We are excited to announce that Alpaca is hosting its first virtual Electronic Trading Contest, a two-week-long contest where participants compete against each other in a simulated market using the Alpaca Paper Trading feature, with cash prizes for the winning participants. The contest aims to expand the community of enthusiastic developers and tech-savvy people around trading by welcoming various trading styles, not strictly algorithmic trading. It is open to everyone globally, regardless of US or non-US residency status. To participate, individuals must create an Alpaca account and fill out a Google form, tracking their performance on a daily leaderboard of the top 10 performers, with winners receiving Amazon gift cards for the best returns during the contest period. The competition has high-level rules, including no strict algorithm criteria, allowing participants to use preferred algorithms and strategies, and requires multiple requirements for winning, such as positive returns and not resetting the original Equity balance. Alpaca offers a paper trading feature without an entry fee or submission deadline, integrating with several backtest applications and providing brokerage services through Alpaca Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.