Kingston Trader Search 2026/27
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90 Days. Your Account. Your Strategy. Your Track Record.
Campaign period10 September 2026 to 30 January 2027
EligibilityOpen to eligible traders globally
Qualifying starting balanceUSD500 to USD1,000
Global participation is subject to eligibility, applicable law, jurisdictional restrictions and the Terms & Conditions.
01 / The mandate
We're not looking for your best trade.
We're looking for your best 90 days.
A meaningful trading record is built in the decisions between the headline moments: risk, process, patience and consistency. The evaluation looks at the full picture.
Consistency
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Trading Discipline
02 / The evaluation path
How it works.
Register
Start your application and complete the required details.
Verify
Confirm eligibility and account details.
Qualifying balance
Maintain a USD500–USD1,000 qualifying starting balance.
Day 1
The 90-day evaluation begins.
Days 1–59
Trade while performance is monitored with read-only access. No withdrawals.
Day 60
Profit withdrawals are permitted. Evaluation continues.
Day 90
Final evaluation.
Shortlist
Further evaluation where applicable.
03 / Your authority
Your account remains
your account.
Participants trade using their own funds in their own designated trading account. Kingston requires investor/read-only access solely for performance monitoring and evaluation.
Kingston must not receive authority through this programme to place, modify or close trades, or to withdraw or transfer funds.
Your account.
Your funds.
Your trades.
Your funds.
Your trades.
04 / The scorecard
100-point
evaluation.
Higher return does not automatically mean a higher overall evaluation. We consider return in its proper context: how it was achieved, how risk was managed, and whether the approach held up over time.
Risk Management & Drawdown30%
Consistency25%
Overall Performance20%
Risk-Adjusted Performance15%
Trading Discipline & Activity10%
05 / A continued evaluation
60
Day 60 changes one thing.
Not the standard.
Profit withdrawals are permitted from Day 60 onwards. A permitted withdrawal does not end the evaluation. Monitoring and evaluation continue through Day 90.
06 / One standard, many approaches
Different traders.
Same principles.
Legitimate manual traders, lower-frequency traders and permitted automated or EA strategies may be evaluated. Different strategies should not be judged simply by trade count. The standard is disciplined, responsibly managed performance.
07 / After Day 90
What happens next?
Evaluation Completed
Performance Recognition
Shortlisted for Further Evaluation
Potential Separate Trading Opportunity
No particular outcome is guaranteed.
08 / Questions, answered
Frequently asked
questions.
For the full legal framework, review the campaign Terms & Conditions.
View full terms & conditionsA global 90-day performance evaluation for eligible traders. It assesses trading conduct and performance using the published evaluation framework, subject to eligibility and applicable requirements.
The campaign is open to eligible applicants globally, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, laws, regulations, jurisdictional restrictions, sanctions, platform or service-provider availability, and the Terms & Conditions.
Kingston Trader Search is open to eligible applicants globally. Availability and participation remain subject to applicable laws, regulations, jurisdictional restrictions, sanctions, platform or service-provider availability, and the Programme Terms & Conditions.
You may apply from your country or jurisdiction of residence, but an application does not confirm eligibility. Kingston may decline, restrict or discontinue participation where legal, regulatory, sanctions, platform, service-provider or eligibility requirements prevent or materially restrict participation.
The qualifying starting balance is USD500 to USD1,000 in your designated trading account.
No. Participants trade their own funds in their own designated trading account. Kingston does not receive those funds through this programme.
No. Kingston receives investor/read-only access solely for monitoring and evaluation. It cannot place, modify or close trades.
It is account access that allows performance monitoring without giving authority to trade, withdraw, transfer or otherwise operate the account.
No. Kingston must not receive authority to withdraw or transfer funds from a participant's account through this programme.
Permitted automated or EA strategies may be evaluated, alongside legitimate manual and lower-frequency approaches. Strategy suitability remains subject to the Terms & Conditions.
Profit withdrawals are permitted from Day 60 onwards. A permitted withdrawal does not end the evaluation.
Withdrawal permission begins, while monitoring and evaluation continue through Day 90.
The period is designed to assess conduct and performance over time rather than relying on one strong trade or one strong week.
The evaluation uses risk management and drawdown, consistency, overall performance, risk-adjusted performance, and trading discipline and activity.
No. Higher return does not automatically mean a higher overall evaluation. The complete scorecard is considered.
Possible outcomes include evaluation completion, performance recognition, shortlisting for further evaluation, or a potential separate trading opportunity. No particular outcome is guaranteed.
No. A shortlist or any evaluation outcome does not guarantee funding, capital allocation or a trading opportunity.
Information is handled in line with Kingston's Privacy Policy and the applicable campaign Terms & Conditions.
Kingston Trader Search 2026/27
Show us how
you trade.
Apply for evaluationTrading involves risk. Eligibility and Terms & Conditions apply.