How do I start for free?
Start with free practice: the full competition format with virtual money and no entry fee.
Updated Oct 8, 2026
You can try RankTrade without paying anything.
- Free practice (the Free trial) runs the real competition format with $10,000 of virtual capital, all markets and the same trading rules, over 5 minutes, 15 minutes or 1 hour. There is no entry fee and no cash prize.
- Finish your first practice run and we award 50 loyalty points, worth $0.50 in entry credit.
- Practice runs can be limited per account. The Free trial page shows how many you have left.
When you're ready, paid competitions start from a $5 entry, shown on each card. Entry fees fund the prize pool that pays the top finishers. If you make your first deposit within 7 days of signing up, it's matched 100% in entry credit, up to $100.