The ICBC website recently organized the first Foreign Exchange Trading Simulation Contest, in order to promote the knowledge of foreign exchange trading, improve clients' ability and cultivate wholesome principles and methods of foreign exchange trade, as well as to enhance the website's interaction with its users.

It is reported that the contest, themed "convoking financial elite through the popularity of foreign exchange market", will last for two months and a half. Participants who successfully sign up for the contest will obtain USD 10,000 of virtual account asset, with which they can conduct non-real account trading through the simulated "Forextrading" Personal Foreign Exchange Trading System of Internet Banking on ICBC website. In this way, participants can, without any input of real money, get familiar with the functions of the foreign exchange trading system of Internet Banking, so as to experience the charm of the real foreign exchange trading and improve skills in foreign exchange investment.

To ensure the smooth development of the event, ICBC has conducted thorough planning by making practical and effective programs and promotion campaigns. It has also opened up a special area on the website for the contest, offering rich content and useful guidelines. Hence, it not only provides clients with directions on contest application procedure, trading rules introduction and market information for the sake of helping participants make investment decisions, but also offers instructions on foreign exchange knowledge and relevant banking businesses, such as "Foreign Exchange Newbie Tutorial" and "Advanced Textbook on Foreign Exchange Trading", for participants of different levels in order to help them to familiarize with the methods and businesses of foreign exchange trading.

The ICBC website official who is responsible said that at present, the contest has commenced officially, and the website will strive to guarantee the success of the event in all aspects, including system support, trading supervision, etc. In the future, the ICBC website will organize more innovative and interactive activities on the basis of the bank's abundant banking businesses and its immense number of Internet Banking clients, so as to enrich clients' fun experience and release their potential in making market decisions.