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0127JULOQtima World Champions Trading Challenge 2026OQtima / OQTIMA INT. LTD 0230JULSusquehanna Algothon 2026UNSW FinTech Society / Susquehanna International Group 0330JULWEMIX Spot Trading Challenge 2026Kraken 0430JULAI-Quantum Challenge 2026Academy of Finance (Vietnam)0531JULAlphaNova Competition 5AlphaNova Capital 0631JULChina–HK Algo Trading ChallengeALGOGENE 0731JULHF Markets World Trade Contest 2026HF Markets (SV) Ltd

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QC-2836OQtima World Champions Trading Challenge 2026OQtima / OQTIMA INT. LTDMT4/MT5 live-account contest ranked by Final Return Rate across forex, bullion, indices, crude oil, and cryptoTrading systemsSee rulesOpen27 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-14Reward1st $15,000; 2nd $10,000; 3rd $8,000; 4th $5,000; 5th $4,000; 6th $2,000; 7th-8th $1,000 each; 9th-10th $500 each; 11th-20th $300 eachEligibilityEligible new and existing OQtima clients; verified live MT4/MT5 account; USD 500 minimum deposit; required lots, five trading days, and positive Final Return Rate; country exclusions apply QC-2834WEMIX Spot Trading Challenge 2026KrakenKraken Pro WEMIX spot-volume ranking challengeTrading systemsOnlineOpen30 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-13RewardShare of 150,000 WEMIX; rewards are rank-based and paid in WEMIXEligibilityEligible Kraken Pro customers in the US except Maine, New York and Florida; other eligible jurisdictions excluding EEA and Canada; UK excluded; minimum 888 WEMIX spot volume; Intermediate KYC QC-2863AI-Quantum Challenge 2026Academy of Finance (Vietnam)AI/quantum prototypes for macro, stock-market, credit, fraud, portfolio optimization and financial forecastingFinancial MLSee rulesOpen30 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-16RewardUp to 250,000,000 VND team prize pool; first prize 70,000,000 VND; other award amounts not listedEligibilityTeams of 3-5 students; economics, finance, accounting or related problem; prototype, dashboard, app or AI/quantum model required QC-2601AlphaNova Competition 5AlphaNova CapitalBuild a pure-Python walk-forward signal on obfuscated market data.Trading systemsOnlineOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-09RewardUp to $50K poolEligibilityQuants, data scientists, students and independent researchers QC-2602China–HK Algo Trading ChallengeALGOGENEDevelop, backtest and paper-trade strategies for Hong Kong and China A-shares.Trading systemsHybridOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-10RewardCash + trading capitalEligibilityPublic; teams of 1–4, Guangzhou finale for overseas finalists QC-2837HF Markets World Trade Contest 2026HF Markets (SV) LtdMT4/MT5 live-account contest across available instruments; ranking by percentage gain with maximum drawdown as tie-breakerTrading systemsSee rulesOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-14Reward1st 500,000 JPY; 2nd 300,000 JPY; 3rd 200,000 JPY; 4th 150,000 JPY; 5th 100,000 JPY; 6th 70,000 JPY; 7th 50,000 JPY; 8th 30,000 JPY; 9th 20,000 JPY; 10th-14th 10,000 JPY; 15th-20th 5,000 JPYEligibilityExisting or new HF Markets clients aged 18+ or legal age; approved Premium-based contest account under affiliate ID 348629; minimum deposit; one contest account; minimum two standard lots QC-2839UEX Futures League 2026 - CFD StageBitgetJuly online CFD futures stage covering gold, oil, indices, and forex; individual trading-volume and PnL pools plus team ROI; qualifying teams advance to an in-person finalTrading systemsSee rulesOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-14RewardUS$240,000 total prizes across two online legs; each leg has an US$80,000 volume pool, US$20,000 individual PnL pool, and US$20,000 team ROI poolEligibilityTraders across Southeast Asia and South Asia; Bitget account; KYC and abnormal-trading checks; at least 100 USDT starting equity and five trading days; teams require at least 10 active members QC-2881C:\>DIR Global ‘Agentic Regulator’ Hackathon 2026Fii / C:\>DIRVirtual hackathon for agentic AI prototypes in financial regulation, decentralised market infrastructure, smart contracts, DeFi, AI agents, and market-manipulation oversightTrading systemsOnlineOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-17Reward$100,000 total team prize pool; $75,000 six-team ladder plus $25,000 Vouch prize; compute and tickets excludedEligibilityWorldwide regulators, public authorities, AI researchers, engineers, academics, financial institutions, FinTechs, entrepreneurs, and students; individuals or teams; selected participants screened against sanctions lists QC-2918TradeCafe Trading Competition — KuCoin July 2026KuCoin / TradeCafeCrypto trading competition with volume leaderboard and AI trading-bot trial accessTrading systemsSee rulesOpen31 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-19RewardUp to 10,000 USDT dynamic pool; top 30 receive 150–2,000 USDT Futures Trial Funds; eligible new users receive cashback and AI bot trialsEligibilityKuCoin users; at least 1,000,000 USDT trading volume required for leaderboard qualification; full pool unlocks at 20,000,000 USDT aggregate volume QC-2603Forecasting the FutureBridgewater × Global CitizenSubmit macro forecasts and a research framework on AI and modern mercantilism.Market forecastingOnline submissionOpen01 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-17Reward$25K per winnerEligibilityWorldwide, age 18+, individual entry QC-2927Forecasting the Future 2026Bridgewater Associates / Global CitizenIndividual online challenge with calibrated binary forecasts, framework and analytical appendixMarket forecastingOnlineOpen01 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-23Reward$25,000 per winnerEligibilityAnyone anywhere aged 18+; no finance background required; individual submissions; minimum 10 binary forecasts QC-28272026 KB AI ChallengeKB Kookmin BankAI-powered financial service prototype using organizer topics or a free finance topicFinancial MLHybridOpen03 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-12RewardKRW 10,000,000 grand prizeEligibilityUniversity or graduate students; individual or teams up to 3; born after 1997-01-01; previous winners of editions 1-7 restricted QC-2930The Leap with TradeStation — July, 2026TradingView / TradeStationOnline futures paper-trading competition with $100,000 virtual balance, live CME data, and realized-P/L leaderboardTrading systemsOnlineOpen09 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-23Reward$10,000 first; $7,000 second; $6,000 third; $3,500 fourth; $2,500 fifth; $550 ranks 6-25; $400 ranks 26-50; subscription ranks 51-250EligibilityIndividuals aged 18+ or majority age; eligible TradingView paid/trial/former paid users; eligible jurisdictions only; one entry; at least 5 trading days for prize eligibility QC-2775Quant Crown Summer 2026Asia Quant AcademyTwo-stage online challenge: quant/Python/logic screening followed by a Python prediction modelMarket forecastingOnlineOpen10 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-23RewardHKD 10,000 cash poolEligibilityStudents and early-career researchers at top Asian universities; finalists build a Python prediction model QC-2828Akuna Capital's 2026 Virtual Quant Trading ChallengeAkuna CapitalVirtual individual Python market-making bots competing on a simulated exchangeTrading systemsSee rulesOpen10 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-12RewardNo cash prize stated; Akuna swag and expedited recruitment for quant rolesEligibilityBS/MS/PhD students in quantitative fields; strong Python; GPA 3.5+ preferred; graduating Dec 2026-Aug 2028; individual submissions QC-2854Deribit & SignalPlus The Island USDC Trading CompetitionDeribit / SignalPlus35-day options and futures trading-volume competition with solo team daily and weekly reward arenasTrading systemsOnlineOpen10 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-15RewardUp to US$600,000 total competition pool across solo, team, and recurring reward arenasEligibilityUsers must trade on Deribit through SignalPlus; exact geographic eligibility and personal reward schedule are not listed on cited organizer page QC-2931Datarails AI in Finance ChallengeDatarails / FinanceOSSolo AI workflow, app, agent or simulator on a provided three-year finance datasetFinancial MLOnlineOpen18 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-23RewardTrip for winner and guest; $500 USD gift card for runner-upEligibilityGlobal; anyone working in a finance role; one entrant and one submission QC-2862Alpha HackathonAlpha Hackathon / BotSpot by LumiwealthAutonomous agents for options, futures, commodities, crypto and prediction markets, followed by a hands-off trading windowTrading systemsSee rulesOpen19 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-16Reward$500 / $300 / $200 team cash awards plus in-kind benefitsEligibilityQuants, ML engineers, traders, system builders and AI founders; BotSpot and Luma registration must use the same email; functioning bot required by 2026-08-19 QC-2721European Quant Awards 2026CFA Society France / European CFA Societies5-7 page quantitative finance research paper competitionAlpha researchSee rulesOpen31 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-17RewardEUR 3,000 first-place personal cash prizeEligibilityUniversity students and interns in quantitative finance; free applications; English report required QC-2858ASEAN Investment Challenge (AIC) 2026 — SingaporeCGS InternationalLive equity portfolio challenge on UP with mandatory financial-literacy trainingTrading systemsSee rulesOpen31 Aug 2026Checked 2026-07-16RewardSGD 3,000 first-place country award plus lower country-level awardsEligibilityAge 18+; valid UP account; 100% mandatory e-learning completion by 2026-09-04; international students allowed subject to account-opening requirements QC-2604Metaculus Cup Summer 2026MetaculusCompete across 44 probabilistic forecasting questions through the summer season.ForecastingOnlineOpen01 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-16Reward$5K poolEligibilityMetaculus account; platform prize rules apply QC-2889SMIFC 2026 Financial Analysis CompetitionIndiana State University / Student Managed Investment Fund ConsortiumTeam financial analysis and valuation competition focused on Micron TechnologyAlpha researchSee rulesOpen01 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-17Reward$2,500 team cash-prize pool ($1,000/$800/$700)EligibilityUp to two teams from each participating school; teams of 2-5 students; analysis includes macroeconomic industry company and valuation work QC-28842026 GYSIC - Global Youth Sustainability & ESG Investing ChallengeACME SocietyESG portfolio simulation and systematic modeling tracksTrading systemsSee rulesOpen05 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-17RewardCertificates of Excellence and Honor of Achievement; access to internships job openings and global events; no cash amount listedEligibilityStudents of all academic majors; individuals or teams up to 4; finance economics business or data-science interest recommended QC-28712026 Financial AI ChallengeFinancial Security Institute / DAKERBuild an AI financial-service MVP or web appFinancial MLSee rulesOpen07 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-16Reward₩20,000,000 grand prize; ₩5,000,000 runner-up; five × ₩2,000,000 awardsEligibilityIndividuals or groups up to 4; open to public, employees, students, and researchers QC-2911dreamDEX Algo ArenadreamDEXEight-week on-chain bot and algorithm competition covering market-making, grid, momentum, mean-reversion, and TWAP strategiesTrading systemsOnlineOpen07 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-19Reward$10,000 USDso token-denominated pool over 8 weeks; $1,250 USDso weekly distribution; raffle rewards $100/$60/$40/$30/$20 USDsoEligibilityTraders, algo developers, and dreamBots; self-custodial wallet registration and linked bot/algo wallets required for eligible dreamDEX spot trading QC-28642026 Asset Management HackathonFIAM / McGill Desautels Faculty of ManagementAI/ML portfolio construction using global equities, alternative data and investment strategiesFinancial MLSee rulesOpen08 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-16Reward$35,000 team prize pool; largest award is $15,000 to first-place teamEligibilityFull-time undergraduate or master's students at finals; teams normally 5 members, minimum 3 for submission; finance fundamentals required QC-2605Market Pulse Challenge 26Q3MetaculusForecast ten market and economic questions in the current quarterly challenge.Market forecastingOnlineActive16 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-23Reward$7.5K poolEligibilityMetaculus participants QC-2606Structural Break ChallengeADIA Lab × CrunchDetect structural breaks in real time using a finance-relevant ML benchmark.Financial MLCrunch platformActive17 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-11Reward$100K team poolEligibilityData scientists and researchers; teams up to five QC-2865AI Challenge 2026 — MOEX Price Prediction TrackInternational Artificial Intelligence Contest / AI ChallengeML time-series model predicting MOEX price movement over a one-hour horizon with news-text analysisMarket forecastingSee rulesOpen17 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-16RewardRUB 15,600,000 total pool; individual university first prize RUB 700,000; team and other category ladders also publishedEligibility2026 categories: beginners up to 13, school students up to 18, university students up to 25; teams of 2-4 in school/university categories QC-2903GPIF Finance Awards for Students 2026-2027Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)Student finance research in financial engineering ML/AI factor analysis volatility and regime switchingAlpha researchHybridOpen30 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-18RewardNo monetary amount stated; research recognition and award; presentation may be online or at a venueEligibilityStudents or student groups at Japanese universities or research institutions; original pension-fund-management research including financial engineering and ML/AI QC-2607Liquidity Arena 2026LiquidityTechRun an AI-agent strategy in a live quantitative trading championship.AI tradingLive APILive31 Oct 2026Checked 2026-07-19Reward$100K+ team poolEligibilityWorldwide teams; KYC and one team per track QC-2838WSOT 2026WSOTGlobal real-money leaderboard using a participant's preferred broker and instruments; monthly statement verification and Calmar-ratio rankingTrading systemsSee rulesOpen01 Nov 2026Checked 2026-07-14RewardNo cash prize listed; Hall of Fame, Legends Club, mentoring, sponsorship, media, and hedge-fund networking opportunitiesEligibilityIndividuals or companies; one qualifying live account funded with at least EUR 10,000; monthly PDF statements required; registration allowed until November 1 QC-2883Конкурс аналитиков 2026Invest-idei.ru / Moscow ExchangePublic investment ideas ranked by realised monthly return across three MOEX categoriesMarket forecastingOnlineOpen30 Nov 2026Checked 2026-07-17Reward₽900,000 distributed monthly for six months: ₽500,000 equities, ₽350,000 collective investments, and ₽50,000 OTC; taxes withheldEligibilityProfessional analysts and independent public authors; verification required; ideas must cover MOEX instruments QC-2888Lancaster Financial Econometrics Prize - FINEC2027Lancaster University Management SchoolFinancial econometrics paper competition covering forecasting asset pricing and AI/MLFinancial MLSee rulesOpen01 Dec 2026Checked 2026-07-17RewardGBP 1,000 best-paper prizeEligibilityResearchers submitting individual or co-authored papers in financial econometrics and related topics QC-2710ALGOGENE Global Algo ChallengeALGOGENEGlobal algorithmic trading competitions for Python strategies on a cloud quant platformTrading systemsSee rulesOpenvaries by contestChecked 2026-07-08RewardOfficial contest page advertises cash prizes, funding and industry partnerships; prize amount varies by contestEligibilityContest-specific teams/individuals; Python strategy building and live simulation submissions QC-2714AI4Finance Open Trading ChallengeAI4Finance FoundationContinuous FinRL + Alpaca Paper Trading strategy challengeTrading systemsSee rulesOpenrolling / pilot quarterChecked 2026-07-08Reward$3,500 grand prizeEligibilityParticipants submit reproducible public GitHub repo, FinRL-Trading strategy, Alpaca paper execution logs and at least 30 trading days QC-2776Creek Labs AI Trading Sandbox Challenge Round 2Creek Labs / SAIF PartnersAgent and strategy sandbox with live-capital testing pathwayTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-09RewardTop AI strategies may enter a Creek Labs cumulative million-dollar live-capital test; performance bonus is 35% of investment profit after the three-month testEligibilityPeople with trading ideas, AI application skills, or engineering experience; applications are reviewed before sandbox selection QC-2809Predict 1-Year US Stock Returns from FundamentalsAlexandre Frank / KagglePredict 1-year forward returns for US-listed stocks from SEC filing fundamentals; 40 quarterly features across about 2,000 stocksMarket forecastingSee rulesOpena day to go; check Kaggle countdownChecked 2026-07-10Reward$1,000 first prizeEligibilityKaggle community competition; official rules apply QC-2813Stocks Return Prediction V2KaiQQQ / KaggleUse factor features to predict future A-share returns; ranked by Rank Information CoefficientMarket forecastingSee rulesOpen5 days to go; check Kaggle countdownChecked 2026-07-10RewardNo cash prize listed; Kaggle awards Kudos onlyEligibilityOpen Kaggle community competition; official rules apply QC-2814Stocks Return Prediction V3KaiQQQ / KaggleUse factor features to predict future A-share returns; ranked by Rank Information CoefficientMarket forecastingSee rulesOpen2 months to go; check Kaggle countdownChecked 2026-07-10RewardNo cash prize listed; Kaggle awards Kudos onlyEligibilityOpen Kaggle community competition; official rules apply QC-2818Global Quant Trading ChallengeALGOGENE FINTECH CO. LTD.Algorithm development, paper evaluation and funded real-market tradingTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-11RewardFunded capital plans of $5,000/$25,000/$100,000 after evaluation; participant keeps up to 85% of generated profitsEligibilityGlobal traders; no stated age, education or nationality restriction; current restricted regions listed as none QC-2819McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC) Fall 2026McGill University / Desautels Faculty of ManagementBuy-side finance case competition on pension funds, portfolio design and institutional asset management; hybrid finalAlpha researchHybridOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-11Reward$50,000 Global Track pool; $10,000 McGill Track poolEligibilityTeams up to 4; full-time undergraduate or graduate students at internationally accredited universities QC-2826Reinforce.fi Challenge: Market-Action ArenaReinforce.fi / Overnight.fiQuant and machine-learning challenge selecting the most profitable market action from market-state dataMarket forecastingSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-15Reward$2,500 first prizeEligibilityParticipants build and submit a local ML model; finalist validation may require notebook/model code and an online or in-person presentation QC-2832League of Algo ChallengeALGOGENE FINTECH CO. LTD.Code backtest and rank trading algorithms through six-month live paper trading, then seek real-portfolio engagementTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-13RewardTop qualified algorithms may engage affiliated asset managers to manage real portfolios; HK$300 enrollment provides HK$3,000 dataset credits; no fixed personal payout statedEligibilityOpen to public; equities, G8 currencies, commodities or crypto-only portfolios; five-year traditional/two-year crypto backtest; annualized return above 12%; Sharpe above 1.3 QC-2844AlphArena AI Trading Agent ArenaAlphArenaAPI-submitted stock and options trades paper-traded on live market data and ranked by return, Sharpe, and consistencyTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-14RewardVerified paper-trading leaderboard and $10,000 starting paper capital per agent; no fixed cash prize disclosedEligibilityRegister a human trader or AI agent; submit signals through the REST API; no student or geography restriction stated QC-2846AGON AI Agent ArenaAGON MarketsExternal sports and macro prediction bots submitted through the AGON API/SDK and ranked by ELO, accuracy, and P&LMarket forecastingSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-14RewardVariable USDC market payouts settled on Base; no fixed competition prize disclosedEligibilityDevelopers and quants connect a wallet and submit an external prediction bot; jurisdiction restrictions apply QC-2847Virtuals ArenaVirtuals Protocol / ArenaOn-chain AI-agent trading arena with AI Council selection and seven-day copy-trading potTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-15RewardUS$200,000 project copy-trading pot; variable 50% realized-profit share for selected agentsEligibilityAny AI agent with a Virtuals account; register on-chain via the Arena skill, fund its own Base wallet with USDC, and trade Hyperliquid perpetuals or Virtuals spot; selection by AI Council; rules may change QC-2848Agora ArenaAgora ArenaAPI/SDK agent leagues including live BTC trading and performance-ranked prize poolsTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-15Reward$100 Trading Arena project pool; other league pools varyEligibilityAny builder may create an agent with an endpoint or SDK; review each league fee, eligibility and jurisdiction rules; anti-cheat and endpoint validation required QC-2849NetMind Agent Arena / Arena42NetMind.AITime-limited AI-agent campaigns covering crypto and stock prediction plus other real-world challengesMarket forecastingOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-15Reward414,250 CR project pool; live 6 USDC prediction pools; 5,000 CR World Cup poolEligibilityDevelopers and AI teams submit agents to time-limited campaigns; register an agent and follow each campaign's skill URL, rules and reward terms QC-2851SUI AGENT Last Agent Standing ArenaSUI AGENTOn-chain AI-vs-AI trading arena on Sui; Eliza agents trade $AGENTTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-15RewardVariable 250,000 $AGENT-entry pool; 100% winner-takes-allEligibilityAI agents using Eliza; wallet registration and AgentBadge NFT required; 250,000 $AGENT plus SUI gas; round needs 10 agents QC-2860World Cup Agent ArenaStair AI39-day live competition of AI agents on prediction markets with P&L and reasoning leaderboardsMarket forecastingSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-16Reward$2,000 / $1,000 / $1,000 / $500 fixed awardsEligibilitySubmit an AI agent; coding recommended; real-money prediction execution; Builder Guide required QC-2861World Cup powered by D.EnergyMyriadPrediction-market trading and market-making with P&L and maker-volume leaderboardsMarket forecastingSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-16Reward$100,000+ USD1 total rewards; $55,000 Top Earners; $5,000 weekly Top Makers; $10,000 additional challenges; first-place and other awards are token-denominatedEligibilityMyriad account; trade eligible World Cup markets or provide liquidity; USD1 availability depends on country QC-2868ClawStreet AI Trading Competition — Season 2ClawStreetAPI-based AI-agent paper trading competitionTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-16RewardPaper trading; Season 2 prize not listedEligibilityAI agents via API; Season 2 eligibility not published QC-2869AgentIQ Arena Beta — CryptoAgentIQ Arena24/7 crypto spot paper trading for AI agentsTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-16Reward$10,000 simulated capital per agent; no participant cash prize listedEligibilityReviewed AI-agent access; API paper trading; crypto spot pairs; maximum 48 orders per day QC-2870Otter Trade AI Agent Trading ArenasOtter TradeRolling 24-hour simulated crypto, commodity, and stock arenas for humans and AI agentsTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-16RewardFixed USDT prize pools per match; personal rank-based allocation; token reward, not fiatEligibilityFree registration; human or AI-agent mode; minimum 5 trades per match; VIP requires 10 compliant Regular matches; Grand Arena invitation-only QC-2882FISG Non-Farm Payrolls Forecast ChallengeFISGMonthly non-farm-payrolls point forecast with a leaderboard and recurring cash rewardsMarket forecastingOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17Reward$140 cash for a perfect forecast and $40 for a forecast within ±0.1; first five winners per tier each month; requires deposit, trading volume, and identity verificationEligibilityFISG client with identity verification and current-round tasks; one entry per round; forex and precious-metal trades must be held at least 3 minutes; $500 deposit and three standard lots required QC-2885Agent Trading TournamentKuruLive-market trading-agent bracket tournamentTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17Reward$100,000 pool; fixed rank awardsEligibilityMonad Card holders with a minted onchain card; agents receive a $25 starting bankroll QC-2894Wallet V Weekly VIP Rewards DrawVirgo Web3 Labs Ltd. (Wallet V)AI-agent crypto/perpetual and prediction-market trading with VPoints and weekly reward drawTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17RewardWeekly prize pools starting at $500; VPoints can unlock VIP status and qualify for rewardsEligibility18+ or age of majority; trade perpetuals or prediction markets on Wallet V; sanctions and jurisdiction restrictions apply QC-2895Prizefight AI Agent Trading CompetitionPrizefightAI agents trade real Robinhood accounts in timed weekly seasons ranked by returnTrading systemsSee rulesOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17Reward10,000,000 $PRIZE total purse escrowed on-chain; variable season winner sharesEligibilityConnect a Robinhood Agentic account with read-only OAuth; pay the 10,000 $PRIZE season fee; AI agent competes in weekly seasons QC-2908ForgeAlpha ChallengeForgeAlphaPaper-trading challenge for published algorithmic strategies with risk and trade-count gatesTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-19Reward$100 Starter / $500 ProEligibilityAlgorithmic traders with a published strategy and MT5 broker data; tier rules require 30–50 closed trades plus profit-factor and drawdown limits QC-2924Duke FinTech Trading CompetitionDuke FinTech / Gothic Hedge Society3-month paper-trading competition via Interactive Brokers; stocks, options, futures, currencies and crypto; ranking uses return, volatility and SharpeTrading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-20RewardNo cash prize listed; recognition through the official winner's bell and recruiter exposureEligibilityMain page says year-round participation and no university-status restriction; signup page says currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students QC-2929HTX 首届量化大师交易赛HTXAPI contest for spot, futures and margin trading ranked by volume, PnL and PnL%Trading systemsOnlineOpenRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-23RewardVariable rewards from a 2,000–1,000,000 USDT pool unlocked by aggregate volume; biweekly HTX token rewards; early-bird coupon and conditional loanEligibilityKYC; restricted jurisdictions excluded; balance at least 10,000 USDT; cumulative volume at least 3,000,000 USDT; fee-bearing API volume and anti-wash-trading rules QC-2754Susquehanna Algothon 2026UNSW FinTech Society / Susquehanna International GroupStudent algorithmic-trading hackathon with risk-adjusted simulated-market strategiesAlpha researchSee rulesLive30 Jul 2026Checked 2026-07-15Reward1st prize $5,000; 2nd prize $2,500; 3rd prize $1,000EligibilityCurrent students at Australian or New Zealand universities; Bachelor, Master and PhD students; teams of 2-4; international students allowed QC-2831Summer 2026 FutureEval Bot TournamentMetaculus / FutureEvalBot-only AI forecasting tournament with no human-in-the-loopMarket forecastingSee rulesLive06 Sep 2026Checked 2026-07-12Reward$50,000 season prize poolEligibilityOne prize bot per user; bot must forecast without human-in-the-loop; description/code required; subject to Metaculus rules QC-2928Right! said FRED: Q3 2026 Finance and Economics ChallengeGood Judgment Open / Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED14-question forecasting challenge covering rates, inflation, GDP, Bitcoin, crude oil and equity indexesMarket forecastingOnlineLive01 Oct 2026Checked 2026-07-22RewardNo cash prize listed; top three receive GJO badges; first-time top performer may be interviewedEligibilityGood Judgment Open account; no additional restriction stated on the official page QC-2887Financial Modeling World Cup 2026Financial Modeling World CupOnline Excel financial-modeling cases covering valuation, M&A, debt and other modelingFinancial MLOnlineLive23 Nov 2026Checked 2026-07-23Reward$25,000 total season fund; personal awards listedEligibilityAnyone 18+ worldwide; Open and U-25 groups; $25 Open or $15 U-25 fee; AI solving prohibited QC-2867Labor Automation TournamentMetaculusForecasting labor automation and future economic outcomesMarket forecastingSee rulesLive01 Jan 2036Checked 2026-07-16Reward$35,000 prize poolEligibilityMetaculus account; worldwide participation subject to sanctions and local-law restrictions QC-2608DataCrunch Equity Market Neutral #2DataCrunch × CrunchDAORank cross-sectional return forecasts for a 3,000-stock market-neutral portfolio.Financial MLOnlineWeeklySun · 12:00 UTCChecked 2026-07-10Reward1,000 USDC weeklyEligibilityML researchers submitting equity-return models QC-2609Numerai TournamentNumeraiSubmit stock-market predictions against the current v5.3 Quantum dataset.Financial MLOnlineOngoingWeekly roundsChecked 2026-07-19RewardPerformance-based NMREligibilityNumerai account; unstaked submissions allowed QC-2610Numerai SignalsNumeraiSubmit original stock signals and stake on their out-of-sample performance.Alpha signalsOnlineOngoingWeekly roundsChecked 2026-07-08RewardNMR reward / burn riskEligibilityOriginal stock signals; staking required for rewards QC-2611Quantiacs ContestsQuantiacsResearch systematic futures, crypto and equity strategies in Python.Multi-assetOnlineOngoingVaries by contestChecked 2026-07-08RewardCapital + profit shareEligibilityOpen platform; contest-specific rules QC-2612Synth: Synthetic Price DataCrunchDAO × SynthForecast synthetic crypto and tokenized-equity prices against a live benchmark.Financial MLOnline / on-chainOngoingRollingChecked 2026-07-16Reward$30K USDC launch poolEligibilityML researchers and quants QC-2705WorldQuant BRAIN Consultant ProgramWorldQuant BRAINRemote alpha-signal research platform where contributors build alphas and may become paid research consultantsTrading systemsSee rulesLiveongoingChecked 2026-07-08RewardGrandmaster consultants can potentially earn $8,000+ quarterly; Master consultants $2,000+ quarterly according to official consultant pageEligibilityBRAIN users who qualify as consultants through alpha research performance QC-2707Metaculus Forecasting TournamentsMetaculusForecasting tournaments on AI, markets, geopolitics, biosecurity and public-interest questionsMarket forecastingSee rulesLivevaries by tournamentChecked 2026-07-09RewardMetaculus tournaments offer cash prizes; examples include Bridgewater x Metaculus 2026 $30,000 prize pool and AI Forecasting Benchmark tournamentsEligibilityHuman forecasters; tournament rules may restrict bots or automated systems unless explicitly allowed QC-2708AI Forecasting Benchmark / FutureEval Bot TournamentMetaculus / FutureEvalBot-only AI forecasting tournament on Metaculus with seasonal and MiniBench prize seriesMarket forecastingSee rulesLiveseasonal / bi-weekly roundsChecked 2026-07-09Reward$50,000 seasonal prize poolEligibilityBots only; no human in the loop; one prize-eligible bot per user QC-2735Citadel DatathonsCitadel / Citadel Securities / Correlation OneTeam datathon events using large complex datasets with presentations to judgesTrading systemsSee rulesLivevaries by eventChecked 2026-07-08RewardCash prize and eligibility to interview with Citadel; amount varies by event and is not listed on official overviewEligibilityMotivated students selected via application/assessment; event-specific team formation and regional rules QC-2742Trading.com Forex Paper Trading CompetitionTrading.com Markets Inc.Monthly practice-account forex trading leaderboard ranked by ROI%Trading systemsSee rulesLivemonthly / ongoingChecked 2026-07-08RewardMonthly cash prizes of $6,000, $3,000 and $1,000 for leaderboard winners; no deposit required but real account validation requiredEligibilityValidated Trading.com real account; forex risk disclosures apply; no deposit required for paper competition QC-2768Sorin AI Paper Trading CompetitionSahara AI / SorinAI-assisted crypto paper-trading tournamentTrading systemsSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-09Reward$10,000-$100,000 $SAHARA token prize pool; individual split not listedEligibilityVerified players; wallet-activity floor and Gitbook Passport proof-of-human verification at signup QC-2774BNB Hack Online Edition - AI Trading BotsBNB Chain / Solidus AI TechOngoing on-chain AI and automated-trading builder trackTrading systemsSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-11Reward$700,000 total pool; main track $10,000/$7,000/$3,000 USDTEligibilityProject builders; open submissions, while sponsor tracks have separate requirements and timelines QC-2823ADIA Lab Structural Break Open Benchmark ChallengeADIA Lab / CrunchDAOLong-lived public benchmark for structural-break detection in economic and financial time seriesMarket forecastingSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-12Reward$3,000/$2,000/$1,000 USD per quarter; only the team leader is ranked and eligible for a rewardEligibilityParticipants submitting deterministic Python code; team leader ranked and eligible for reward QC-2829JSE Investment Challenge 2026Johannesburg Stock ExchangeOnline simulated trading of JSE-listed shares; tertiary teams of 2-4Trading systemsSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-12RewardR1,000,000 in investment vouchers shared by overall winners; international stock-exchange tripEligibilitySouth African high-school learners and tertiary students; university teams of 2-4 from the same institution QC-2835DataCrunch CompetitionCrunchDAO / DataCrunchWeekly cross-sectional ranking of future returns for 3,000 liquid US equities used in a systematic market-neutral portfolioFinancial MLSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-13RewardRewards distributed monthly: 60,000 USDC yearly on target_b plus 10,000 USD cumulative-alpha bonus; 20,000 USDC yearly on target_g; 20,000 USDC yearly on target_r; 10,000 USDC yearly on target_wEligibilitySubmit code/model for cloud execution; Spearman-rank scoring; 10 CPU/GPU hours weekly QC-2841Vietnam Quant Challenge 2026XNOQuant / CTE FTUThree-stage systematic trading competition using Vietnamese market data, alpha research, backtesting, portfolio optimization, and live simulationTrading systemsSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-14Reward1.000M+ total cash prizes; Grand Champion, Top 4 finalist-team awards, and stage bounties; exact split and currency not statedEligibilityGlobal challengers; individual registration; top 60 individuals advance and form two-person teams; no degree or citizenship restriction stated QC-2845Predictoor Data FarmingOcean ProtocolAI prediction bots forecast BTC, ETH, and other crypto prices at 5-minute or 1-hour horizons on Predictoor feedsMarket forecastingSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-14Reward500 USDC weekly DF pool distributed pro rata from feed sales net of stake slashing for incorrect predictionsEligibilityRun a Predictoor bot and follow wallet/network requirements on Oasis Sapphire; no explicit geography restriction stated QC-2886ClawSwap - AI Agent Trading ArenaClawSwapAI-agent-only DEX trading competitions on HyperliquidTrading systemsSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17RewardVariable prize pool: $29 USDC entry per agent; 70% goes to winners; top 3 split the winner share 60%/25%/15%EligibilityEVM-compatible wallet and $29 USDC entry per agent; no coding required; KYC and region restrictions not stated QC-2891Challenge Data - QRT Predicting Asset Allocation PerformanceLouis Bachelier Institute / Qube Research & TechnologiesOpen data-science challenge for predicting asset-allocation performanceFinancial MLSee rulesLiveRolling / see rulesChecked 2026-07-17RewardReward not listed on the official announcement; challenge uses real data and transparent scientific evaluationEligibilityOpen to students researchers professionals teachers and learners; individual or team accounts supported

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