There’s always a moment in these competitions where the room shifts. At the start, it’s excitement. Hands go up, people are keen, some have done it before, some are brand new. Everyone thinks they’re ready. And then reality kicks in, this isn’t just about making money, it’s about exposing your behaviour. That’s what this competition is really about. This is the first proper step in the pathway with us. It’s where we start to see who’s actually got the goods. Not just who can make money, but...

Most traders who begin in the European session naturally gravitate toward the DAX. That makes sense. It moves well, it reacts quickly to news, and over time you develop a feel for its behaviour. At Lepus Proprietary Trading our live sessions have historically centred around it for exactly those reasons. However, sitting right beside the DAX is another market many traders either misunderstand or simply never explore. The EURO STOXX 50  (often called the STOXX 50  or SX5E , traded via the FESX...

I built Lepus Proprietary Trading to do the hard thing. Not to sell a dream and walk away, but to take a large group of traders, filter carefully, coach them, and raise the best to a level where they can trade real capital with confidence and consistency. This competition was a snapshot of that process in the real world. It showed what excellence looks like, where it can go wrong, and how we judge performance with a clear head rather than a glossy sales pitch. This is not an online prop shop...