{"id":14832,"date":"2019-05-06T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurance-journal.ca\/article\/horizons-etfs-and-national-bank-direct-launch-etf-trading-contest\/"},"modified":"2019-05-06T15:07:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:07:00","slug":"horizons-etfs-and-national-bank-direct-launch-etf-trading-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/05\/06\/horizons-etfs-and-national-bank-direct-launch-etf-trading-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizons ETFs and National Bank Direct launch ETF trading contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/insurance-journal.ca\/media\/photologue\/photos\/photo_web_2955.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Horizons ETFs Management<\/strong> and <strong>National Bank Direct Brokerage<\/strong> announced on May 6 the launch of the ninth edition of The Biggest Winner trading competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Biggest Winner competition allows Canadian investors to learn about trading in a risk-free environment while competing for real cash prizes, explain the companies. Participants open a simulated online brokerage account that starts with a balance of 100,000 virtual Canadian dollars (no actual money will be traded). They can then use these fantasy funds to virtually trade any ETF listed on the <strong>Toronto Stock Exchange<\/strong>. Entry and participation in the contest is free.<\/p>\n<h5>A potent educational tool<\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;Year-over-year, the universe of Canadian-listed ETFs has grown. Today, investors have access to approximately 700 Canadian-listed ETFs that cover a wide range of themes, strategies and asset classes,&#8221; said <strong>Steve Hawkins<\/strong>, President and CEO of Horizons ETFs. &#8220;That makes The Biggest Winner competition a potent educational tool for investors looking to learn about trading ETFs without taking financial risks. The kicker: it gives all contestants the opportunity to win actual cash prizes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The contest starts today and runs for six weeks. A grand prize of $7,500 will be awarded to the contestant with the highest six-week cumulative return, while the runner-up will receive $2,500. In addition, six weekly prizes of $500 will be awarded to the contestants with the best single-week returns.<\/p>\n<p>To date, The Biggest Winner competition has hosted approximately 12,000 participants and awarded nearly $100,000 in cash prizes.<\/p>\n<h5>Growing in popularity<\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;Do-it-yourself investing is rapidly growing in popularity. The Biggest Winner is a fantastic opportunity for investors to test ETF trading strategies in a simulated environment and learn about portfolio management basics. We&#8217;re proud to support this competition for a seventh consecutive year and play a role in the training of tomorrow&#8217;s investors,&#8221; stated <strong>Claude-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert<\/strong>, President of National Bank Direct Brokerage.<\/p>\n<p>Contest rules and access to ETF educational materials are available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2455923-1&amp;h=491030498&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonsetfs.com%2FBiggestWinner&amp;a=www.HorizonsETFs.com%2FBiggestWinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.HorizonsETFs.com\/BiggestWinner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-journal.ca\/article\/horizons-etfs-and-national-bank-direct-launch-etf-trading-contest\/\">Read the original article at insurance-journal.ca <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horizons ETFs Management and National Bank Direct Brokerage announced on May 6 the launch of the ninth edition of The Biggest Winner trading competition. 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