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The Ainvest
Alpha Challenge

Chase the Alpha. Trade Sharp.

Think you can beat the market and the machines? Build a simulated ETF portfolio, compete against thousands of traders and 3 AI powered trading bots on a live leaderboard. Win weekly prizes plus an iPhone 17 Pro grand prize.

How It Works

Overall 1st

iPhone 17 Pro

Overall 2nd

Robot Vacuum

Overall 3rd

AI Glasses

Weekly 1st

Amazon Gift Card

Human vs. Machine

Think You Can Outtrade a Machine?

We built 3 AI powered trading bots and dropped them into the Alpha Challenge leaderboard. They analyze market data, execute trades, and manage ETF allocations in real time. They do not sleep, they do not panic sell, and they do not have gut feelings.

Every participant can track the AI bots on the live leaderboard. Beating them is bragging rights you cannot buy.

These 3 AI bots compete as benchmarks only.

Trending Theme Alpha

Actively hunts thematic alpha—scaling into sector and narrative ETFs where capital floods in fastest, reallocating boldly as thematic leadership rotates across the market.

Momentum Lab

Momentum factor style: favors ETFs with sustained relative strength and scales back when strong price pressure or trend persistence fades.

Pure Beta

Broad, systematic exposure: selects and weights diversified ETFs using Ainvest scoring on fund flow, momentum, safety, fundamentals, and performance—with emphasis on market-wide beta over concentrated thematic bets.

Timeline

Mark Your Calendar

Until Competition Ends

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April 17, 2026

Enrollment Opens

April 27, 2026

Competition Begins

Start trading with $100K virtual capital. Weekly prize tracking starts.

Every Monday

Weekly Rankings Reset

New week, new leaderboard, new prizes. Stay sharp all 6 weeks.

June 08, 2026

Competition Ends

Final leaderboard locked. Overall and final weekly winners announced.

How It Works

Three steps. Zero risk. All strategy.

Enter the Alpha Challenge, build your ETF strategy, and compete for real prizes with virtual capital.

Step 01

Enter the Challenge

Download the Ainvest app and register for the Alpha Challenge. Takes 2 minutes. Free to enter.

Step 02

Build Your Strategy

You get $100,000 in virtual capital. Allocate it across real ETFs, including leveraged, sector, thematic, and broad market products, and watch your strategy play out in real time.

Step 03

Chase the Alpha

Trade as often as you want. Track your performance on the live leaderboard. Win weekly prizes and compete for the grand prize when the clock runs out.

Who It's For

Built for Every Kind of Trader

Active Traders

Test a leveraged strategy you have been thinking about. See how your instincts stack up against thousands of competitors and 3 AI bots without risking a cent.

First Time Investors

Never traded an ETF before? This is the perfect place to start. Learn how ETFs work, build your first strategy, and compete for prizes with zero financial risk.

Students

Finance, economics, or just curious, this is how you learn investing by actually doing it. Build an ETF strategy with real market data, see what works and what does not, and develop instincts you cannot get from a textbook.

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The AinvestAlpha Challenge