Exclusive Sponsor · ChartVPS
1,000 priority seats per Arena for ChartVPS clients, ahead of NinjaTrader's public queue. Two days. Five micro futures markets. One leaderboard.
Trusted infrastructure × Trusted platform
Live Arena Leaderboard
Simulated Competition
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Trader
P&L
Win
Trades
Trend
QuantumEdge_X
+$1428
78%
05
VolatilityKing
+$1284
72%
04
MicroPrecision
+$1192
81%
05
Competition Starts
June 16, 2026
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The Partnership
The platform. NinjaTrader Arena is where the world's serious futures traders compete: $50,000 simulated capital, five micro futures markets, highest P&L wins.
The infrastructure. ChartVPS is the latency-obsessed VPS trusted by NinjaTrader users to execute with millisecond precision. As exclusive Arena sponsor, ChartVPS reserves 1,000 priority seats before public registration opens.
Competition Details
Dates
June 16–17, 2026
Spans the June FOMC + Powell.
Starting Balance
$50,000
Simulated futures capital
Winner Selection
Highest P&L
Pure performance, no qualifiers
Competition Limit
10,000 Traders
Global open field
Reserved Seats
1,000
ChartVPS clients (current & past)
Pre-Registration
Open Now
First-come, first-served
Tradable Products
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100
MNQ
Micro E-mini S&P 500
MES
Micro Crude Oil
MCL
Micro Gold
MGC
Micro Treasuries
MTN
Position Limits
Max contracts per instrument
3
Max total open across all
5
Same limits for everyone - no leverage advantages.
Prizes
Cash prizes from NinjaTrader - announced closer to competition. Plus ChartVPS podium prizes and a 10% discount for every registrant below.
2nd
Runner-Up
NinjaTrader Arena
NinjaTrader Arena Podium recognition
ChartVPS Exclusive
6 Months — Alpha Mark 2 Pro VPS

2nd
1st
Champion
NinjaTrader Arena
NinjaTrader Arena Champion title + Featured leaderboard recognition
ChartVPS Exclusive
12 Months — Alpha Mark 2 Pro VPS

1st
3rd
Third
NinjaTrader Arena
NinjaTrader Arena Podium recognition
ChartVPS Exclusive
3 Months — Alpha Mark 2 Pro VPS

3rd
Every registrant
Locked-in lifetime discount applied to any future ChartVPS subscription — yours simply for entering.
10%
All prizes fulfilled directly by NinjaTrader and ChartVPS following competition close. VPS rewards activate on a new or existing ChartVPS account. The 10% discount is permanent and applies to any plan.
Pre-Registration
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Provide your basic trader details. Takes under 60 seconds.
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Your registration goes directly into NinjaTrader's priority allocation queue, ahead of public open.
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Receive Arena access credentials, rules, and your $50,000 simulated balance.
Reserve Your Seat
Pre-register in under a minute. ChartVPS forwards you directly into NinjaTrader's priority allocation queue for the next Arena — no waitlist, no public bottleneck.
Priority allocation, not public queue
Direct hand-off to NinjaTrader confirmation
Free to enter · simulated $50,000 capital
Live
Priority allocation · ChartVPS clients only (current & past)
FAQ
Early registration is reserved for current and past ChartVPS clients. Registrations are verified against ChartVPS account records using the email you submit. If your email isn't matched, you'll be notified, and you can still join the Arena through NinjaTrader's public registration when it opens.
Pre-Registration Open
Pre-register once. We forward your details to NinjaTrader ahead of each upcoming Arena competition — before public registration opens.