IFSA Trader's Cup 2025
IFSA Network
IFSA Trader's Cup 2025: Stages and Timelines
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Trader's Cup 2025
1 month-long event on Crowwd to challenge like-minded students interested in finance to achieve the highest return on investment possible. Hosted virtually via Crowwd, it challenges participants to navigate real-world markets using a curated list of global equities across various geographies and sectors. All participants start with a virtual capital of $100,000, and performance will be tracked in USD. Conversion rates for all currencies will be pre-set. Trial period of 2 days will be given to help everyone get used to the platform.
All that you need to know about IFSA Trader's Cup 2025
A Crowdfunded Trading Championship — Presented by Crowwd and Powered by You
Hosted by IFSA Network | Aug 18 – Sept 20, 2025
The IFSA Trader’s Cup 2025 is the world’s largest student-run trading challenge, now reimagined with a bold innovation: it’s crowdfunded by participants like you. All people studying in a recognized university are free to participate.
Your €5 ($5.35)/ €2 ($2.35) registration fee goes directly into the live prize pool — updated in real time at https://ifsa-network.com/traders-cup/. Every registration makes the competition more rewarding.
Our Cash Prizes:
Starts at a guaranteed $580 (~€500) — and grows as more participants join.
The prize pool is split:
- 1st place - 50%
- 2nd place - 33%
- 3rd place - 17%
Minimum Structure:
- 1st Place – $290
- 2nd Place – $190
- 3rd Place – $100
Bonus awards will unlock after the pool crosses €1500 ($1770). Check the live prize tracker at: https://ifsa-network.com/traders-cup/
Registration Flow:
- Register & pay INR 500(~€5) for team (3-5) or ~INR 200(€2) for individual registration ~INR 400(€4) for group of 2 on Unstop
- Visit https://ifsa-network.com/traders-cup/ to track the prize pool & leaderboard
- Compete via Crowwd platform from August 18 – September 18, 2025
What Makes It Unique?
- You fund the prize pool — real money, no middlemen
- Absolute portfolio return = winner
- Single global league — compete beyond borders
- Team size: 1–5 members
- Real-time simulated trading (not just paper trading)
- Bonus awards once the pool grows beyond €1500.
Event Timeline
- Registration closes: August 16
- Onboarding on Crowwd: August 18 – August 20
- Competition period: August 20 – September 20
- Winners announced: 22 September
Eligibility
- Must be an enrolled university student (UG or PG)
- Open to students worldwide
- Teams of 1 to 5 can register
About IFSA:
- The world’s largest finance student association.
- With the mission to connect the planet’s brightest students and guide them through the finance industry.
Our Presence:
- 35,000+ members
- 13 countries
- 5 continents
- Established in Harvard, HEC Paris, Oxford, Cambridge, RSM, Bocconi, UCT, TUM, LMU, ESSEC, UFPRJ, Columbia, LSE, UCL, CUHK, WHU, Pavia, Warwick, Imperial, and many more.
Important dates & deadlines?
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18 Aug'25, 01:05 AM IST Registration Deadline
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Rewards and Prizes?
Winners get a chance to launch an IFSA chapter at their university
Winner
This is the minimum prize. Prize pool would increase with each registration and the winner gets 50% of the final prize pool.
First Runner Up
This is the minimum prize. Prize pool would increase with each registration and the 1st Runner Up gets 33% of the final prize pool.
Second Runner Up
This is the minimum prize. Prize pool would increase with each registration and the 2nd Runner Up gets 17% of the final prize pool.
About IFSA Network
The IFSA Network (previously known as the International Finance Students Association) is a global non-profit organization entirely run by students. Its main aim is to give students in the fields of finance, economics, management, and engineering, a path to enter the professional world of finance by providing them with lectures, workshops, and competitions and connecting them through a global network.
The IFSA Network was founded in 2014 in Rotterdam, Netherlands at the Rotterdam School of Management. Its first focus was to regroup people studying Finance, and connect them both between themselves and established financial actors. It quickly spread across Europe and Asia, before opening chapters in South Africa and the Americas.
The IFSA Network is the world's largest finance student-run organization connecting the planet's most prestigious universities and finance actors worldwide.
The IFSA established itself in thirteen countries throughout five continents and has more than 30,000 members.
Our vision is to sustain the largest yet very exclusive, network of students who are passionate about finance and to become their reference in the field.
Our mission is to provide students with a great amount of practical & theoretical knowledge, putting them in contact with financial entities as well as helping them build their network.