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Current Standings
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2021-2022 Global Cup Trading Championship
RANK NAME NET RETURN LOCATION DIVISION 1 Cristian Franchi 120.1% Italy Forex 2 Robb Ross 105.3% United States Futures 3 Antonio Ferlito 84.4% Italy Futures 4 Lisa Chen 82.7% Canada Futures 5 Rohit Sharma 53.5% Puerto Rico Futures June 1, 2021 – November 29, 2021
2021 World Cup Championship of Futures Trading®
| RANK | NAME | NET RETURN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin S McCormick | 241.8% | United States |
| 2 | Jürg Diemand | 157.1% | Switzerland |
| 3 | Lisa Chen | 146.9% | Canada |
| 4 | Marek Chrastina | 106.6% | Slovakia |
| 5 | Princely Mathew | 104.2% | United States |
January 1, 2021 – November 29, 2021
2021 World Cup Championship of Forex Trading®
| RANK | NAME | NET RETURN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Misino | 405.5% | Italy |
| 2 | Patrick Nill | 242.3% | Germany |
| 3 | Sergey Shirko | 200.7% | Latvia |
| 4 | Raul Glavan | 200.2% | Germany |
| 5 | Cristian Franchi | 200.2% | Italy |
January 1, 2021 – November 29, 2021
Recent Competitions
2020-2021 Global Cup Trading Championship
RANK NAME NET RETURN LOCATION DIVISION 1 Jan Smolen 247.6% Slovakia Futures 2 Stefan Seibert 222.7% Germany Futures 3 Marek Chrastina 182.4% Slovakia Futures 4 Patrick Nill 125.7% Germany Futures 5 Maxim Schulz 78.8% Germany Futures June 1, 2020 – May 28, 2021 – Final
2020 World Cup Championship of Futures Trading®
| RANK | NAME | NET RETURN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Seibert | 342.3% | Germany |
| 2 | Brent Carlile | 287.9% | Netherlands |
| 3 | Yuwen Cao | 262.9% | Hong Kong |
| 4 | Michael O’Keeffe | 249% | Australia |
| 5 | Paige Williams | 128.1% | Czech Republic |
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 – Final
2020 World Cup Championship of Forex Trading®
| RANK | NAME | NET RETURN | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Smolen | 113.9% | Slovakia |
| 2 | Scott Welsh | 74.5% | United States |
| 3 | Sergey Shirko | 61.8% | Latvia |
| 4 | Irwan Ariston | 51% | Indonesia |
| 5 | Oliver Bjoerklund | 19.7% | Sweden |
January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 – Final
Previous Winners
| YEAR | NAME | NET RETURN | COMPETITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Stefan Seibert | 210.7% | Global Cup Derivatives Trading Championship |
| 2019 | Sadanand Kalasabail | 266% | Futures |
| 2019 | Jan Smolen | 113.6% | Forex |
| 2019 | Paige Williams | 32.3% | Q4 Index & Interest Rate Futures |
| 2018 | Petra Ilona Zacek | 257.9% | Futures |
| 2018 | Artur Teregulov | 200.6% | Forex |
| 2018 | Craig Fullen | 6.2% | Q4 Index & Interest Rate Futures |
| 2018 | Robert Miner | 86.5% | Index & Interest Rate Futures (Jun 1-Nov 30) |
| 2018 | FX Trader | 51.7% | World Cup Championship® of FX Trading in Japan (Oct 1-Mar 6) |
| 2017 | Stefano Serafini | 217.2% | Futures |
| 2017 | Nikolas Pareschi | 100.3% | Forex |
| 2017 | Z. Ozgun Tuzuner | 140.5% | Equity Index Futures (4th Quarter) |
| 2016 | Artur Teregulov | 914.8% | Futures |
| 2016 | Luke Lewandowski | 156.9% | Forex |
| 2015 | Chuck Hughes | 309.1% | Futures |
| 2015 | STORM LLC | 107.8% | Forex |
| 2014 | Michael Cook | 366% | Futures |
| 2014 | Andreas Wirz | 164.8% | Forex |
| 2014 | Alexandre Denlinger | 716.8% | Binary Options (Nov 2-28) |
| 2013 | Victoria Grimsley | 160% | Futures |
| 2012 | Andrea Unger | 82.8% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Archie Ma | 20.5% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Jason Schwab | 10.2% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Cary Kinkle | 199.6% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2012 | William Armstrong | 67% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2012 | Allen Swiontek | 56.6% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2011 | Tim Rea | 104% | Futures/Forex |
| 2010 | Andrea Unger | 240% | Futures/Forex |
| 2010 | Kurt Sakaeda | 22% | Stocks |
| 2009 | Andrea Unger | 115% | Futures |
| 2009 | Tim Rayment | 44% | Forex |
| 2009 | Chuck Hughes | 122% | Stocks |
| 2009 | Rob Mitchell | 57% | CME E-mini (1st Quarter) |
| 2009 | Tim Rea | 83% | CME E-mini (3rd Quarter) |
| 2009 | Richard Sorota | 25% | CME E-mini (2nd Quarter) |
| 2009 | Richard Sorota | 21% | CME E-mini (4th Quarter) |
| 2008 | Andrea Unger | 672% | Futures |
| 2008 | Bryan Johnson | 48% | Stocks |
| 2007 | Michael Cook | 250% | Futures |
| 2007 | Kurt Sakaeda | 104% | Forex |
| 2007 | Ken Goldberg | 121% | CME E-mini (3rd Quarter) |
| 2007 | Richard Sorota | 61% | CME E-mini (4th Quarter) |
| 2007 | Chuck Hughes | 229% | Stocks |
| 2006 | Kevin Davey | 107% | Futures |
| 2006 | John Holsinger | 18% | Forex |
| 2006 | Wenchen Zhang | 73% | Stocks |
| 2005 | Ed Twardus | 278% | Futures |
| 2005 | Chuck Hughes | 30% | Stocks |
| 2004 | Kurt Sakaeda | 929% | Futures |
| 2004 | Tim Rayment | 63% | Forex |
| 2004 | Ash Matar | 26% | Stocks |
| 2003 | Int’l. Capital Mngt | 88% | Futures |
| 2003 | Jeff Stearns | 245% | Stocks |
| 2002 | John Holsinger | 608% | Futures |
| 2002 | Tom Jensen | 71% | Stocks |
| 2001 | David Cash | 53% | Futures |
| 2001 | Larry Jacobs | 3% | Stocks |
| 2000 | Kurt Sakaeda | 595% | Futures |
| 2000 | Steve Garner | 24% | Stocks |
| 1999 | Chuck Hughes | 315% | Futures |
| 1998 | Jason Park | 99% | Futures |
| 1997 | Michelle Williams | 1000% | Futures |
| 1996 | Reinhart Rentsch | 95% | Futures |
| 1995 | Dennis* Minogue | 219% | Futures |
| 1994 | Frank Suler | 85% | Futures |
| 1993 | Richard Hedreen | 173% | Futures |
| 1992 | Mike Lundgren | 212% | Futures |
| 1991 | Thomas Kobara | 200% | Futures |
| 1990 | Mike Lundgren | 244% | Futures |
| 1989 | Mike Lundgren | 176% | Futures |
| 1988 | David Kline | 148% | Futures |
| 1987 | Larry Williams | 11376% | Futures |
| 1986 | Henry Thayer | 231% | Futures |
| 1985 | Ralph Casazzone | 1283% | Futures |
| 1984 | Ralph Casazzone | 264% | Futures |
| YEAR | NAME | NET RETURN | COMPETITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Stefan Seibert | 210.7% | Global Cup Derivatives Trading Championship |
| 2019 | Sadanand Kalasabail | 266% | Futures |
| 2019 | Jan Smolen | 113.6% | Forex |
| 2019 | Paige Williams | 32.3% | Q4 Index & Interest Rate Futures |
| 2018 | Petra Ilona Zacek | 257.9% | Futures |
| 2018 | Artur Teregulov | 200.6% | Forex |
| 2018 | Craig Fullen | 6.2% | Q4 Index & Interest Rate Futures |
| 2018 | Robert Miner | 86.5% | Index & Interest Rate Futures (Jun 1-Nov 30) |
| 2018 | FX Trader | 51.7% | World Cup Championship® of FX Trading in Japan (Oct 1-Mar 6) |
| 2017 | Stefano Serafini | 217.2% | Futures |
| 2017 | Nikolas Pareschi | 100.3% | Forex |
| 2017 | Z. Ozgun Tuzuner | 140.5% | Equity Index Futures (4th Quarter) |
| 2016 | Artur Teregulov | 914.8% | Futures |
| 2016 | Luke Lewandowski | 156.9% | Forex |
| 2015 | Chuck Hughes | 309.1% | Futures |
| 2015 | STORM LLC | 107.8% | Forex |
| 2014 | Michael Cook | 366% | Futures |
| 2014 | Andreas Wirz | 164.8% | Forex |
| 2014 | Alexandre Denlinger | 716.8% | Binary Options (Nov 2-28) |
| 2013 | Victoria Grimsley | 160% | Futures |
| 2012 | Andrea Unger | 82.8% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Archie Ma | 20.5% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Jason Schwab | 10.2% | Futures Q4 Event |
| 2012 | Cary Kinkle | 199.6% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2012 | William Armstrong | 67% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2012 | Allen Swiontek | 56.6% | Futures (Event Ending 7-6-12) |
| 2011 | Tim Rea | 104% | Futures/Forex |
| 2010 | Andrea Unger | 240% | Futures/Forex |
| 2010 | Kurt Sakaeda | 22% | Stocks |
| 2009 | Andrea Unger | 115% | Futures |
| 2009 | Tim Rayment | 44% | Forex |
| 2009 | Chuck Hughes | 122% | Stocks |
| 2009 | Rob Mitchell | 57% | CME E-mini (1st Quarter) |
| 2009 | Tim Rea | 83% | CME E-mini (3rd Quarter) |
| 2009 | Richard Sorota | 25% | CME E-mini (2nd Quarter) |
| 2009 | Richard Sorota | 21% | CME E-mini (4th Quarter) |
| 2008 | Andrea Unger | 672% | Futures |
| 2008 | Bryan Johnson | 48% | Stocks |
| 2007 | Michael Cook | 250% | Futures |
| 2007 | Kurt Sakaeda | 104% | Forex |
| 2007 | Ken Goldberg | 121% | CME E-mini (3rd Quarter) |
| 2007 | Richard Sorota | 61% | CME E-mini (4th Quarter) |
| 2007 | Chuck Hughes | 229% | Stocks |
| 2006 | Kevin Davey | 107% | Futures |
| 2006 | John Holsinger | 18% | Forex |
| 2006 | Wenchen Zhang | 73% | Stocks |
| 2005 | Ed Twardus | 278% | Futures |
| 2005 | Chuck Hughes | 30% | Stocks |
| 2004 | Kurt Sakaeda | 929% | Futures |
| 2004 | Tim Rayment | 63% | Forex |
| 2004 | Ash Matar | 26% | Stocks |
| 2003 | Int’l. Capital Mngt | 88% | Futures |
| 2003 | Jeff Stearns | 245% | Stocks |
| 2002 | John Holsinger | 608% | Futures |
| 2002 | Tom Jensen | 71% | Stocks |
| 2001 | David Cash | 53% | Futures |
| 2001 | Larry Jacobs | 3% | Stocks |
| 2000 | Kurt Sakaeda | 595% | Futures |
| 2000 | Steve Garner | 24% | Stocks |
| 1999 | Chuck Hughes | 315% | Futures |
| 1998 | Jason Park | 99% | Futures |
| 1997 | Michelle Williams | 1000% | Futures |
| 1996 | Reinhart Rentsch | 95% | Futures |
| 1995 | Dennis* Minogue | 219% | Futures |
| 1994 | Frank Suler | 85% | Futures |
| 1993 | Richard Hedreen | 173% | Futures |
| 1992 | Mike Lundgren | 212% | Futures |
| 1991 | Thomas Kobara | 200% | Futures |
| 1990 | Mike Lundgren | 244% | Futures |
| 1989 | Mike Lundgren | 176% | Futures |
| 1988 | David Kline | 148% | Futures |
| 1987 | Larry Williams | 11376% | Futures |
| 1986 | Henry Thayer | 231% | Futures |
| 1985 | Ralph Casazzone | 1283% | Futures |
| 1984 | Ralph Casazzone | 264% | Futures |
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