FundedNext has organized a free trading competition for traders who want to participate in a demo trading environment. The competition provides participants with a virtual trading account and allows them to compete based on their trading performance.
The competition featured a total prize pool of more than $8,000 in cash along with Stellar Instant Accounts and other challenge account rewards.
Competition Details
Competition Name: FundedNext Free Trading Competition
Competition Period: October 1, 2025 to October 14, 2025
Starting Demo Balance: $100,000
Participation: Free
Trading Platform: MetaTrader 5
Participants received a demo trading account with a $100,000 virtual balance. Trading began on the official competition start date, and participants could monitor their position through the FundedNext leaderboard.
How the Competition Worked
Participants first created an account and joined the competition through their FundedNext dashboard. After joining, the demo trading account was provided with the virtual trading balance.
Traders competed based on their performance during the competition period. The leaderboard was used to display participant rankings.
Trading Rules
The competition included specific risk and trading rules that participants needed to follow.
The maximum daily loss was 5 percent and the overall maximum loss was 10 percent.
A maximum of five positions was allowed for forex pairs, while a maximum of three positions was allowed for indices, metals, and commodities.
Participants needed at least five trading days during the competition.
News trading was allowed.
Overnight and weekend positions were allowed.
The competition accounts were swap-free.
Only one account and one IP address were allowed for each participant.
The drawdown calculation was based on the account balance.
Prize Distribution
The top three participants were eligible for cash prizes together with Stellar Instant Accounts.
First place received $5,000 in cash and a Stellar Instant 20K account.
Second place received $2,000 in cash and a Stellar Instant 20K account.
Third place received $1,000 in cash and a Stellar Instant 20K account.
Participants ranked from fourth to tenth received Stellar Instant 20K accounts.
Participants ranked from eleventh to twentieth received Stellar Instant 10K accounts.
Participants ranked from twenty-first to fiftieth received Stellar Instant 5K accounts.
Participants ranked from fifty-first to one hundredth received Stellar Instant 2K accounts.
Participants ranked from one hundred first to six hundredth were entered into a lottery, with 50 participants receiving a Stellar Instant 2K Challenge Account.
The FundedNext free trading competition used a demo account, so participants did not need to use their own trading capital for the competition. Traders were required to follow the competition rules and account conditions throughout the event.
Forex and CFD trading involves a risk of loss. This article is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice.

