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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.

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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.

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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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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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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!

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Every week we pick out the most successful traders of Grand Capital. Today we present the best results for the week of April 30th — May 4th.

The most active client

Placed 1672 trades, including 1032 profitable ones and 640 that resulted in a loss. The majority of trades involved EUR/USD.

Maximum deposit growth

For one week on a single trading account was $31,565.74.  

The most profitable trade of the week 

Resulted in a profit of +$4260,00. The trade was opened on the 4th of May at 15:33 and closed on the 4th of May at 16:09. 

The most interesting trading instruments chosen by traders last week:  

SOYBEANS — Soybean futures. One of the traditional, popular and reputable futures contracts. One contract volume is 5,000 bushels. Minimum price movement is 0,25 cent and costs $12,5.

FDAX — DAX index futures. The contract size for DAX is calculated according to the formula: €25 multiplied by the current level of the index. The tick value is 0,5 points and costs €12,50. DAX is the most important German index. It is comprised of 30 major German companies.

LIVE CATTLE — a deliverable fo 40,000 pounds of Live cattle. Live cattle is a major segment of American Agriculture. Minimum price movement if 2,5 cents or $10,00. 

#JPM (JPMorgan Chase) — an American financial holding. Historically, it is a financial conglomerate which was formed as a result of a merge of the number of large US banks. The capitalization is $322 billion (2017). 

#HD — (The Home Depot) —  an Americal commercial network, the largest one in the sector of renovation tools and building materials. The company is the second retailer in the US after Walmart and the third on the planet after Walmart and Carrefour. The capitalization of is $162,66 billion (2017).

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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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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.

Grand Capital team