What Are Battles & How Do They Work?

Battles are short trading competitions on FX Replay. Everyone trades the same market on a simulated account, and a live leaderboard shows who's ahead. Here's how they work: the modes, ranked play, plan limits, and what happens during and after a Battle.

What is a Battle?

A Battle is a competitive trading session where you test your skills, strategy and decision-making under pressure. You trade with a simulated account, so no real money is at risk, and you're ranked on your performance against the other traders in the Battle.

Battles are available on all plans: Beginner, Intermediate and Pro. Some assets and chart features depend on your plan (see Plan limits in Battles below).

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Battle modes

Mode	Ranked	What you set	How you win
Profit Target	Yes	The starting balance and the profit target. All other rules are preset.	The first trader to reach the profit target wins.
Time Trial	Yes	The Battle duration. All other rules are preset.	The trader with the best performance when time runs out wins.
Customized	No	Every rule: risk limits, drawdowns, assets and other conditions.	Depends on the rules the host sets.

The fixed rules of Profit Target and Time Trial, such as the time limit and automatic elimination, are shown before you start.

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Ranked Battles

Profit Target and Time Trial Battles are ranked, and they're open to everyone: there's no minimum rating to join.

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Plan limits in Battles

Battles use the same plan limits as backtesting. If your plan doesn't include something, it shows a lock, and selecting it opens the upgrade options.

• Futures and CME assets need a plan that includes them. Without it, you can't create or join a Battle on a futures or CME asset.
• Stocks, custom timeframes, multiple charts, Go To and the economic calendar (how many countries you can pick and access to past news) follow the same limits as in backtesting.
• On Pro, nothing is locked.

You can play as many Battles as you like on any plan, and Battles never count toward your backtesting session limit. Going back in time (rewind) isn't available in Battles on any plan.

See Plans & Pricing Compared for what each plan includes.

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Rules

Every Battle has its own rules, such as a maximum drawdown or a maximum risk per trade. Read them in the Rules tab of the lobby before the Battle starts.

Breaking a rule disqualifies you. For example, going past the maximum drawdown eliminates you from the Battle.

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During a Battle

• Start: a countdown appears at the top of the screen. The Battle begins when it reaches zero.
• Timer: shows how much time is left. The Battle ends when it reaches zero, or when someone hits the profit target.
• Sidebar: the live leaderboard, text chat, voice chat and the host's controls are in the sidebar, so your chart stays clear.
• Official accounts: FX Replay accounts show a verified seal next to their username.
• Your chart: drawings never carry over from one Battle to the next, and your backtesting layouts and drawing templates aren't available in Battles.

If you get disconnected: your progress up to that point is saved, but your open trades keep running while you're away. Refresh the page or rejoin from the Battles page as quickly as you can.

If you leave on purpose: you can leave a Battle after it has started, but your results may not be saved.

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After a Battle

The leaderboard is finalized when the timer ends or the profit target is reached. Review your performance in the results panel.

Your profile keeps track of how you're doing over time:

• Profile Card: your all-time Battles performance in one place.
• Stats Hub: your win rate, best P&L, time played, trades taken and max drawdown, with charts. Switch between All time, Daily, Weekly and Monthly.

Finished Battles are removed from the public Battles list. Your Battle results are kept separate from your backtesting sessions and analytics.

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