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Grand Capital wishes a happy Eid al-Fitr to all traders of Islamic faith! We wish you peace, prosperity, and harmony. May your loved ones show compassion and understanding. May the good deeds are rewarded and peace and joy never leave your homes.

Grand Captial team.

Dear clients!

Russia Day is observed on the 12th of June. Please take into consideration the changes in trading schedule due to the holiday.

On June 9th, Russian stock CFD trading and cryptocurrency trading will be available.

On June 11th, all instruments will be traded as usual.

On June 12th, Russian stock CFD trading will be closed. Trading will be resumed on June 13th.

Deposit/withdrawal requests are processed in accordance with our company’s regulations.

Requests for deposit/withdrawal involving bank cards or wire transfers are processed according to your bank’s business schedule on the holiday.

All the company’s services will be working as usual.

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

Grand Capital team

The winner of the 421st round of Drag Trade, Denis Nemchinov is a trader with 14 years of experience. He told us how he had learned trading and why the emotions gave way to calculations.

• Trading experience: 14 years
• Preferred instruments: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, AUD/USD
• Trading strategies: intraday scalping

Tell us about yourself: your work, hobbies?

I’m 35 and I’m a business owner. I love miniature sculpting and sports.

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

I’d always been interested in Forex trading, and I started getting into it myself in 2004. I didn’t learn trading properly, I simply read professional books and visited online forums. Now many brokers offer educational courses and webinars where you can get all the necessary knowledge. For those who are already familiar with the basics, the most effective way of learning is the trading itself, immersion into the market.

Has your attitude towards trading changed over the time?

At first, I viewed trading as a game and approached it with thrill and excitement. Now it’s all figures and charts to me, rational calculation and understanding that knowledge and hard work are behind all this.

What are your goals and what trading achievements are you planning to make?

I don’t set any specific goals for myself. For me, trading is a mental workout with profit as a pleasant bonus.

Tell us about your most successful, most unsuccessful or just memorable trade.

My most memorable trade was also my first one. I’ll never forget my feelings when I blew $1000 on my account. After that, I started actively reading professional books and learn the basics of trading.

How do you handle anxiety while trading? What helps you control your emotions?

I try to think through all the minute details of a trade, where to open a position, where to close, what are some of the possible negative scenarios in my situation. That’s why when a position is open and the levels are set, the trade is set in motion and doesn’t require my attention. I minimize the trading terminal and go about other things and check the result some time later.

What’s important for you when choosing a broker? Why Grand Capital?

It’s important for a broker to have a decent reputation on the market, convenient trading conditions and good relationship with clients. Grand Capital checks all these boxes. I started trading with this company on the advice of my friends. I liked the favorable conditions and the wide range of services.

What do you like about Grand Capital contests?

I like that the contests are very different, held quite often and don’t last very long, without dragging on for months. And, of course, good prizes that provide the incentive for further trading with Grand Capital.

Tell us about this round, what strategy did you use, what helped you win?

To be fair, the victory was a big and pleasant surprise for me. My strategy was aggressive scalping with large volumes and high risks.

What’s your word of advice for novice traders?

It might sound corny, but you have to learn. Not only the technical aspects and basic concepts but the understanding of the market. Don’t be afraid if losses, they must become a part of your trading plan. Try to get rid of fear and excessive excitement. Emotions create the wrong approach to trading.

The last week of May proved quite successful for traders. The most profitable trade lasted only 38 minutes, while the maximum deposit growth amounted to the record-breaking $117,081.62. Read our weekly recap to learn more about these and other trading results.

The most active client

Placed 476 trades, including 286 profitable ones and 190 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved USD/CAD, AUD/NZD, EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, NZD/USD, AUD/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $117,081.62.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of $8,400. The trade lasted only 38 minutes. It was opened on the 28th of May at 10:51 AM and closed at 11:28 AM on the same day.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

• 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;

• LUMBER — lumber futures contract. The initial margin requirement for one contract is about $1,000. The contract size is standardized and equals 110,000 board-feet. One tick is 0.1 and costs $11.00;

• FDAX — DAX index futures, traded on EUREX electronic exchange. DAX is Germany’s most important stock index. It is a weighted average by capitalization of the share price values of Germany’s largest joint-stock companies. The tick value is 0,5 points and costs €12,50;

• #VZ (Verizon Communications) — an American telecommunications company. In 2016 it was the largest telecom company in the US by market capitalization and the second largest in the world (after China Mobile);

• #MECHEL («Мечел») — a Russian mining and metals company. It comprises producers of coal, iron ore in concentrate, steel, and rolled steel products. The company’s facilities operate in 11 regions of Russia, as well as in Lithuania and Ukraine.

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We have selected the best trading results of the past week.

The most active client

Placed 1004 trades, including 707 profitable ones and 297 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, GBP/USD and EUR/JPY.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $68,973.91.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of $26,475. The trade was opened on the 23rd of March at 11:41 AM and closed on the 22nd of May at 10:45 PM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

• HEATING OIL — heating oil futures. The contract size is 42 000 gallons (1 imperial gallon is roughly 4.55 liters). The quotation is in US dollars and cents per gallon. Minimum price fluctuation: $0.0001 per gallon;
• FTSE — a futures contract for the British index FTSE 100. The contract size is calculated according to the formula: £10 multiplied by the current index quote. One tick costs £5. FTSE 100 is a leading index of a British Stock Exchange. It is considered one of the most influential stock exchange indicators in Europe;
• 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;
• #AEROFLOT — the largest airline in Russia and one of the world's oldest airlines. It was founded in 1923 and at the time was fully state-owned. After the Soviet Union collapsed, the company became semi-privatized, with 51% of the shares still owned by the government;
• #EBAY — an American online auction and shopping company. The corporation owns the eponymous website eBay.com and its localized versions in several countries.

Earn more with Grand Capital!

Among clients who trade with Grand Capital, there are many Spanish speaking traders. In order to facilitate their access to the information on our services, we have launched a Spanish language version of our website. All the important information concerning our services will be published there: account types info, a list of available trading instruments, our latest news and much more.

Spanish language version of our website is available here: https://es.grandcapital.net/.

Grand Capital website already has versions in the following languages: English, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Indonesian, Arabic, Farsi, Polish, Ukrainian, Armenian, Georgian, Thai, Vietnamese and Malay.

Learn the last week’s best trading results in our traditional recap.

The most active client

Placed 1089 trades, including 677 profitable ones and 412 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD, USD/CAD and GBP/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $33,793.87.

The most profitable trade of the week

Resulted in a profit of $10,320. The trade lasted for almost half a year. It was opened on the 22nd of December 2017 at 8:30 AM and closed on the 15th of May 2018 at 3:38 PM.

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:

• #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 per contract. The price on silver strongly depends on the state of the world's economy and the economies of consumer countries, which makes silver futures a very volatile instrument;

• @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;

• #PG (Procter & Gamble Co) — an American multinational company, one of the world’s leading producers of consumer products. The company is listed 22nd in Fortune 500 and it’s one of the

• leaders in the US by profit volume and market capitalization;

• AEX — AEX index futures. It’s one of the Netherlands’ most important stock indices and encompasses 25 of the country’s major companies

• #AA (Alcoa) — an American metallurgical company, the third largest aluminum producer in the world, after Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. In addition to the production of primary aluminum, the company is one of the world's leading producers of aluminum oxide and other products of aluminum and its alloys.

Earn more with Grand Capital!

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.

Grand Capital team

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.

Earn more with Grand Capital!

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: 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!

Grand Capital team