Paper trading contest · Registration open

Global Strategy Challenge

For quant firms, individual PMs and quant enthusiasts;
bring your own strategy or generate one in the workbench, compete on paper trading, ranked daily;
strong strategies enter the strategy marketplace and win direct investment from the Avenir family office.

Register nowContest RulesContest Leaderboard

  1. 012026-08-01

    Registration opens

    Submit your materials and clear eligibility review

  2. 022026-11-01

    Qualifier starts (paper trading)

    Paper trading runs; the board updates daily

  3. 032026-12-16

    Live Finals Qualification

    30 advance across the three categories and the institution API zone

Prize Settings

Cash prize pool 50,000 USDAllocation ceiling 50,000,000 USDTop 100 enter the PM leaderboard

🥇Rank 1

Cash prize
20,000USD
Maximum allocation
50,000,000USD
Performance share
20%

🥈Rank 2

Cash prize
12,000USD
Maximum allocation
20,000,000USD
Performance share
20%

🥉Rank 3

Cash prize
9,000USD
Maximum allocation
10,000,000USD
Performance share
20%

Special awards:Highest Return Award·Highest Trading Volume AwardInstitutions not eligible·Most Consistent Profit Award3,000 USD each

Contest Groups

Individual Group

Simulated capital

100,000USD

Eligibility
Submit personal identity information and pass platform eligibility review
Registration cap
Unlimited

Institution Group

Simulated capital

100,000USD

Eligibility
Submit institutional credentials and pass platform eligibility review
Registration cap
Unlimited

Strategy categories and advancement

30 advance to the live final

Arbitrage

A same-asset hedge the fills can prove

Opposite directions held at the same time on the same asset, where the trades prove the hedge.

Up to the top 10 advance

Market neutral

A long/short structure that keeps net exposure low

Long and short held together so that net exposure stays low over the run, cross-asset hedges included.

Up to the top 10 advance

Other

No hedged structure of the two kinds above

One-way trading, timing, trend following and grid — and long/short books whose net exposure is not kept low.

Up to the top 10 advance

Contest Leaderboard

Updated daily during the contest · Top 10

Preview · not scored
Full leaderboard

Contest Flow

  1. 01Register

    Submit your entry and pick a group

  2. 02Eligibility review

    Platform reviews eligibility and materials

  3. 03Strategy connection

    Connect your strategy to the paper account

  4. 04Compete

    Runs live on paper; daily leaderboard

  5. 05Review

    Judged on return and risk metrics

  6. 06Awards

    Winners announced and prizes awarded

Schedule Timeline

Judging

Score composition
Quant performance 100%+Judge review 0%
Review dimensions
InnovationStrategy LogicRisk ControlRobustnessPresentation
Panel lineup
Well-known industry figures · announced before the contest

Contest Risk and Compliance Statement

  • The contest's paper-trading zone uses paper trading: its leaderboards and performance data are simulated results, not real-money trading results. Results in the institution API zone come from real trading in the institutions' own exchange accounts. Neither constitutes a return promise, investment advice or a recommendation, and neither indicates future results.
  • In-contest leaderboards are provisional. Results do not become final rankings or award bases until certified by the platform. The platform may recalculate leaderboards due to data correction or eligibility review.
  • Any post-contest capital allocation or matching opportunity is at the platform's sole discretion. Participation or awards do not constitute a funding commitment.
  • Markets involve risk, and strategy allocation should be handled cautiously. Participants make independent decisions and bear corresponding risks.