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Grand Capital reduces commission on cryptocurrency trading

 

Starting from March 7th, 2018, the commission rate on cryptocurrency trading is lowered from 2.4% to 1.6% for round turn and, respectively, down to 0.8% per side. The new commission rate is valid for all cryptocurrencies.

 

A total of 20 cryptocurrency pairs are available for trading at Grand Capital on ECN Prime account: BCH/USD, ETH/BTC, XMR/USD, BTC/USD, LTC/USD, LTC/BTC, ETH/USD, ETH/LTC, DSH/USD, DSH/BTC, XMR/BTC, ETC/BTC, XRP/USD, ETC/USD, BTC/EUR, ZEC/USD, BCH/ETH, BCH/BTC, ZEC/BTC, BTC/RUB.

 

ECN Prime provides access to the market of high liquidity and immediate order execution. Orders are executed in accordance with the best market quotes and not depending on any external circumstances.

 

Minimum deposit on ECN Prime account is $500. 

 

Open an account in your Private Office.

 

The information on all available trading instruments is available in contracts’ specifications.

 

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New deposit method for South African clients now available at Grand Capital

 

 

Grand Capital has expanded the range of deposit/withdrawal methods. Now our South African clients can deposit through FNB South Africa without any intermediaries. All operations are carried out in the local currency, South African Rand (ZAR). EUR/ZAR and USD/ZAR currency pairs are also available for trading.

 

Goutam Das, international development manager:

 

“Grand Capital now allows traders from South Africa to make deposits to their trading accounts and withdraw their profit in the local currency, South African Rand. Not only it will cut the currency conversion costs and make entering exchanges easier, but also will allow keeping the funds in the national currency and inside the country.”

 

To deposit:

• Select the desired payment method in Deposit/Withdrawal section;
  
• Choose an account for depositing in your Private Office and enter the amount;
  
• You will be redirected to the payment page;
  
• Follow the instructions.
  
• The funds will be transferred within the period of 3–5 days.
  

The commission rate is set by the bank.

 

FNB Bank

 

Having been founded in 1838, FNB (First National Bank) is South Africa’s oldest bank. The company’s head office is in Johannesburg. FNB Bank is one of the leading banks in Africa, it’s a recipient of multiple awards for outstanding achievements in the banking sector.

 

Learn about other deposit methods available at Grand Grand Capital here.

 

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Grand Capital weekly recap (March 5th–9th)

 

 

We present the last week’s best trading results.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 1642 trades, including 963 profitable ones and 679 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved SILVER.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $32 043,33.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of +$4560,00. The trade was opened on the 6th of March at 2:27 PM and closed on the 7th of March at 5:03 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• @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;
  

• # 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 consumer countries. Silver futures is a very volatile instrument;
  

• Dow Jones — Dow Jones stock index mini futures contract. DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) index is the oldest American market index existing today. The index comprises 30 major American companies. The contract size for DJIA mini futures contract is calculated according to the formula: $5 multiplied by the index quote;
  

• # 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 the number of assets. Capitalization: $232 billion (2017);
  

• # HD (The Home Depot) is an American retailing company, the world’s largest retailer of construction products and tools and one of the largest retailers in the US. Capitalization: $162.66 billion (2017).
  

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Grand Capital weekly recap (March 12th–16th)

 

 

Last week’s most profitable trade brought the trader who placed it $9,749.32. Follow the best traders at Grand Capital and compare your results!

 

The most active client

 

Placed 963 trades, including 613 profitable ones and 350 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved USD/JPY and EUR/CAD.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $23,773.53.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of +$9,749.32. The trade was opened on the 6th of March at 1:40 PM and closed on the 13th of March 9:22 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• TF — a futures mini-contract for Russell 2000 stock index. One tick is 0.1 and costs $10. Russell 2000 represents the dynamics of two thousand of the small-cap companies, which reside at the bottom of the list of three thousand largest public companies that are included in quotation lists of American stock exchanges;
  

• ORANGE JUICE — orange juice futures contract. The contract size is standard and equals 15,000 pounds (approximately 6.9 tons). One tick is 0.05 and costs $7.5;
  

• PLATINUM — Platinum futures contract. The contract volume is 50 troy ounces (1.56 kg). Minimum price step is $0.10 per ounce and $5 per contract. Platinum is a very important metal in terms of both industrial and personal needs. It’s the main and most popular member of the platinum group of elements, which also comprises palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium;
  

• # 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). Capitalization: $100 billion (2017);
  

• # CVX (Chevron Corporation) — America's second largest energy corporation (after Exxon Mobil), one of the largest corporations in the world. The company operates oil and gas extraction activities around the world. Chevron owns five oil refineries in the US and three in other countries: Thailand, South Africa and Canada.
  

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Interview with contest winners: «Contest is a great place for experiments»

 

Our new interview round-up features winners of Rally Trade, Drag Trade and Future Trade. The winners of our contests often share their successful strategies and provide useful insights. Today Vilani Kazem from Iran told us about his unusual trading style, swing trading, while Serhiy Bosyi from Ukraine explained why trading contests are a perfect experiment platform.

 

Serhiy Bosyi, Ukraine, the winner of the 214th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no-deposit bonus

• Trading experience: 7 years
  

• Preferred instruments: currency pairs, gold, silver
  

• Preferred indicators: Moving Average, Stochastic, CCI, MACD
  

“Seven years ago I bought my first computer and started to learn my way around the web, and while I was at it I discovered Forex. I tried trading with a lot of brokers, I had my rises and downfalls, I wasted a lot of energy on this. On a more positive note, I acquired useful experience. I chose Grand Capital because of their contests. Contests are a great platform for experiments, it’s useful for checking your indicators and earning your initial capital. If you’re a beginner, my advice is to have lots of patience and learn! Financial markets can be a source of good income.”

 

Vilani Hamid Kaze, Iran, the winner of the 409th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

• Trading experience: 6 years
  

• Trading style: swing trading
  

• Preferred indicators: Ichimoku, RSI
  

“I’m 24. I’ve not been trading for a very long time, only about six years. However, I want to get better at it, earn more minimize my losses and, possibly, make trading my main occupation. I’ve been trading with Grand Capital for five years and I have no reason to complain. I’m a careful trader, I meticulously abide by the rules of risk management. I like swing trading. This trading style is not very time and energy consuming and allows to balance trading with other activities. You only need to determine the market stage you’re on and promptly open trades at the extreme points. My advice to the newcomers: be patient, keep calm and trust your strategy.”

 

Sarvar Daliev, Uzbekistan, the winner of the 61st round of Future Trade, received $1,000 no-deposit bonus

• Trading experience: 2 years
  

• Trading style: swing trading
  

• Preferred instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, GBP/JPY, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY
  

• Preferred indicators: moving averages
  

“I studied economics. Previously I worked at a bank, but now I’m trading on financial markets. Discipline helps a lot in trading, I’m perfectly in control of my emotions thanks to my nerves of steel. When I choose a broker I pay attention to withdrawal and order execution time. I entered a Grand Capital contest to test the reliability of the company. Future Trade trains flexibility and ability to make decisions quickly. I wanted to try trading futures contracts, so I picked this contest. During my round, the market demonstrated high volatility and it helped me. Generally, it’s not enough to use your skills in a contest, luck is also important. I won thanks to the convergence of three factors: high volatility, luck and scalping.”

 

Read the contest rules and sign-up for the next round of any contest here.

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Grand Capital weekly recap (March 19th–23rd)

 

 

Learn about last week’s top traders.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 1,574 trades, including 983 profitable ones and 591 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved GBP/AUD, USD/CAD and EUR/CAD.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $21,365.76.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of +$15,559.66. The trade was opened on the 6th of March at 12:48 PM and closed on the 19th of March at 11:34 AM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• GASOLINE — gasoline futures. Contract volume: 42,000 gallons (about 159 cubic meters). Minimum price step: $0.0001 per gallon or $4.20 per contract. Gasoline is a product of crude oil distillation. Gasoline price is subject to seasonal fluctuations, local minimums are reached in December and local maximums are reached in May;
  

• ROUGH RICE — rough rice futures contract. Rice is one of the most cost-demanding grain crops. It is produced all over the world and is second by the production volume among the top three grains, standing between wheat and corn. Minimum price step is 0.5 cent and costs $10;
  

• FEEDER CATTLE — a delivery futures for 50,000 pounds of cattle (young bulls). Minimum tick is $12.50. Cattle futures have been traded since 1971 for wide-ranging prices: from $0.25 to $1.25 per pound;
  

• # PG (Procter & Gamble Co) — an American multinational company, one of the world’s leading producers of consumer products. The company's shares are included in the Dow Jones industrial index. It’s listed 34th in Fortune 500 (2016). The company has representations in 70 countries, while its products are sold 180 countries;
  

• # INTC (Intel Corporation) — an American producer of electronic devices and computer components, including microprocessors, chipsets, etc. Almost 100% of the company’s shares are freely traded on stock exchanges. In mid-February 2017 the company’s market capitalization was $170.85 billion, while as of late January 2018 it’s $234 billion.
  

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Grand Capital at Asia Trading Summit 2018

 

On the 22nd and 23rd of March, Grand Capital took part in Asia Trading Summit in Shanghai.

 

Asia Trading Summit is organized by a major finance publication Finance Magnates. According to the host’s estimates, the summit attracted over 5,000 visitors, 70 participants and 20 speakers.

 

Sergey Kozlovsky, head of analytics at Grand Capital:

 

“China has always been a very attractive region for our company. At Asia Trading Summit 2018 we spoke about the upgraded trading conditions on ECN Prime and ECN Crypto accounts, reduced commissions and lower spreads. We also presented our latest offering, partner commission management service. Furthermore, we held several meetings with potential customers and received valuable feedback from our existing clients.”

 

 

Tian Haowen, our development manager in China, also reviewed the summit’s results. Watch the video on Grand Capital’s

. Tian speaks in Chinese, so we prepared English subtitles for the video. Click CC button to turn on the subtitles.

 

See more photos from the event on our Instagram page.

 

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Deposit and withdrawal in SGD now available

 

Grand Capital aims to provide more convenient deposit and withdrawal options. Now our Singaporean clients can deposit and withdraw funds in Singapore dollars.

 

Deposit commission is compensated by Grand Capital. Withdrawal commission depends on the bank.

 

To deposit in SGD:

• Go to your Private Office.
  
• Select Grand Capital Singapore in Deposit/Withdrawal section.
  
• Select an account and enter an amount for deposit.
  
• Follow the instructions.
  

Deposits are processed within 1 day, withdrawals from 1 to 3 days.

 

Learn about all available deposit and withdrawal methods here.

 

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Grand Capital weekly recap (March 26th –30th)

 

 

Here’s what Grand Capital clients achieved during the last week. Read about the best trading results.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 817 trades, including 498 profitable ones and 319 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved GBP/AUD and EUR/AUD.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $21,294.08.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of $13,743. The trade was opened on the 26th of March at 8:56 AM and closed on the 27th of March at 3:46 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• SOYMEAL — soy flour futures. Due to their high liquidity and the importance of the underlying, soy flour futures contracts are interesting for both hedgers and speculators. Minimum quote fluctuation is $0.1 per short ton or $10 per contract;
  

• @ CAD — futures contract for the Canadian dollar to the US dollar rate. The quotations are opposite of Forex quotations. The contract size is 100,000 CAD, minimum price fluctuation is $0.0001 per 1 CAD or $10 per contract;
  

• COTTON — cotton futures. The contract size is 50,000 pounds (around 22.68 metric tons). One tick is 0.01 and costs $18.75;
  

• # YANDEX — a Russian multinational company that owns the eponymous search engine, multiple websites and services in several countries. Yandex is 29th most popular website in the world in 4th in Russia as of January 10th, 2018, according to Alexa.com;
  

• # DIS (The Walt Disney Company) — one of the world’s major financial conglomerates in 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. As of March 2017, Disney's market capitalization is $177 billion.
  

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Our clients in the Philippines and Vietnam now can deposit and withdraw in local currencies

 

Grand Capital is making its services more convenient for different countries. Now our clients from the Philippines and Vietnam can deposit and withdraw funds in local currencies.

 

Deposits are carried out within 1 day, while withdrawals take from 1 to 3 days. Deposit commission is compensated by our company, withdrawal commission depends on the bank.

 

Denis Kulagin, head of International Development at Grand Capital:

 

“Our company has a large number of partners in the Philippines and in Vietnam. They have already tested Grand Capital services and now help us improve trading conditions for local traders, and that includes making deposits more convenient. Among our plans for these countries is to open education centers. Follow the news!”

 

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Interview with contest winners: "You can only learn trading fast with a mentor"

 

Our new contest winners share their advice on how to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again, how to handle failed trades and speak on the importance of rest.

 

Yevgeny Karpov, Russia, the winner of the 410th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

• Trading experience: about 12–15 years
  

• Preferred instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, sometimes GOLD
  

• Preferred indicators: Fibo, Parabolic SAR, Moving Average with various settings
  

• Trading strategies: Fibonacci levels
  

“I’m 36 and work as a system administrator, programmer, and a tester. All my hobbies are connected to the world of IT in one way or another. I learned trading on my own, but I think one would learn faster under the supervision of a mentor that guides them on a beaten path and you don’t have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. However, it applies only to beginners, while later on, you need to practice yourself. The market is a fickle thing and the basics are not enough to know your way around. I placed my most successful trade at the time of Brexit, though usually, I try not to get involved with “gambling”. Things like these are nearly impossible to predict and highly volatile. In these situations, I normally “sit on a fence” and follow the quotes. I hardly believed I could win this round. I used my usual strategy that involves Fibonacci levels. There was a surge of GBP/JPY quotes in the beginning and then they went flat between the levels of 61 and 100. That’s when I sold at 100 and bought at 61.”

 

Alisher Gapirov, Uzbekistan, the winner of the 215th round of Rally Trade, received $500 no-deposit bonus

• Trading experience: 8 years
  

• Preferred instruments: major currency pairs
  

• Preferred indicators: various oscillators
  

• Trading strategies: breakout trading
  

“I’m a multichannel communication engineer. I learned about financial markets from a person I know. I decided to give it a shot and I liked it. I won’t lie, at first I blew many accounts like a typical newbie. Though eventually, I got the hang of it. I owe my skills to various contests. You have to get better all the time to succeed in trading. Even if it’s not working out at the moment, try again. My least successful trade was when I tried trading at the time of Scottish independence referendum. I lost a large sum of money. After 8 years on the market and after all the roller coasters I no longer worry when placing a trade. I grew a shell and now I just trade. I wish all the newcomers diligence. Be patient and if you don’t succeed at first, just try again.”

 

Serhyi Ganzha, Ukraine, the winner of the 413th round of Drag Trade, received real $200

• Trading experience: 9 years
  

• Preferred instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD
  

• Preferred indicators: Moving Averages
  

• Trading strategies: multicurrency strategies
  

“My attitude towards financial markets hasn’t changed over the years. I still think that trading is a promising and profitable occupation that has lots of advantages over a regular job. Namely, you can work anywhere, don’t have bosses, work your own hours. I see myself as a successful manager in the future, someone who knows how to multiply their own funds and that of the investors. My most successful trades were placed at the times of important news in the US and the UK. My unsuccessful trades are always limited by stop loss. I believe in myself and in my trading system and that helps me control my emotions. Another important thing is to rest. This round was on Good Friday, that’s why trading volumes and volatility were very low. In the first trade, I managed to gain four points from the fall of EUR/USD and I decided to stop trading. The decision proved correct. My advice for beginners is to have patience, learn from professionals, work out your own trading system, try it out on a demo account and only then start real trading. Good luck!”

 

Read the contest rules and sign-up for the next round here.

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Grand Capital weekly recap (April 2nd–6th)

 

 

We have selected last week’s best traders.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 1,652 trades, including 1,202 profitable ones and 450 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved SILVER.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $28,500.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of $3,580. The trade was opened on the 13th of March at 4:47 PM and closed on the 4th of April at 11:06 AM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• SB — Sugar futures. The contract volume is standardized and equals 112,000 lbs. (50.8 tons). 1 tick equals 0.01 and costs $11.20;
  

• NASDAQ-100 — futures mini contract for NASDAQ-100 stock index. 1 tick is 0.25 and costs $5. NASDAQ is an American OTC market that specializes in hi-tech companies shares;
  

• NATURAL GAS — natural gas futures. The contract size is 10,000 million BTU. BTU (British thermal unit) is a unit of heat used in the United States. Today natural gas is widely used as a feedstock in the chemical industry. It is also used for heating of residential buildings and as a fuel for cars and power plants;
  

• SOYBEAN OIL — Soybean oil futures. The volume of a single futures contract is 60,000 pounds. Minimum price fluctuation is 1/100 cent or $0.0001 per pound, which equals $6 per contract;
  

• # CSCO (Cisco) — American transnational company. Cisco develops and sells network equipment for large organizations and telecommunications enterprises. One of the world's largest hi-tech companies.
  

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Grand Capital introduces improvements to ECN Prime trading conditions

 

Starting from April 10th, 2018, the conditions for ECN Prime account are improved in a number of ways.

 

The commission on trading Forex and CFD instruments is reduced by half, from $10 to $5. Stop Out is also down by half, from 100% to 50%. Moreover, minimum deposit required to start trading on ECN is now $500 instead of the previous $1000.

 

To start trading on ECN Prime:

• Register on Grand Capital website
  
• Open an ECN Prime account
  
• Deposit $500 or more
  
• Download MetaTrader 4 (PC and mobile versions are available) or use our Web Terminal.
  

 

58 trading instruments are currently available at ECN Prime account: Forex, oil, metals and indices CFDs.

 

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ECN Prime provides access to the market of high liquidity and immediate order execution. Orders are executed in accordance with the best market quotes and not depending on any external circumstances. The best possible price among an unlimited number of liquidity providers is used for order execution.

 

Try the new Forex! Open an ECN Prime account today.

 

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Grand Capital launches Trust Loan service for partners

 

Grand Capital launches a Trust Loan service for our VIP partners. Now any of our VIP partners can receive an interest-free loan for themselves or their clients.

 

Denis Kulagin, Head of International Development at Grand Capital:

 

“Trust Loan is an opportunity for a client to make a deposit instantly without having to depend on third-party payment systems or banks. A client continues trading and the partner maintains a loyal client. The service has already earned praise from our partners in Southeast Asia and proved to be cost-effective.”

 

Learn more about Trust Loan

 

Now you can:

• Conduct trading operations using the credit funds.
  

• Transfer the credit funds to any client of the company.
  

• Withdraw the profit received during trading with the credit funds or withdraw the credit funds themselves, provided the loan has been redeemed.
  

Terms:

• The loan is interest-free.
  

• The loan is available for all real accounts except ECN and Crypto.
  

• If you are personally using the received credit funds for trading, the credit amount has to be redeemed within three banking days starting from the first trade involving the credit funds.
  

• If you transfer the credit funds to a client, the credit amount has to be redeemed within three banking days starting from the client’s first trade involving the credit funds.
  

How to request a Trust Loan:

 

To apply for a Trust Loan or learn more about this service, contact our Head of International Development, Denis Kulagin at d.kulagin@grandcapital.net, or our manager Yanis Vinokurov at y.vinokurov@grandcapital.net.

 

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Grand Capital weekly recap (April 9th–13th)

 

 

Last week’s best trading results.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 1091 trades, including 717 profitable ones and 374 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved SILVER.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $37,862.76.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of $14,350. The trade was opened on the 13th of March at 9:04 PM and closed on the 11th of April at 4:21 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• BRENT CRUDE OIL — crude oil futures. Minimum price step is $0.01 per barrel or $10 per contract. The contract volume is 1000 barrels (42,000 gallons). Brent oil is used to evaluate two-thirds of the world's international crude oil trading;
  

• PALLADIUM — palladium futures contract. The contract size is standard and equals 100 troy ounces (around 3.11 kg). One tick is 0.05 and costs $5;
  

• DX — US Dollar index futures. The futures contract quotes are specified in index points. 1 tick is 0.005 index points and equals $5. US dollar index is a comparison of the world's six major currencies with USD: EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, SEK, CHF. A change of each currency rate has an impact on US dollar index and it’s constantly updated on weekdays;
  

• # JNJ (Johnson & Johnson) is an American holding company that includes more than 250 subsidiaries around the world that manufacture pharmaceuticals, sanitation products, and medical equipment. Its stock is a component of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index;
  

• # IBM (International Business Machines) — one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of software and hardware, as well as IT and consulting services. As of 2017, IBM’s capitalization is $159.41 billion.
  

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Interview with Future Trade contest winner: “Make your own decisions in trading, but heed the advice of the professionals”

 

The winner of the 62nd round of Future Trade is Yusuf Darmawan from Indonesia. Yusuf spent 20 hours straight in front of the monitor keeping track of the price movements. His preferred strategy and persistence helped him win the contest’s main prize, $1000 no-deposit bonus.

 

Tell us a little about yourself, what is your occupation?

 

I’m a forwarding agent, I deliver documents and various valuables from my company’s head office to other cities.

 

How did you become a trader? For how long have you been trading?

 

A friend told me about Forex back in 2012. I have since read up on the subject and started trading in earnest in 2014.

 

Are financial markets popular in Indonesia?

 

I think that Forex is quite a popular trend now not only in my country but worldwide. Many brokers, Grand Capital included, hold educational seminars here in Indonesia. Thanks to these, a lot more people are getting to know about trading.

 

What’s the most attractive thing about trading for you?

 

I love trading because it demands different kinds of knowledge, from psychology to mathematical analysis.

 

Tell us about how you learned trading. What difficulties did you come across in the beginning?

 

At first, a friend was teaching me. Then I started learning on my own, read articles on the web and trained on a demo account. The hardest thing was to learn how to determine short and long positions.

 

Tell us about your most memorable trade.

 

It was Friday. The stock exchange was closing up and I made my bet on downtrend. On Monday the upper position surged and I lost my money. I was only a beginner then and I didn’t realize that in two days the market situation can change drastically. It was my biggest loss and I don’t make such mistakes anymore.

 

What strategies do you prefer? What strategies proved to be most successful?

 

I use High Low strategy. I place a long position if the indicator is oversold and vice versa.

 

What are your favorite trading instruments?

 

I like trading highly volatile contracts. My preferred instruments are gold, oil, GBP/USD and USD/CAD.

 

What’s the most important thing about a broker? How do you choose one and why have you picked Grand Capital?

 

The most important criterion is fast and secure withdrawal. It’s also quite important for brokers to offer profitable promotions and bonuses. Grand Capital ticks all the boxes.

 

Why have you decided to enter Future Trade?

 

I took part in the previous round of the contest, but I didn’t reach the top. So I was very excited and the main prize also provided a huge incentive.

 

What helped you win?

 

My strategy and persistence. I was carefully following the price movements for 20 hours straight. Yes, it was exactly my careful attention to trends that helped me win.

 

What would you recommend for beginners?

 

Some say that you shouldn’t trust the opinion of others and you should only rely on your own one. It’s so, but I would add that sometimes it’s still useful to heed the advice of the professionals. My advice for newcomers: don’t give up and go for the victory!

 

Read Future Trade contest rules and sign-up for the next round here.

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Grand Capital launches a new Crypto account!

 

Grand Capital has launched a new Crypto account type, designed specifically for cryptocurrency trading.

 

The minimum deposit for cryptocurrency trading is now $100 with 1:3 leverage offered. Currently, there are 18 instruments available for trading on the Crypto account including BTC/USD, ETH/USD, LTC/USD, XRP/USD and other popular pairs.

 

Crypto account was implemented using the ECN technology, which provides access to the market of high liquidity and immediate order execution. Orders are executed in accordance with the best market quotes not depending on any external circumstances.

 

To start trading on Crypto:

• Register on Grand Capital website.
  
• Open a Crypto account.
  
• Deposit at least $100.
  
• Download MetaTrader 4 terminal for PC or mobile device, or use our WebTrader terminal for in-browser trading. 
  

Some useful information for trading:

• Contracts’ specifications: select the tab ECN Prime, and then CRYPTO CCY.
  

• Other account types at Grand Capital.
  

Open a Crypto account

 

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 Grand Capital weekly recap (April 16th–20th)

 

 

Last week’s most profitable trade resulted in a profit of $12.546. Follow the best traders at Grand Capital!

 

The most active client

 

Placed 996 trades, including 720 profitable ones and 276 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved USD/CAD, EUR/USD and EUR/JPY.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

In one trading week on a single account was $26,013.46.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of $12,546. The trade was opened on the 11th of April at 1:02 PM and closed on the 16th of April at 1:24 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders:

• WHEAT — wheat futures contract. The size of a 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;

• S&P 500 — a futures mini contract for S&P 500 stock index. The size of the mini contract for S&P 500 index is calculated by multiplying $50 by the index quotation value. One tick equals 0.25 index points and costs $12.50. S&P 500 index is a stock index which includes the selected 500 US public companies with the largest market capitalization;

• # FGBL — futures contract for German long-term bonds EUROBUND. The contract value is €100,000. Contract price quotation is a percentage of the nominal value of the contract. 1 tick equals 0.01 points and costs €10.00;

• # 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 $850 billion as of September 5th, 2017;

• # GE (General Electric) — an American multi-industry corporation, a manufacturer of many types of equipment, including locomotives, power plants, gas turbines, aircraft engines, medical equipment, etc. As of 2016, the market capitalization of General Electric is $288 billion.

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Changes in company services and trading schedule during May holidays

 

Dear clients!

 

Please take into consideration the changes in trading schedule for May holidays.

 

On April 29th, May 1st, 5th, 6th, 9th, Russian stock exchange is closed. Russian stock CFD trading will be unavailable. 

 

Due to the celebration of the International Workers’ Day on May 1st, trading futures contracts on the following indices will be unavailable: AEX, FCE, FDAX, FSMI, FESX, FSTX.

 

May 7th is a holiday in the United Kingdom. FTSE 100 index futures trading will be closed.

 

Grand Capital client support will be functioning as usual.

 

Deposit and withdrawal requests will be processed in accordance with the company’s regulations. Deposit and withdrawal requests involving bank cards and wire transfers will be processed in accordance with your bank’s schedule during the holidays.

 

We remind you that liquidity for some instruments may be lower during the holidays.

 

Please, take this information into account when planning your trading activity.

 

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Grand Capital partnership program is once again proclaimed the best by FxDailyInfo

 

 

Every year FXDailyinfo holds an online vote to determine the best Forex and Binary Options brokers. FXDailyinfo has been nominating Grand Capital for several consecutive years. This is not the first time Grand Capital efforts are recognized by FxDailyInfo community.

 

We are excited to announce that this year Grand Capital won the "Best Affiliate Program" award with 57% of voters supporting us.

 

It is the third title won by Grand Captial partnership team. Earlier the program was proclaimed the best during MENA Financial Expo-2016 in Dubai and later the same year — by the FxDailyInfo online vote.

 

We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of what makes Grand Capital partnership program stand out:

• High commissions: $15 to $80 per Lot;
  

• Direct transactions between clients and partners;
  

• Marketing budget;
  

• Individual conditions for different regions.
  

Learn more by visiting the partnership section of our website.

 

We thank everyone who supported Grand Capital during the vote. This victory shows us that Grand Capital partners trust the company and are willing to move forward with us.

 

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Interview with contest winners: “Experience is the best teacher for traders”

 

We think that it is important for traders to learn from their own mistakes and for that reason we asked our contest winners to share their most cringing mistakes. Despite the fails, they didn’t stop trading and have gained more than they’ve lost.

 

Marina Zorina from Russia, the winner of round 2017 of Rally Trade contest with the main prize of $500 no-deposit bonus. Previously also won in Futures Trade

• Trading experience: 10 years 
  

• Favorite trading instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and other majors
  

• Trading strategy: scalping
  

“I’ve been trading for a long time and my perspective on trading has changed significantly with time. When I just started there was this rush, adrenaline, but now I am more patient and steady going. Trading has become a daily work for me. I start my day with analysis of currency pairs, then I check the time of important news releases and build my trading strategy from there. I only trade major currency pairs as I don’t see the point in spreading your attention over a huge amount of trading instruments. I like Rally Trade contest because of the one-day time limit. It is the right time to test the trading strategy. In this round my main competitor was a trader from Kalinovka, I saw our balances constantly changing. I own my victory to scalping, which I use in my everyday trading.”

 

Alexey Kotlyarov from Belarus, winner of the 416th round of Drag Trade contest with the main prize of real $200

• Trading experience: 4 years
  

• Favourite trading instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, sometimes GBP/JPY, EUR/JPY
  

• Favorite indicators: ZigZag and moving average
  

“I am 25 years old, I work as a window fitter. I learned to trade on my own by trial and error. At first I failed a lot. I consider my biggest mistake the loss of $4000, which I raised from only $500 in one month. Funny enough, losing it took only one hour Now I am more cautious. Experience is, indeed, the best teacher. When, sitting by that monitor, you realise that you can’t control your emotions, it is the best to just stand up and give yourself a good 5-10 minute walk. I don’t set extreme goals in trading, as it is more of an extra source of income for my family budget. What’s most important in Drag Trade is to determine which instruments you are going to trade with. You only have one hour and the volatility is extremely important here. That’s why I chose CAD for this round, because of the high volatility. As usual, I used wave analysis. Frankly speaking, I was surprised with my results. When the final results were published, I realized that “too cool for school” is not the line of thinking for this contest. My closest competitor was only a couple of pips behind.”

 

Alexander Markov from Russia, the winner of the 417th round of Drag Trade contest. Received the real $200

• Trading experience: 3 years
  

• Favorite trading instruments: major currency pairs
  

• Trading strategy: intraday
  

“I am 22 and I work as a manager. My friend got me “hooked” with trading. As any novice, I’ve made lots and lots of mistakes. I remember elevating my balance during the whole week and ended up multiplying my deposit by 5 times and on Friday I’ve lost everything because of news. I was honestly grieving. I only trade currencies, It may seem really simple — all you need is to predict whether the price will go up or down. Oh, how much effort it takes to comprehend how it all works... I use intraday strategy and scalping. I can’t wait for too long and set 100-point stop losses. When I choose a broker I pay attention to the spread, execution speed, commissions and, of course, withdrawals. I like Grand Capital contests because they are short. I don’t have time for spending long days in front of a monitor. I pay my respects to my luck for winning this round. Last time I took the second place, I missed just a little. My advice for novices is to look for their strategy or a system. When you find it, don’t give us even if sometimes something goes wrong.”

 

You can read the contest rules and register for the next round here.

 

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Grand Capital will hold a series of trading seminars in Southern Africa in May

 

Grand Capital team is set to travel to South Africa and Swaziland to hold a total of five free seminars on finance management and Forex trading. The speakers: Grand Capital Head of Analytics Department Sergey Kozlovsky, Business Development Manager Goutam Das and finance professionals from Southern Africa Valerie Mahlatsi, Tshepiso Mabite, Esther Moagi, Gugu Nkosi and Nesbert T Shaba, Charls Mokoena.

 

Main topics will include:

• Keys to profitable investments

• How to enhance your Forex trading skills

• How to determine price movements

• How to control spendings and manage your profits

• High-profit Forex instruments: Currencies and cryptocurrencies, CFD, shares.

• How to help your children learn good financial habits and much more.

Time and place

 

Swaziland

• May 20th, 11:00 – 17:00 (Happy Valley Ezulwini)

 

South Africa

• May 19th, 11:30 – 15:30 — Kroonstad, Free State (Uhuru Hotel)

• May 25th, 10:00 – 17:00 — Klerksdorp (Town Hall)

• May 26th, 11:00 – 16:00 — Pretoria (Fortis Hotel Capital)

• May 27th, 13:00 – 17:00 — Johannesburg (Alberton Reading Country Club)

 

How much does it cost?

 

The entrance to all events is free of charge.

 

How to learn more and register

 

If you want to learn more about the events and register, please call the local numbers:

 

Swaziland (+268) 7947 2767, (+268) 7992 6566, Kroonstad 0731058583, Klerksdorp 0711227006, Pretoria 0711227006

 

0633686493, Johannesburg 0730944416, 0711227006.

 

We are looking forward to seeing you!

 

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Grand Capital weekly recap (May 7th–11th)

 

 

Last week was great for Grand Capital traders. The most successful trade resulted in a profit of $25.088. Read our traditional weekly recap and learn more about this and other trading results of the last week.

 

The most active client

 

Placed 1580 trades, including 899 profitable ones and 681 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved GBP/USD, GBP/AUD and EUR/USD.

 

Maximum deposit growth

 

For one week on a single trading account was $43,351.99.

 

The most profitable trade of the week

 

Resulted in a profit of +$25,088. The trade was opened on the 22nd of March at 6:27 PM and closed on the 7th of May at 4:30 PM.

 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

• GOLD — gold futures. Contract volume: 100 troy ounces (around 3.11 kg). Minimum price step: $0.1 per ounce ($10 per contract). The price of gold usually grows during economic crises. Historically, the inflation growth is also usually accompanied by the growth of gold prices;
  

• OATS — Oats futures. The size of the futures contract for oats is 5000 bushels. Since bushel is historically a unit of volume, the weight equivalent is different for each type of grain crops (for oats it’s 86 metric tons);
  

• # FACEBOOK — the world's largest online social network and the eponymous company that owns it. Facebook is one of the five most visited websites in the world. As of June 2017, the monthly audience of the network is 2 billion users. The company also owns a number of other popular services, such as Instagram and WhatsApp;
  

• # KO (The Coca-Cola Company) — an American food company, the world's largest producer and supplier of non-alcoholic beverages. The company’s most famous product is Coca-Cola drink. Included in Fortune 500 list for 2015 (62nd place). Market capitalization: $200.11 billion (2018);
  

• # PFE (Pfizer) — an American pharmaceutical corporation, one of the world’s largest companies in the industry. The company is the producer of the blockbuster drug Lipitor, used to lower blood cholesterol. Pfizer shares were included in Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2004.
  

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Standard accounts in Bitcoins and Ethereum

 

Boost your crypto income with our new Standard account feature. Grand Capital clients can now trade classic instruments with their Standard account nominated in Micro Bitcoin (mBTC) and Micro Eethereum (mETH).

 

Deposits to an account nominated in cryptocurrency are only available in the same cryptocurrency. Learn how to make deposits and withdraw funds in BTC and ETH.

 

The Standard account offers over 330 trading instruments: currency pairs, shares, index and metal CFDs.

 

Learn more about trading with a Standard account here.

 

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