Tournament regulations
Rules and regulations of the “MFA World Trading Championship Tournament”
§ 1
General Provisions
1. The organizer of the “Traders’ Tournament” (hereinafter referred to as the “Tournament”) is My Funding Account PSA, headquartered at Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 138A, 40-156 Katowice, Poland (KRS: 0001023771, NIP: 6343021306, REGON: 524681980) (hereinafter referred to as the “Organizer”).
2. These rules (hereinafter referred to as the “Rules”) define the terms and conditions of the Tournament.
3. The Tournament runs from December 4, 2024, at 00:00:00 (ETC) until it is either canceled or concluded with the final tournament, in accordance with the schedule outlined in the following sections.
4. Information about the Tournament, including these Rules, is available on the Organizer’s website dedicated to the Tournament: https://myfundingaccount.com/traders-tournament-25/.
5. The Tournament consists of four qualifying rounds and one final tournament — each round, along with its schedule, is described in the following sections of these Rules.
6. During the Tournament, participants may become eligible for a Prize, which includes monetary and non-monetary rewards (hereinafter referred to as the “Prize”).
§ 2
Participants and Conditions of Participation
1. The Tournament is open to individuals who meet all of the following conditions:
a) They must be adults (18+ years old) with full legal capacity. Participants must complete the registration form available on the Organizer’s website during the Tournament, providing:
- Full name,
- Contact details (email address and phone number),
- Consent to the following declarations: acknowledgment of the Tournament Rules, acceptance of the Terms of Service, Cookie Policy, Privacy Clause, and
- Consent to the processing of personal data.
b) They must register using one of the methods described in section 2 below.
2. Participants can register for the Tournament in one of the following ways:
a) By visiting https://myfundingaccount.com/traders-tournament-25/, clicking the “Sign Up” button, and paying a $9 entry fee through the order form.
b) By logging into the platform https://platform.myfundingaccount.com, navigating to the “Competitions” tab, selecting “Upcoming,” and paying the $9 entry fee.
3. The Tournament is open to participants worldwide, excluding employees of the Organizer and their immediate family members (parents, children, spouses, siblings, and relatives in a direct line up to the second degree) as well as individuals from countries listed in Annex 3 of the Terms of Service available on the Organizer’s website: https://myfundingaccount.com/terms-and-conditions-of-service/.
4. The Organizer reserves the right to verify participants’ compliance with the Rules. Failure to meet the conditions may result in disqualification.
5. The Tournament is conducted on the Organizer’s trading platform, accessible at https://platform.myfundingaccount.com.
To participate in the Tournament, each participant must have a user account on the aforementioned platform.
§ 3
Tournament Overview and Timetable
1. The Tournament aims to showcase participants’ trading skills using the My Funding Account platform, accessible at https://platform.myfundingaccount.com.
Participants may join the Tournament during the registration period for each qualifying round. Access to the final tournament is free but contingent upon achieving a qualifying position in one of the qualifying rounds, as detailed in § 4 of these Rules. Trading results determine the leaderboard rankings.
2. Tournament Schedule:
· Qualifying Round 1:
Registration Period: December 4, 2024 – January 31, 2025
Tournament Period: February 1, 2025 – March 2, 2025
· Qualifying Round 2:
Registration Period: March 3, 2025 – April 30, 2025
Tournament Period: May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025
· Qualifying Round 3:
Registration Period: June 1, 2025 – July 31, 2025
Tournament Period: August 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
· Qualifying Round 4:
Registration Period: September 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
Tournament Period: November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025
· Final Tournament:
Tournament Period: Q1 2026 – Exact date and duration will be announced on the Organizer’s website: https://myfundingaccount.com/traders-tournament-25/.
3. The entry fee for each qualifying round is $9.
4. Each participant who successfully registers according to § 2 of these Rules will receive a tournament account prior to the start of the respective qualifying round or final tournament. This account will be accessible on the participant’s user account on the Organizer’s trading platform at https://platform.myfundingaccount.com. All accounts provided for qualifying and final tournaments will have identical starting parameters. Detailed trading conditions are described in subsequent sections of the Rules.
5. Participants may withdraw from the Tournament at any time; however, the entry fee is non-refundable. To withdraw, participants must send an email to contact@myfundingaccount.com. Withdrawal results in disqualification, and any prizes based on achievements during the Tournament will not be awarded.
6. The Organizer ensures the functioning of the trading platform but is not responsible for technical issues on the participants’ side.
7. Each participant may only enter each qualifying round once. Payments made after the registration period will not entitle the payer to participate in the Tournament.
8. By making the payment, participants agree to these Rules and request the immediate provision of the digital service, thereby waiving the right to withdraw from the agreement after accessing the service.
9. There is no limit to the number of participants in the qualifying rounds.
10. Only participants who achieve a qualifying position in one of the qualifying rounds, as specified in § 4 of these Rules, are eligible to participate in the final tournament.
11. Any questions regarding the Tournament can be directed to the email address: contact@myfundingaccount.com.
§ 4
Prizes and Awards
1. The top participants in the Tournament will be eligible for prizes, which include:
a) Qualifying Tournament:
· 1st Place: $7,000 in cash and a STANDARD $125,000 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the respective qualifying tournament).
· 2nd Place: $2,000 in cash and a STANDARD $62,500 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the respective qualifying tournament).
· 3rd Place: $1,000 in cash and a STANDARD $7,500 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the respective qualifying tournament).
· 4th–10th Places: A STANDARD $62,500 Challenge Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the respective qualifying tournament).
· 11th–25th Places: A STANDARD $31,250 Challenge Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the respective qualifying tournament).
Additionally, the top 25 participants from each qualifying round will receive free access to the final tournament.
b) Final Tournament:
· 1st Place: $15,000 in cash, a STANDARD $500,000 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the time of the final tournament), and a ticket to ALLinCAMP 2026.
· 2nd Place: $3,000 in cash and a STANDARD $250,000 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the final tournament).
· 3rd Place: $2,000 in cash and a STANDARD $125,000 Funded Account (valued as per the Organizer’s website at the end of the final tournament).
- Each participant can receive a maximum of one prize per qualifying tournament. However, the prize of access to the final tournament can only be awarded to a participant once, even if they place in multiple qualifying tournaments. If a participant earns a qualifying spot in multiple tournaments, the next-ranked individual in the respective tournament will be granted access to the final tournament.
- Winners cannot exchange prizes for their monetary equivalent or other rewards, nor transfer them to third parties.
- Winners will be notified within 7 calendar days via email or SMS. They will be required to complete an agreement and prize receipt protocol, including personal details and document verification.
- Participants eligible for prizes must successfully complete the Organizer’s KYC/AML procedures as outlined by the Organizer before receiving the prize.
- Failure to meet the above requirements will result in forfeiture of the prize.
- Participant rankings in qualifying tournaments and the final tournament will be determined based on their tournament account balance at the end of the respective tournament. A higher balance results in a higher ranking. In the event of a tie, participants with the same balance will be ranked equally and awarded prizes accordingly.
- Prizes listed in these Rules are subject to taxation in accordance with Article 30, Section 1, Point 2 of the Polish Personal Income Tax Act of July 26, 1991, i.e., a flat-rate income tax of 10%. The taxable base is the value of the prize as specified in these Rules. The Organizer calculates, withholds, and remits the tax.
- If a prize is awarded to a winner who is not a Polish tax resident, the Organizer may refrain from withholding the tax specified in Section 8, provided the applicable double taxation treaty is observed, and the winner submits a tax residency certificate from their country of tax residence.
- If a winner participated in the Tournament as a business entity in connection with their entrepreneurial activity, they are responsible for paying income tax on the prize received.
§5
Fair Play and Trading Rules
1. All trades must be executed exclusively on the My Funding Account platform, available at https://platform.myfundingaccount.com, using accounts provided by the Organizer.
2. All participants will receive demo accounts with identical starting parameters and will perform simulated trades on these accounts.
3. The starting parameters for competition accounts are as follows:
· Initial demo capital: $50,000
· Maximum daily loss: 5% — exceeding this limit results in immediate disqualification from the respective qualifying or final tournament.
· Maximum overall loss: 10% — exceeding this limit results in immediate disqualification from the respective qualifying or final tournament.
· Leverage:1:100
4. Participants may trade only the specified currency pairs, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies available on the Organizer’s platform.
5. Violations, including the use of algorithms or unauthorized strategies, will result in disqualification.
6. Participants must remain actively engaged in trading during the Tournament by executing at least five trades on their competition account. Hardware failures or technical issues are the participant’s responsibility. Failure to meet this requirement will result in forfeiture of the right to a prize.
§6
Complaints
1. Participants may submit complaints regarding the Tournament no later than 7 days after the prize has been awarded (date of receipt by the Organizer).
2. Complaints will be reviewed exclusively by the Organizer and must be submitted in writing, either by registered mail to the Organizer’s headquarters:
My Funding Account PSA, Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 138A, 40-156 Katowice, Poland, or via email to: contact@myfundingaccount.com.
3. A complaint must include:
a) The participant’s full name,
b) Full address,
c) The date and place of the event related to the complaint,
d) The content of the claim along with justification,
e) The participant’s email address.
4. Complaints will be reviewed within 14 calendar days from the date of receipt by the Organizer. A response will be sent to the participant’s provided address or email.
5. After completing the complaint procedure, participants have the right to pursue claims in the appropriate court.
§ 7
Personal Data Processing
1. The data controller for the personal data of participants in the Tournament, in accordance with Article 4(7) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), is the Organizer.
- The personal data processed includes:
a) Identification data (name and surname),
b) Contact data (email address, phone number, mailing address). - Providing personal data is voluntary but necessary for the Organizer to perform the activities related to the Tournament. Failure to provide the required data will prevent participation in the Tournament.
- The processing of personal data by the Organizer is lawful as it is necessary for the execution of the Organizer’s activities in connection with the Tournament (i.e., fulfilling rights and obligations arising from the Tournament Rules) and for purposes related to the Organizer’s legitimate interests, including handling complaints under GDPR, and for analytical and statistical purposes. The legal basis for processing participants’ personal data is Article 6(1)(b) or (f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR).
- Personal data will be processed for the duration of the Organizer’s activities related to the Tournament, including the complaint review period and until the expiration of the limitation period for claims related to these activities. For data processed for marketing, analytical, or statistical purposes, the data will be processed until the participant objects to such processing.
- Participants have the right to access their personal data, rectify it, delete it, restrict its processing, and the right to data portability. Participants may also object at any time to the processing of their data for marketing, statistical, or analytical purposes.
- Participants have the right to lodge a complaint regarding the processing of their data by the Organizer with the supervisory authority for data protection in Poland — the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection (PUODO).
- For questions or to exercise their rights regarding data processing, participants can contact the Organizer via email at contact@myfundingaccount.com or by mail at the Organizer’s address: My Funding Account PSA, Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 138A,
40-156 Katowice, Poland.
§ 8
Final Provisions
1. By participating in the Tournament, participants acknowledge and agree to these Rules.
2. The Rules are available on the Tournament website: https://myfundingaccount.com/traders-tournament-25/ and at the Organizer’s headquarters during the Tournament period.
3. The Organizer is not responsible for the inability to claim a prize due to reasons attributable to the participant.
4. The rights and obligations of the Organizer and participants are governed by these Rules and applicable laws.
5. Matters not regulated by these Rules are subject to Polish law.
6. The Organizer is not responsible for participants’ inability to connect to the platform or register for the Tournament.
7. The Organizer reserves the right to amend these Rules at any time.
8. Any changes to these Rules will take effect upon their publication on the Organizer’s website, in a manner that allows participants to familiarize themselves with the changes.
9. The Organizer reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the Tournament without providing a reason. Participants waive any claims against the Organizer arising from such actions. In the event of cancellation, the Organizer will refund participants’ fees in the same form in which they were paid to the Organizer.
10. Participants are fully responsible for any damages they cause to the Organizer or third parties in connection with their participation in the Tournament.