February brings a fresh regional challenge: The Leap by the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group (ADX Group) is landing in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey with an all-new paper-trading contest built around Abu Dhabi blue-chip equities and ADX-listed ETFs.
Registration opened 9 February, trading begins 16 February, and the race runs until 13 March — giving you four weeks to test ideas, adapt on the fly, and climb the leaderboard with zero financial risk.
ADX Group powers this edition. As a fully integrated capital-markets ecosystem, ADX delivers exchange-grade trading, clearing, and post-trade infrastructure that attracts high foreign participation and deep institutional liquidity. Its platform spans equities, ETFs, derivatives, bonds, and sukuk, letting investors tap directly into Abu Dhabi’s dynamic economy and world-class listed companies.
Each entrant starts with a virtual balance of 250K USD. Performance is measured solely by realized profit and loss, so every trade counts. We’ve got some interesting prizes this time around:
1st place — MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Max)
2nd place — Longines Spirit Zulu Time
3rd place — Rimowa Classic Cabin suitcase
4th–15th place — Three-month TradingView subscription
ETF Champion — iPhone 17 Pro Max
Flawless Run — iPad Pro 13″ (M4)
Best Diversified Performer — Louis Vuitton Keepall 45
Most Profitable Single Trade — Devialet Phantom II speaker
For a full list of rules, including category explanations and which Equities and ETFs will be in the mix, visit the competition page. Before you launch, review the guidelines and brush up on paper trading in our Help Center — then take the leap and show what you can do.