Q4 2026

Key facts

Starts

1 October 2026 — time and timezone not published

Ends

31 December 2026 — time and timezone not published

Registration

No verified registration deadline

Markets

Stocks

Starting balance

€100,000

Top cash prize

€300

Total cash prizes

€600

Prize accounts

None

Mandatory costs besides the entry fee

Deposit: not verified · No purchase required · Other mandatory costs: not verified

Rules summary

ABC Bourse's stock-market game is a permanent simulation: each player manages a virtual portfolio that starts at €100,000 and trades a large selection of liquid French shares and CAC 40 trackers, long or short, without leverage and with at most 25% of the portfolio in any one share. No real money is invested. A simulated fee of 0.20% per trade is deducted inside the virtual portfolio to mimic online brokerage costs; it is not a payment by the participant. A short position is closed automatically at a 50% loss, and a portfolio that falls below €50,000 is reset to €100,000 with its open positions removed. ABC Bourse announces cash awards of €300, €200 and €100 for the three best percentage performances over each calendar quarter; this edition is the fourth quarter of 2026 (1 October to 31 December 2026). ABC Bourse defines the period only as a calendar quarter and publishes no cut-off time or timezone. These awards are subject to prize eligibility and to ABC Bourse's restrictions: a player can receive only one reward per calendar year, apart from ABC Bourse's separate annual award; a player who would win several prizes receives only the largest, and the others pass to the next players in the ranking. The rules do not explain whether a prize is reassigned when a leading player cannot receive it because of their country of residence. ABC Bourse describes the game as permanent and publishes no registration deadline; its rules do not explain how a player who joins during the quarter is ranked, so they do not establish that a late entrant can win this quarter's awards. No tie-break rule is published. To be paid, winners must provide bank details (RIB) and a proof of address matching the address registered for the game; ABC Bourse publishes no claim deadline, payment date or winner announcement procedure. ABC Bourse may modify, extend, shorten, suspend or cancel the game without notice, in which case prizes may be reduced in proportion.

Eligibility

Free to join with an ABC Bourse account: ABC Bourse states that participation is free with no purchase necessary; whether any other cost may apply is not published. The game is open to everyone regardless of residence or nationality, but only residents of euro-area countries (including France), the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Andorra and Monaco can receive a prize. One portfolio per person: one person per household, one account per email address and per IP address. Using several identifiers, or profile details (name, address, email) that are inaccurate, missing or do not match the proof of address, leads to disqualification. ABC Bourse publishes no minimum age.

Platform

ABC Bourse's own stock-market game on abcbourse.com (also offered through its mobile app): simulated market, limit and stop orders on a virtual portfolio — no real money is traded.