on the advice of my friend. It seems to me that in Austria and Germany people are less interested in investing in financial markets than in other countries. Everyone here is very cautious about it. Trading is a proper analysis of data. If you want to achieve something amazing, you have to follow the news and choose a correct strategy. I attended a couple of courses on finance as a part of my education, so I learned the basics there. But mainly I learned trading on my own. I started with combining short-term and long-term strategies. Surprisingly it brought results immediately. For a long time, I engaged in intraday trading and traded binary options and DAX CFD (Germany's major stock index). Recently I got interested in precious metals, coal and Russian stock index. It's because I think that there will be a correction soon on American and European stock markets. When I choose a broker I pay attention to the range of offered trading instruments. And, of course, the possibility of trading small amounts with a low spread, since my funds are not so big yet. With Grand Capital, I trade Russian stock CFDs and metals that aren't offered by other brokers. The most important for beginners is a good risk management. Place stop orders and make sure that your account balance stays liquid, it helps you react to unforeseen circumstances." P.S. Read contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Grand Capital weekly recap (October 9th — 13th Here are the results of the last trading week. Follow the top traders! The most active client Placed 2079 trades, including 1213 profitable ones and 866 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, AUD/CAD and USD/CHF. Maximum deposit growth In one trading week on a single account was $50 664.85. The most profitable trade of the week In one trading week on a single account was +$13 012,83. The trade was opened on the 28th of September at 10:48 AM and closed on the 10th of October at 6:30 PM. The most interesting instruments chosen by traders: WHEAT — wheat futures contract. The size of wheat futures contract is 5.000 bushels. Since bushel is a volume measurement unit, different kinds of grain have different weight equivalents. For wheat it's 136.00775 metric tons. @ EJPY — euro/Japanese yen cross-currency futures. The trading volume is several thousand contracts a day, the contract size is 125 000 euro. Minimum price fluctuation is 0.01 yen for 1 euro or 1 250 yen per 1 contract. Initial margin is 324 000 yen. # ROSNEFT — Russian oil and gas company. In 2013 in became the world's largest oil producer. In 2016 Rosneft was included in Fortune Global 500 (118th). Turnover: $80.8 billion (2016); # MCD (McDonald’s Corporation) — an American corporation, the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants until 2010 which uses a franchise system. In 2016 it was included in Fortune Global 500 (420th). Turnover: $35.39 billion (2016); # BAC (Bank of America) — an American financial conglomerate which provides financial services for individuals and legal entities. It's the largest bank holding company in the US by number of assets. Bank of America is 23rd among the largest companies according to Forbes (2015). Turnover: 83.416 billion (2015). Earn more with Grand Capital

Grand Capital launches the first blockchain-based secure Forex marketplace Grand Capital has been providing online trading services for over 10 years. During this time we became a prominent member of the global broker community. Participation in major industry events enabled us to compare our own experience with others. We analyzed the current situation on Forex and binary options markets and realized that the industry needs to change as there is still no means for traders to feel secure on the worldwide scale, when working with foreign brokers. We teamed up with our tech partners from UpTrader and set out to solve this problem. Now we are ready to present Serenity Financial, the first blockchain-based secure Forex marketplace for traders and brokers. Serenity acts as an intermediary that controls both parties. The platform utilizes modern technology, including cryptocurrencies and blockchain, which ensures the integrity of all trades and withdrawal transactions. Funding of the platform will be as transparent as its operation. We invite everyone interested in the project to participate in Serenity Financial ICO. Pre-ICO starts as soon as mid-November. Learn how the platform works and read about the ICO on Serenity Financial website. Denis Kulagin, Serenity Financial CEO: "Serenity is a unique project. It has all the potential to change Forex market and solve a lot of problems traders face. Serenity uses blockchain technology to record all trading and non-trading transactions. The platform stores funds and provides liquidity to brokers. It's Forex reinvented, a united, secure and honest Forex for everybody." The project is already supported by a number of brokerages and fintech companies which are ready to act as both partners and participants of the project. Dmitry Rannev, one of Forex pioneers and CEO of Rannforex: “I've always stood for transparent Forex. The project aims to increase transparency on the market, hence I support it. The idea is quite interesting and I think that it has all chances to evolve into something great.” Follow the news about Serenity on Facebook, Twitter, Medium and Youtube.

Interview with contest winners: “Successful traders take risks” The winners of our contests are quite sure that a successful trader spares no expense on education, is always ready to take calculated risks and listens to more experienced traders. Read the opinions of the three of our most recent contest winners. Who knows, maybe their stories will help you to get to the top. Read, learn and dare! Natalya Filliova, Russia, the winner of 201th round of Rally Trade "I often participate in trading contests because I like the competitive spirit and the emotions associated with it. I tend to choose shorter contests. That's why after I won Drag Trade I decided to try Rally Trade and now I finally made it. I think I won thanks to a good AUDUSD movement, I managed to place the positions in time and it all worked out. The hallmark of a successful trader is a huge amount of time invested in education, That's why I advise the beginners to learn and make calculated decisions." Tadeusz Kubala, Poland, the winner of 202th round of Rally Trade "I'm 61. Until recently I owned a business, but now I work at a factory. I started trading about 10 years ago. I always liked the field of finance. Forex is very popular in Poland. I think the reason is that the technology education here is on a high level. I mostly trade USD/JPY, USD/CAD and EUR/USD. When I trade I alternate between technical and fundamental analyses. For example, I won this round thanks to the latter: Canada's GDP went up 0.3% this June and I figured that Canadian dollar would grow stronger. All in all, financial market trading is not a very difficult thing. The real art of trading is in controlling your emotions. At the same time I think that a successful trader doesn't shy away from risk and has a strong spirit. I chose Grand Capital because of low minimum deposit, low spread, the absence of requotes and the safety of funds. My advice for the beginners is to deal with stress, not to be afraid to change your strategy and set adequate stop losses." Ebrahim Nejaddarzi, Iran, the winner of 385th round of Drag Trade "I'm 41 and I'm a teacher. I've been trading for 10 years. At first, I used to lose a lot, but now I focus on money-management and risk management. My most memorable trade was at the time of Brexit. Then I profited a lot from selling the GBP. I use a combination of moving average 55 and Ichimoku. I trade mostly USDJPY, GBPUSD and EURUSD. Demo contests help to understand the market better. I won this round thanks to fast decision-making. But the beginners should only make decisions based on thorough analysis of the situation and not on intuition, and learn from the others' experience." P.S. Read contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Bitcoin deposit/withdrawal is now available This July we made cryptocurrency trading available. Now Grand Capital clients can deposit and withdraw funds in one of the most popular cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin. There's no commission for deposit and withdrawal in Bitcoin. Deposit and withdrawal requests are created in USD as usual, then they are converted into the account's currency according to the current rate. There's no limit on minimum deposit and minimum withdrawal sum is $10. You can deposit and withdraw in Bitcoin on Standard, Options, Micro and Swap Free accounts. Deposits to ECN Prime account are possible through internal transfer. There's no commission for such transfers and they are executed within 1 day. To deposit/withdraw: Go to your Private Office; Select Bitcoin in Deposit/Withdrawal section; Select an account and enter a sum; Follow the instructions; Withdrawal takes from 1 to 3 days. Learn about other means of deposit and withdrawal available at Grand Capital here. Grand Capital team

LAMM reward system becomes easier Starting from October 1st Grand Capital changes the reward system for LAMM accounts. Previously LAMM managers were required to select a type of reward, by a trading period or by each trade. However, this system left investors with a lot of questions. In order to make trading more transparent for investors and more easy-to-grasp for both parties, we decided to abandon one type of reward and completely switch to the other, reward by a trading period, i.e. reward for total amount of trades of the investor for a certain period of time. For instance, if a manager selects a 24-hour period, they will once a day receive the commission for a client's trading on this day. Managers can choose the period length individually. The shortest period available is one day. All managers who now use "commission for a trade" or "percentage for a trade" reward systems must contact our client support before the 1st of October and set the desired period length and reward percentage. Those who fail to do so before the October 1st will be automatically switched to 0% reward percentage. Contact our support team by phone +7 (812) 389-66-79, by email info@grandcapital.net or via online chat on our website. Read more about LAMM copy trading service here. Grand Capital team

Grand Capital received Best ECN broker 2017 award From September 9th to 11th Grand Capital participated in Investment and Finance Expo, one of China's largest financial expos that took place in Guangzhou. During the expo's award ceremony, Grand Capital received Best ECN broker 2017 award. Also on the 8th of September, Denis Kulagin, our head of International Development department was first to speak at Financial Industry Expo forum on Xi'an. In his speech he addressed the topic of modern IT in the financial sphere. Denis Kulagin, the head of International Development department: "I'm honored to open this expo's forum. This gesture from our Chinese colleagues is a sign of respect towards Grand Capital and emphasizes our long history of mutual trust. I think our Best ECN Broker award is well deserved, as in many aspects this service was being developed with consideration of wishes of our Chinese clients, who value fast transactions, high liquidity and other extended features of accounts. It's not our first expo in China and again we reminded of the importance of communicating with our partners. Together we outlined the principal directions for our development in China. We are planning on continuing to work in this region and one of our highest priorities right now is a new office there." Grand Capital received Best ECN broker 2017 award for our new ECN Prime account for professional trading that was introduced this summer. This account was designed to provide access to the market of high liquidity and immediate order execution. It means that a trader's requests are always executed at the market's best prices regardless of the circumstances. Grand Capital team

Interview with contest winners: "My dream is to earn enough to buy BMW" In our new interview roundup we present the winner of the anniversary 200th round of Rally Trade, the winner of 55th round of Future Trade and the winner of 382nd round of Drag Trade. In 2017 alone we interviewed 46 winners and noticed an interesting tendency. Usually the manner of speech of our winners corresponds to their manner of trading. For instance, a composed seaman Viltaly from Ukraine trades with discretion, an ambitious marketing specialist Amr from Egypt trades boldly and impulsively, while an enterprising duck farm owner from Bangladesh loves risk, but remembers about control. Learn from the experience of others and find your own way. Vitaly Narkevich, Ukraine, the winner of 200th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no deposit bonus. "I'm 33 and I'm a seaman. I started trading fairly recently and now I'm only getting acquainted with the sphere. I'm interested in more substantial investments, but first I have to get the hang of it and gain experience. My friend recommended me Grand Capital. Rally Trade contest was my first chance to earn actual money by trading. I chose the most volatile trading instrument, EUR/USD pair. I'm happy how it all turned out. However, to be honest, the victory came as a surprise to me." Zakir Hossein, Bangladesh, the winner of 55th round of Future Trade, received $1000 no deposit bonus. "I own a small business in Bangladesh, a duck farm. I started trading on financial markets because of a friend. He's an experienced trader and he taught me the basics. So in the past six months I trained on a demo account and moved on to a real one. I prefer short term trading, so it's 100 points of profit a day tops. But once I somehow managed to get +250 points. I trade with Awesome oscillator and my favorite futures is @CAD (editor's note: CAD/USD rate futures). Now I learn by trading. Life is always accompanied by risk. No risk, no victory. Trading is a risk I'm willing to take and a convenient way of earning money. Amr Ali, Egypt, the winner of 382nd round of Drag trade, received real $200. "I'm 24. For five years I've been working in social media advertising and now I'm a head of marketing department in a local company. Once my friend told me that I could make a fortune on the financial market. It's a dream of any young man! So I started to read up on trading. My younger brother supported me, he lent me money and encouraged me whenever I failed, told me that failure is the first step towards success. Three years ago I was still young and inexperienced, so I used to lose a lot of money because of my mistakes. But I kept on learning and managed to reach success. To be completely honest, I'm in it for profit. My dream is to earn enough to buy BMW 740i. My most successful trade was with EUR/USD pair. I invested $100, opened a trade and received $250. And my most unsuccessful trade was based on a recommendation of an analyst, I opened a position for gold and lost $300. I use SAR and Moving Average indicators for trading. They are my invisible helpers for predicting the market movements. I wanted to test my skills in Drag Trade. It's interesting to compete with traders from around the world, and if I'm successful it can also bring profit. If you're only beginning your trading career, start with demo accounts and education. Meanwhile, I want to thank my brother Ahmed and Muhi, who always supported me in my hobby." P.S. Read contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Grand Capital weekly recap (September 4th — 8th) Last week the maximum deposit growth on a single trading account was $28 122.00. Read about the best results of our clients. The most active client Placed 836 trades, including 470 profitable ones and 366 that resulted in a loss. All trades involved EUR/USD pair. Maximum deposit growth In one week on a single trading account was $28 122,00. The most profitable trade of the week Resulted in a profit of $5648,00. The trade was opened on the 1st of September at 3:30 PM and closed on the 8th of September at 7:27 PM. The most interesting instruments chosen by traders: @ CHF — Swiss franc to the United States dollar rate futures. The size of the contract is 125 000 francs. Minimum price fluctuation is $0.0001 per 1 franc or $12.5 per contract. # SILVER — Silver futures contract. The contract volume is 5000 troy ounces (around 155.5 kg). Minimum price step is $0.005 per ounce or $25.00 per contract. The price of silver strongly depends on the state of the world's economy and the economies of consuming countries. Silver futures is a very volatile instrument. # FACEBOOK — the world's largest online social network. Facebook.com is one of the five most visited websites in the world. As of June 2017, monthly audience of the network is 2 billion users, while the revenue is $27.638 billion (2016). # MEGAFON («Мегафон») — a Russian telecom company, mobile phone operator, landline, broadband Internet and cable TV provider. As of 2016, the company's revenue is $4.72 billion. # PEPSI – PepsiCo is an American manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages and food. More than a half of the company's net revenues come from the US, and 20% from Mexico, Russia, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil. As of 2016 PepsiCo is listed 90th in Forbes Global 2000 ranking of largest public companies, and 42th by market capitalization. Earn more with Grand Capital!

Introducing our new partner in Germany On the 1st of September, our German partner opened a Grand Capital office in Fürth, a city 7 kilometers away from Nuremberg. Now our German clients can receive a personal consultation on trading and the company's services, such as how to choose and open an account, Forex instruments trading, CFD, binary options, LAMM investments etc. Joachim Reichelmann, the manager of our new office is an experienced trader and business manager. He'd been heading the marketing department of an international IT company for 10 years, founded eBusiness Portal platform and Trader4Charity, a traders association. "As the president of Trader4Charity I had to deal with many brokers and I thoroughly studied this market. Finally, I settled on Grand Capital. This company offers well-developed products, has a clear strategy, affordable services, fast execution and low spreads. And behind all that is a dedicated team of people who believe in their product, want to do good and grow. In the last few years, Grand Capital significantly expanded their presence in the world. However many European countries, such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium still remain blank spaces on the company's map. Traders from these countries also should have a fuller access to the services of Grand Capital. Grand Capital representative and I have discussed the prospects of promoting the company's products in the German speaking countries and negotiated a plan. I'm happy to have joined the international team of Grand Capital." Contact our German partner by phone: +49 (0) 911 30844-88348; or by e-mail: germandesk@grandcapital.net. Follow our German partner on Facebook and Twitter. Grand Capital team

Depth of Market (DOP) for ECN Prime accounts Recently Grand Capital in collaboration with a software developer AMTS Solutions launched a new generation ECN Prime account. Now we present our new handy tool for MetaTrader 4 terminal, Depth of Market (DOP). DOP for ECN Prime provides full information on liquidity and its features allow for a single-click trading: now you can configure a trade's settings, open positions and place orders very quickly. Depth of Market operates on Windows 7 or higher and is only available for the instruments that are traded on ECN Prime, except crypto currencies. AMTS Depth of Market features reflecting current liquidity; one-click trading. It optimizes the trader's work in situations when the speed is especially important. For example, scalping or pipsing; sending market orders as limit orders with limited slippage; placing of pending orders; setting stop-loss and take-profit values when opening orders on a certain distance in points; calculation of a weighted average price (VWAP) for a specific volume; closing all open orders and deleting all placed pending orders, including sorting by specific instruments; automatically taking DOP liquidity screenshots at the moment when the trade is executed. Learn how to install and set up AMTS ECN + Depth of Market on our website. Grand Capital team

Interview with contest winners: "I registered a Grand Capital account five years ago and started with contests right away" In our new interview roundup we introduce the winner of Rally Trade who set a goal for himself a year and a half ago to win this contest, and also two winners of Drag Trade who told us about the importance of controlling your emotions and mastering your skills at contests for traders.h Yudhi Yudhisthira, Indonesia, the winner of 199th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no deposit bonus. A year and a half ago Yudhi won Drag Trade contest and told us that his new goal was to win Rally Trade. We congratulate Yudhi with his victory in 199th round. "I've been trading on Forex for about eight years. I think that trading is a very promising occupation. It helps you make money and exercise your brain. I'm especially interested in technical analysis. Currently among my favorite indicators are ZigZag and Trend Focus, while my preferred pair for trading is GBP/USD. One must think fast and analyze data to become a good trader. I'm happy to have won in Rally Trade. I was patient and luck favored me. If you're just getting into trading, don't give up. I'll stay true to myself and repeat what I've said already: don't lose heart, there's always a way." Sergei Akulov, Belarus, the winner of 378th round of Drag Trade, received real $200. "I'm almost 60 and I studied physics. Almost all my life I worked with computing equipment. In 1978 I entered the Institute of Engineering Cybernetics of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences. After that I worked as a maintenance engineer at a factory, optimized mainframe-based computing systems. I started trading 10 years ago. I saw some consulting company's ad on the subway, got interested and came to their lecture. Then I realized that I'm interested in the trading process itself, which means you don't depend on anybody and it's possible to earn a decent income at the same time. When I was only starting, I only traded with "majors". Now I'm getting convinced that trading cross pairs brings more profit. When I choose a broker, like most traders I look at order execution, the absence of requotes, slippage and other technical problems. And, of course, withdrawal options and how fast can you withdraw your profit. Grand Capital never gave me a reason to doubt them. I created an account five or six years ago and started with contests right away. I won this round thanks to my experience and knowledge of CAD/USD trading peculiarities. I won by a small margin. My advice to beginners is to work out your own trading system, trust it and believe in yourself and you will win!" Faouzi Ounis, Algiers, the winner of 379th round of Drag Trade, received real $200. "I graduated from an agricultural university. Once I needed extra income for research and a friend told me about Forex. So I've been trying to master this trade since 2014. It seems like Forex isn't quite popular yet in Algiers, but it's a promising occupation. I learned trading by participating in demo contests. At first my growth was impeded by the absence of actual deposit. I had a hard time controlling my emotions back then and it didn't help either. I placed my most successful trade at the time of Brexit and earned +30% to my account. My favorite trading instruments are AUD/USD, EUR/USD and GBP/JPY. I chose Grand Capital as my broker for several reasons: fast order execution, low spreads, no-deposit bonuses and a decent online support. I like to try out different strategies in Drag Trade. During this round I made use of the USD's weakness and scholastic oscillator. If you're just starting to trade, don't forget about money management. Don't risk the whole amount of your funds at once and sharpen your skills." P.S. Read contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Grand Capital representative in Cote d'Ivoire Grand Capital keeps expanding in the African region. We are glad to announce that from now on our clients in Cote d'Ivoire can receive a personal consultation about Grand Capital offerings directly from our local partner, residing in the city of Abidjan. Yaya Guindo will explain how financial markets work and address any questions regarding the company's services, products and ongoing promotions. To contact our partner in Cote d'Ivoire and book a consultation, call +225 07062277 or email to info.grandcapital.ci@gmail.com. Yaya Guindo is an experienced trader and a manager of a LAMM account*. *LAMM service allows copying trades of successful managers. It is a great option for beginner traders, which allows earning on a professional level, disregarding your level of experience on financial markets. Grand Capital team

Grand Capital opened a new office in Myanmar Grand Capital continually strives to provide a better trading experience for the traders of Southeast Asia. In August we opened a new office in Myanmar, another country of this region. San Lin, the head of Grand Capital representative office in Myanmar: "Grand Capital is a world class company. I'm happy to work with them, which means we are going to educate new traders, improve financial literacy among the locals and help our country's population to earn on financial markets." Now traders from Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, can contact Grand Capital representative office in person and learn about our products, receive expert advice on how to choose and open a trading account and learn how to trade with Forex instruments, CFD and binary options. Our address in Yangon: Building, 275A, Room 1, Ground Floor, Yankin Road, 2 Ward, Yankin Township, Yangon. Myanmar. Contact our representative in Myanmar by phone +95 9440031331, +95 9450090930 or e-mail info.grandcapitalmyanmar@gmail.com. Grand Capital team

Binary options trading app is available for Android This spring Grand Capital released a binary options trading app for iPhone. Now we are launching the same app for Android smartphones. Now Android users can also appreciate the advantages of mobile binary options trading. Grand Capital Trading makes binary options trading easier. Traders can open and close trades right on the chart, use trading signals to make their trading more profitable and contact our experts via online chat if they have any questions. Grand Capital offers up to 86% payout from binary options trading. Where to start with Grand Capital Trading app Download the app from Google Play; If you already have a Grand Capital account, use your login and password for your Option account; If you don't have an account yet, register on Grand Capital website, go to your Private Office and create an Option account. Use the emerged login (numbers) and password (numbers and letters) to sign in to the trading app. How to trade with the app Select one of 42 available instruments: currency pairs, indices, oil, gas, heating oil, gold, silver; Specify the trade amount; Set the expiration time for the option; Determine the direction of price movement; Your trade will be displayed on the chart; Look for your open and closed trades in your trading history. More app features: real-time quotations; check your account status; online tech support. The app is available in English, Chinese, French, Russian, Indonesian and Vietnamese. Grand Capital team

Deposit in Liras via local Turkish Exchanger Grand Capital makes its services more accessible. Now our Turkish clients can deposit in TRY via Turkish Exchanger. To deposit/Withdraw funds: Choose Turkish Exchanger in Deposit/Withdrawal section of your Private Office. Fill in the required fields and click "Continue". Follow the instructions on the screen. The funds will be deposited within 1 working day. Withdrawal requests are carried out within 3 working days. Turkish Exchanger commission for Deposit/withdrawal is 5% In case you have any questions, you can always contact Grand Capital representative in Turkey by mailing fkoranetltd@gmail.com To learn about other convenient payment options offered at Grand Capital, visit Deposit/Withdrawal page. Grand Capital team

Deposit in Rials, Kyats and Ringgits through your local payment services Grand Capital makes its services more accessible. Now our Iranian, Myanmarese and Malaysian clients can deposit in IRR, MMK or MYR via Iran Exchanger, Myanmar Exchanger and My Local Depositor respectively. To deposit/Withdraw funds: Choose Iran Exchanger in Deposit/Withdrawal section of your Private Office. Fill in the required fields and click "Continue". Follow the instructions on the screen. The funds will be deposited within 1 working day. Withdrawal requests are carried out within 3 working days. In case you have any questions, you can always contact Grand Capital representative in Iran by phone +37477012392 or e-mail farsi@grandcapital.net, in Myanmar by phone +9595154939 or e-mail sanlin305@gmail.com and in Malaysia by phone +60182201297 or e-mail izzimran2013@gmail.com. To learn about other convenient payment options offered at Grand Capital, visit Deposit/Withdrawal page. 0% for deposits We remind you that with Grand Capital you can deposit without any extra losses as our company compensates for the payment systems commissions. Grand Capital team

Interview with contest winners: "I didn't give up, just kept going and soon became a winner" We publish the interviews with our contest winners every once in a while to introduce the beginners to the rules and show that winning a contest is not a pie in the sky. You only need to arm yourself with patience, be persistent and keep learning. In our new interview roundup we give you the winners of Drag Trade, Rally Trade and Future Trade. Oleg Bondar, Ukraine, the winner of 198th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no-deposit bonus. "I'm 29. Right now Forex is no longer a hobby for me and recently became my main source of income. In mid-2012 I saw a Forex ad on the Internet, registered and got a no-deposit bonus. I played around with it for a week, but then I blew it. Afterwards I decided to start studying thoroughly the market and trading strategies. I was learning on my own. Looked through many books and trading approaches and found what suited me. I expect to trade successfully and attract investments in the future. In my opinion the most important qualities of a good trader are reserve and composure. Even with a correct analysis you can enter a trade in a wrong time and lose money. One of my most successful trades was in the last June when the GBP was falling. It brought me 15000 points of profit. I mostly trade with the major pairs, sometimes with gold or oil. My trading strategy is based on VSA and Price action methods. When I choose a broker I pay attention to their reputation: how many years the broker is on the market, how fast orders are executed and the funds can be withdrawn, how quickly technical support responds. I think Grand Capital hits all the boxes. Rally Trade contest is a great opportunity to gain starting capital for Forex trading. Several times I made it into top ten, but couldn't take the first place as the competitors were really good. But I didn't give up, just kept going and soon became a winner of the round. This round was difficult just like the others, but the trading conditions for my strategy were favorable, so I managed to win. My advice to beginners: find a suitable trading method, create your own strategy and don't let your emotions interfere." Igor Migalatyev, Ukraine, the winner of 54th round of Future Trade, received $1000 no-deposit bonus. "I turned 30 a month ago. I guess I gave myself a decent present when I won. I haven't tried trading on a real account yet and I still don't have a clear strategy. But I understand that the charts have a certain rhythm to them, so that's where I'm starting from. Also, the forecasts and analytics are a big help. The most important qualities in a broker are stability and reliability. Nobody likes losing the invested money. The victory in Future Trade is my biggest one so far. I chose this contest because it had the largest prize. Three top competitors in my round were very strong, so I had to literally snatch my victory in the last day. And I'm happy it worked out." Iravan Bambang, Indonesia, the winner of 376th round of Drag Trade, received real $200. "I work at a service company. My friends introduced me to Forex a couple of years ago and I've been trading properly for about a year. Forex is quite popular in Indonesia right now, beginners can attend educational seminars, we get a lot of such events. I like trading on Forex because of high volatility. Profit or loss — everything depends only on your decisions. When I was only starting trading the most difficult thing was to control my emotions. I think anyone can become a trader. The basics are simple — buy and sell, and the knowledge of technical and fundamental analyses will come. I remember the day when I stumbled upon my first margin call. I was overwhelmed and defeated. But this experience made me wiser and stronger. My favorite instrument for trading is gold. I chose Grand Capital as my broker because of fast order execution and low spreads. As for the contest, I entered it to learn what I was capable of. The first thing to learn about trading is the importance of controlling your emotions. The skills will come afterwards!" Learn the contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Grand Capital weekly recap (24th – 28th of July) See what Grand Capital clients have been up to last week. We give you the best results. The most active client Placed 1183 trades, including 632 profitable ones and 551 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, GOLD, GBP/USD. Maximum deposit growth In one week on a single account was $32 110,55. The most profitable trade of the week Resulted in a profit of +$9000,00. The trade was open on the 26th of June at 1:03PM and closed on the 25th of July at 2:38PM. The most interesting instruments chosen by traders: GOLD — gold futures. Contract volume: 100 troy ounces (around 3,11 kg). Minimum price step: $0,10 per ounce ($10,00 per contract). Mostly gold is used in production of jewelry and coining. Also gold de-facto is an integral part of insurance funds and reserve systems of all large countries. NASDAQ-100 — futures mini contract for NASDAQ-100 stock index. The contract size is calculated by multiplying the current value of the index by 20 USD. The quotes are specified in the index points. 1 tick is 0,25 and is worth $5. NASDAQ is an American OTC market that specializes in hi-tech companies shares (electronics, software etc.). WHEAT — wheat futures contract. The size of wheat futures contract is 5,000 bushels. Since bushel is a volume measurement unit, different kinds of grain have different weight equivalents. For wheat it's 136.00775 metric tons. # MTS — Russian telecommunications company. The company provides mobile network services, landline, broadband internet, mobile TV, cable and satellite TV. Trade volume — 431,2 billion RUB (2015). # APPLE — an American manufacturer of personal computers, tablets, audio players, mobile phones and software. The company is one of the pioneers in the field of personal computer industry and development of modern multitasking operating systems. Apple occupies the first place in the world by market capitalization, which is 537 billion USD as of January 11 2016. Earn more with Grand Capital!

Meet the new completely renovated web platform for Binary Options trading! We continue to improve conditions for Binary Options trading. Recently we've launched an iPhone application for Binary Options trading. We've also kept only the most advantageous and popular type of Binary Options with the Early Closure and higher payouts. Presently, we've taken into account all our clients' feedback and have upgraded the Web Terminal for Binary Options trading. So what's changed? Nearly everything. To make trading more convenient we've created a minimalistic and interactive interface. All that is needed for trading is now displayed on a single screen: live charts, trades, quotes, and trade managing instruments. And more precisely: Open and close trades with a single click. View all the open trades with all the info on the chart: opening time, direction, the current trade progress. The chart is scalable, so you can easily view all the opened and closed trades, as well as quotations history. View the complete trades history. Use trading signals for all the instruments for more precise predictions. How to trade in the new web terminal If you are already registered, just log into the web terminal using your Option account credentials (Demo or Real). If you don't have an Option account yet, log into your Private Office or Register. In the "Accounts" section, open an Option account and deposit any amount starting from $10. To trade Binary Options Choose an asset from the 42 available. Set the investment amount. Choose the expiration time. Determine whether the price will go Up or Down. Advantages to trading Binary Options with Grand Capital Here are the main advantages of our Binary Options: Minimum deposit: $10. 42 assets: currency pairs, indices, oil, gas, heating oil, gold, silver. Payouts up to 86%. Early closure feature. Presumably unsuccessful trades may be closed before expiration time and receive profit. Compensation of losses. Once a month traders can compensate all losses taken during one unsuccessful day of trading. New status system. The higher the level, the more possibilities for higher profit and better conditions. Where to look for the expanded features The new web terminal is more simple and user-friendly for novices and traders who appreciate functionality. If you are a professional and want to use the extended features and hedge risks, trade with MetaTrader 4 platform. Read more about MetaTrader 4 terminal here. More new changes to Binary Options are coming soon. Follow the news! Grand Capital team

Grand Capital opened 9 offices and held 18 seminars in Asia and Africa in the last six months Grand Capital not only offers brokerage services but also has a strong social mission. We strive to increase the financial literacy in many parts of the world and show through examples that the investments and financial markets trading are available for anyone, no matter where you live or what your level of income is. Today we want to tell you about the achievements of our regional offices. In 2017 alone we opened 9 offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Indonesia, Pakistan and hosted 18 educational seminars for the local traders. Denis Kulagin, Grand Capital Head of International Development: “In terms of international development, the year 2017 is turning out to be quite productive so far. That said, we are not going to rest on our laurels. We are already planning to open new offices in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia this year. We have already found the partners in some of these countries and are still in the negotiation phase with the others. Among our upcoming events are big seminars in Indonesia in August and in South Africa in September.” It’s going to be interesting! Follow our updates! Grand Capital team

Interview with contest winners: "I beat the others only by a small margin, so the competition became pretty intense towards the end" Our new interview roundup features the winners of Future Trade, Rally Trade and Drag Trade. An engineer from Belarus, an electrical equipment operator from Ukraine and a businessman from Russia all participated already in Grand Capital contests a few times and now are ready to share their advice with the beginners. Igor Dubodelov, Belarus, the winner of 53rd round of Future Trade, received $1000 no-deposit bonus. Igor has already won in Drag Trade. "I'm an engineer and I think that anyone can become a trader. But in order to earn money, you have to learn and build your character. I've been participating in Grand Capital contests for over four years. Finally, I succeeded and took the first place in the futures contest. Sometimes I was in the top ten, even the second, but couldn't take the first place. It seems like the good fortune finally smiled upon me in the last month, since I have already won in Drag Trade. I won thanks to my persistence, lucky combination of circumstances, correct calculation and, of course, more or less decent preparation during all those years. I beat the others only by a small margin, so the competition became pretty intense towards the end. I wish everybody luck, don't give up hope!" Dmytro Melnychenko, Ukraine, the winner of 197th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no-deposit bonus. "I'm 33 and I work as an electrical equipment operator. As a freelance job, I make expert advisors and indicators. I first learned about Forex on some website. I got interested, started searching for more information and tried trading on cent accounts for a couple of years, but not very successfully. I don't use analytics and trade only based on my own understanding of the current market situation. I have tried many indicator-based trading strategies and came across Sniper strategy. I did some research and tried it out quite a few times. It was getting better every time. I placed my most successful trade a couple of years ago, when I opened a position with the maximum lot available on a cent account and closed it after two weeks. That trade brought me 800% deposit growth. I've been participating in Grand Capital contests for a long time. Since Rally Trade is a short contest, I used some of the most volatile instruments, GBP, USD/ZAR. I took the second and the third place several times, but finally, I managed to take the first. I hope to make it on a real account also. I want to say thank you to Grand Capital for an opportunity to try myself at real trading! My advice to beginners: don't open positions if you're not sure and don't panic if the price goes the wrong way. Every action you take on the market should be thought-out and not impulsive." Vasily Braginets, Russia, the winner of 374th round of Drag Trade, received real $200. "I'm 52, I'm a businessman. First I got into Forex in 2005. I received a financial education so I already knew a thing or two about it. I liked the possibility of making money using your head without any middlemen. First I took trading classes, then continued on my own. The biggest problem then was that the most brokers didn't move money to the market, but kept them circulating within the company instead. I mostly trade with one and four hour charts. I still have a lot of free time. That's why I want to try myself at binary options. I prefer trading with USD/ZAR pair. My strategy is the right choice of indicators, and the understanding of how the market moves comes with experience. A beginner should always follow the news and not try to earn everything in a day. The market won't go anywhere. I like Grand Capital and I have been following the company for quite some time. I'm glad that you constantly progress, search for something new and go with the trend. I've been participating in Grand Capital contests for a long time and on several occasions I took the second place. So, as they say, if at first you don’t succeed, try again." Learn about the contest rules and sign up for the next round here.

Grand Capital launches cryptocurrency trading Dear clients! On the 25th of 2017, Grand Capital launched trading with six cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Peercoin, Namecoin, Dashcoin, Litecoin. Stanislav Vaneev, CEO Grand Capital: "Even ten years ago the very idea of cryptocurrency seemed rather bizarre. But time has passed, the world has changed and the Internet has changed. Now cryptocurrencies have become an unalienable part of transactions and, like any other currency, a means of income. One of the peculiarities of cryptocurrency exchanges is round the clock trading, 24/7. Grand Capital Trader terminal offers the most popular instruments. Trading is conducted on major exchanges. Depth of Market allows for execution at best prices." Trading conditions: Trading is only held on ECN Prime account in MetaTrader 4 и Web terminals. Leverage offered is 1:3 or 33% margin required. Hedged margin 50%. Commission: 0,25% from a trade (round turn commission is 0,5%). Minimum and maximum step: 0,01 - 1000 lots. Account currency: US Dollars. Deposits: bank wire, internal transfer. Deposits in Bitcoin is coming soon. Follow the news! The following instruments are available for trading: PPCBTC PPCUSD NMCUSD NMCBTC LTCUSD LTCEUR LTCRUB LTCBTC DSHBTC DSHUSD ETHBTC ETHEUR ETHLTC ETHRUB ETHUSD BTCUSD BTCEUR BTCRUB To start trading cryptocurrencies in Grand Capital: Register or log into your Private Office. Open an ECN Prime account. Deposit to your ECN Prime account an amount starting from $ 1 000 by a bank wire or via internal transfer. Allow 1 to 3 days for your account to be activated. To speed up your account activation or learn about the current status of your account, contact the client support via Live Chat or email to info@grandcapital.net