Canada is medium-density anchored by world-class B-school competitions. **Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) at University of Toronto** is the flagship — 22nd annual edition Feb 19-21, 2026, 35+ teams from North America/Europe/Middle East/Asia (2026 winner Baruch College MFE, built on Rotman Interactive Trader simulation deployed at 40+ universities globally). **McGill International Portfolio Challenge (MIPC)** is the buy-side anchor — C$50,000 prize pool, ~100 teams from 47 universities across 17 countries (pension-fund / institutional asset management focus). Canadian retail brokers run zero PnL trading contests — Wealthsimple, Questrade, IBKR Canada, RBC/TD/BMO/Scotia/CIBC/National all stick to referral + deposit-match promos (Wealthsimple's 2026 (Un)Real Deal is a $3M Vancouver house giveaway, NOT a trading contest). CSA-regulated CTPs (Bitbuy/WonderFi, NDAX, Newton, Netcoins, Shakepay, Coinsquare, Wealthsimple Crypto, Coinbase Canada, Kraken Canada) run referral + onboarding promos only — no leveraged crypto derivatives for retail Canadians under CSA framework. Futures prop firms (TopstepX, Apex, Earn2Trade, MyFundedFutures) all accept CA residents.
Canadian-Iranian day trader Andrew Aziz is the author of How to Day Trade for a Living and the founder of Bear Bull Traders, one of the largest day-trading education communities in North America.
Born in Izmir, Turkey and now running Euclid Technologies — a Toronto-based hedge fund — CFA charterholder Baran Kayhan is 2nd in the USIC 2026 MMVR $1M+ Enhanced Growth Division at +52.3% Q1, after a +91.1% audit in the smaller-account EG tier in 2025.
Creator of the Continuation Acceleration Protocol (CAP). 10+ years, 30,000+ hours across BTC, ETH, SOL, metals, and forex. SOL 93% · BTC 83% · ETH 73% · Gold 72%.
Polish-born Canadian trader Ed Twardus won the 2005 Robbins World Cup Championship of Futures Trading with a 278% return after placing 2nd in 2004 at 167.2%. A University of Waterloo mechanical-engineering graduate based in Waterloo, Ontario, he trades futures across financial instruments (Canadian dollar, Swiss francs, T-bills) and physical commodities (corn, copper, live cattle).
Toronto-based equities trader Jason Speziale is third in the USIC 2026 MMVR $1M+ Stock Division at +20.5% Q1, following a +42.5% finish in the same division in 2025.
Canadian poker pro Mike "Timex" McDonald captained the "Live Traders Suck" troop to a third-place finish at Bybit's inaugural WSOT 2020 — the only podium captain at the event with a non-trading day job.
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How many trading traders from Canada are in this directory?
6 published trader profiles. Each profile links to source-verified tournament results, public social channels, and career achievements. New profiles are added as they clear our editorial review — typically 3-5 business days after submission.
Who curates the Canada trader directory?
The trading-tournaments.com editorial team. Every profile is fact-checked against the trader's tournament sources (exchange announcements, championship archives, brokerage-audited records). Only traders with a verifiable public result appear here. Anonymous, unverified claims are rejected.
Can I submit a trader from Canada to this directory?
Yes — traders (or people with permission from a trader) can submit a profile at /traders/submit. Include a proof link (tournament result page, exchange leaderboard, championship result URL), the trader's public socials, and a short bio. Editorial review runs 3-5 business days and either publishes or requests clarification.
What counts as a "verified" trader in this directory?
A verified trader carries an independently-audited performance record — typically a broker-audited annual return (Robbins World Cup, U.S. Investing Championship), a third-party track-record verification service (MMVR, Verify My Trade), or a fully-transparent on-chain record. Self-reported returns don't qualify. The ✓ Verified badge on a profile card indicates this status.