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Here's the latest installment of our weekly report. Read about the top trading results of the last trading week.

The most active client

Placed 1036 trades, including 546 profitable ones and 490 that resulted in a loss. All trades involved EUR/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $47 211,46.

The most profitable trade of the week

In one trading week on a single account was +$29 300,00. The trade was opened on the 28th of September at 9:26 AM and closed on the 2nd of October at 11:25 AM.

The most interesting instruments chosen by traders:

• ORANGE JUICE — orange juice futures contract. The contract size is standardized and is 15 000 pounds (approximately 6,9 tons). One tick is 0.05 and costs $7.5;

• 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. The price for sugar has a tendency to grow from September to December. The growth of the alcohol production worldwide furthers the long-term price growth;

• MINI CRUDE OIL — Light Sweet crude oil mini-futures. The contract size is 500 barrels (a little over 68 tons). One tick is 0.025 and costs $12.5;

• #LENTA («Лента») — Russian hypermarket chain, the largest one in Russia by sales space and the 5th among the largest retail companies in the country (by revenue as of 2015). Lenta manages 190 hypermarkets in 77 cities in Russia and 50 supermarkets in Moscow. Volume 306.35 bln. rubles (2016);

• #INTC (Intel Corporation) — an American producer of electronic devices and computer components, including microprocessors, chipsets, etc. Volume: $59,4 bln (2016).

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Our clients have concluded the last trading week of September quite confidently. Learn more in our weekly recap.

The most active client

Placed 1224 trades, including 1021 profitable ones and 203 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved SILVER.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $18 991,02.

The most profitable trade of the week

In one trading week on a single account was $17 136,00. The trade was opened on the 25th of September at 6:04 PM and closed on the 27th of September at 11:33 AM.

The most interesting instruments chosen by traders:

• 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.

• DX — US Dollar index futures. The contract size is calculated according to the formula: $1 000 multiplied by the index quote. 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 bears an impact on US dollar index;

• 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;

• #VZ (Verizon Communications) — an American telecommunications company. In 2016 it was the largest telecom company in the US by market capitalization ($214.920 billion) and the second largest in the world (after China Mobile);

• #URALKALIY («Уралкалий») — the world’s largest producer of potassium. Uralkali produces approximately 20% of the world’s potash fertilizers. The company deals with all stages of production, from potassium ore extraction to sales of potassium chloride. As of 2016, the company's revenue is $2.28 billion.

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Grand Capital wishes all Indian clients a happy Dussehra! May all your endeavors bear fruit, all your beginnings prove successful and all your dreams and hopes come true! Get together on this day and spend time with your family and your loved ones.

Remember that good always triumphs over evil, but you also have to work hard all the way. Make the best of your time and let nothing stop you on your way to success. We care about your financial well-being and remind you about our most popular promotions and bonuses:

• Any Deposit Bonus +40%

• Day of Risk-Free trading

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Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is a major annual Hindu holiday. Vijayadasami is observed for different reasons and celebrated differently in various regions, but the main theme is the victory of good over evil. This year Dussehra falls on September 30th.

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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.

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:

1. Go to your Private Office;

2. Select Bitcoin in Deposit/Withdrawal section;

3. Select an account and enter a sum;

4. Follow the instructions;

5. Withdrawal takes from 1 to 3 days.

Learn about other means of deposit and withdrawal available at Grand Capital here.

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Grand Capital educational project keeps making its way into the region of Asia. Today we are thrilled to invite all traders that reside in Myanmar to attend our very first educational seminar in the country that will take place in South Okkalapa Township on the 24th of September. The seminar is aimed at traders with any level of experience.

The event will be hosted by  Michael Lin, a professional trader, and a successful businessman. Over the course of his career,  Michael Lin has mastered various trading platforms and strategies and is prepared to provide a valuable insight into many aspects of trading. He sees educating other people to trade on financial markets as his mission:

"I'm happy to have become a local representative of Grand Capital in Myanmar, it's a reliable broker and an international company with a long history. I'm excited because we are going to educate new traders, improve financial literacy among the locals and provide equal opportunities to earn on financial markets."

 Michael Lin has developed a special program for the event, based on his experience and extensive knowledge of the financial markets. The topics will range from an introduction to financial markets to most successful trading strategies.  At the end of the event, all attendees will receive special gifts from the organizer.

The seminar will take place at 1 PM (local time) on the 24th of September in Zay Ya Theikdi Training Center located at Thitsar Rd 465, 3^rd Quarter, South Okkalapa Township.

Use this link to register for the event, or simply contact our local representative by calling 09440031331.

See you at the seminar!

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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 [email protected] or via online chat on our website.

Read more about LAMM copy trading service here.

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In our regular recap we sum up the last week's trading and pick the top results.

The most active client

Placed 3688 trades, including 3459 profitable ones and 229 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved USD/JPY and GBP/JPY pairs.

Maximum deposit growth

In one trading week on a single account was $43 910,00.

The most profitable trade of the week

In one trading week on a single account was $13 150,00. The trade was opened on the 14th of September at 12 PM and closed on the 15th of September at 9:43 AM.

The most interesting instruments chosen by traders:

• PLATINUM — Platinum futures contract. The contract volume is 50 troy ounces (1,56 kg). The exchange quotation is in the US dollars and cents (e.g. $1590.00 per ounce). Minimum price step is $0,10 per ounce and $5 per contract. Platinum is the main and most popular member of platinum group of elements, which also comprises palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium and iridium;
• 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 fluctuation is 0.5 cent and costs $10.
• #MECHEL («Мечел») — a Russian mining and metallurgical company. It produces coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, and rolled products;
• #TWITTER (Twitter) — an online social networking service where users exchange messages publicly via the web interface, texting, instant messaging app or third party applications. Audience: 1.3 billion registered and 319 million active users. Twitter is owned by Twitter Inc.;
• #PFE (Pfizer) — an American pharmaceutical corporation, one of the largest companies in the world. Pfizer shares became one of the components of Dow Jones Industrial Average in April 2004.

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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, Goutam Das, director of regional development 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.

Goutam Das, Director of Regional Development:

"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.

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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.