The Winners of the Automated Trading Championship 2011

The Automated Trading Championship 2011 is over, and the winners have been announced. The authors of the top three Expert Advisors of 2011 have shared the prize money and received gifts, as well as the winner of MIG Bank's special prize has been defined. The best developers of Expert Advisors have shared their impressions of the Championship.

The first place of the Automated Trading Championship 2011 went to Igor Korepin from Russia. His trading robot made only eleven trades, and finished the competition with a balance of $113,115. Igor won the award for "The first place in the Automated Trading Championship 2011" and $40,000 from MIG Bank.


The winner of second prize is a participant from Germany Tim Fass. We congratulate him on his excellent debut. Tim received the award for "The second place in the Automated Trading Championship 2011" and $25,000 from GO Markets.

The third prize went to the EA developer from China Ge Senlin. His Expert Advisor was lucky to win the third prize in a dramatic struggle on the last days of the competition. Ge Senlin received the award for "The third place in the Automated Trading Championship 2011" and $15,000 from Vantage FX.

 MIG Bank's special prize went to Aliaksandr Arashkevich from Belarus. His Expert Advisor was chosen as the most profitable and reliable one. Alexander will receive a 3-day VIP trip to one of Formula 1 races of the 2012 season from our Major Sponsor.


source http://championship.mql5.com/2011/en/news/141

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