Challenges can be accessed at challenges.tradovate.com. You can view challenges without logging in, but to join any challenge you will need to log in at the top right corner by clicking on the Login button.
After clicking on Login, you will be taken to the Tradovate Trader login and will log in with your Trader login. Note: to compete in challenges, you will need a real-time Market Data feed by subscribing to monthly data or have a trial account.
Once logged in, you will be able to 1-click on the top right to update your Challenge Nickname and see your achievements, 2-see any challenges that you have joined and 3-view any challenges.
To join a challenge, click on the line of the challenge. You can join a challenge that hasn’t started yet up to 30 minutes prior to the challenge starting. Look for the Starts In time for upcoming contests.
After clicking anywhere on the line of the contest, a challenge information modal will pop up. Please review the details of the challenge prior to entering. To enter the challenge, click on the Join button at the bottom of the modal.
Once you have joined a Challenge, the challenge will show up under Your Challenges. Notice that the Challenge will countdown until the contest starts and take note of your contest account number. (Ex CHTCCN1)
After joining a Challenge, you will need to change to the Contest Account in your Trader to be able to place Trades for the contest. Log in to the Trader and select the Simulation Environment, then click on the Account Drop Down and select your contest account. Note: The contest account will be restricted and you will not be able to trade until the time the contest starts.
Once a Challenge starts, you will be able to view the Leaderboard and see your progress on the challenge site.
Once a Challenge has ended, you click on your username on the top right, and then click on User Settings.
In User Settings, your achievements will be displayed on the right side of the page. You can see challenges played and trophies won. You can click on Achievements and see a list of your contests.
