Nanda Ferçal
🇧🇷Brazil· Juiz de Fora, MG
I was already making money before Copa BTG — but it made me want to win the next one.
Nanda Ferçal is a Brazilian retail trader from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. She trades exclusively mini-índice (WIN) on B3 and is actively developing automated trading robots — combining manual execution with algorithmic research.
Outside the markets, she runs a micropigmentation business and studies artificial intelligence and robotics applied to trading. She sees both paths as feeding each other.
Nanda participated in Copa BTG Trader 2025 — not her first competition. She has a history of entering tournaments and describes them as a key tool for measuring her own potential. At Copa BTG she connected with a senior investment analyst who has since opened new professional contacts for her.
The competition didn't change her trading results: she was already profitable before. But it sharpened her ambition. She left with a clear goal — return to the next tournament more analytically prepared, with sharper entry criteria, and a prize.
Interview
What market do you focus on mainly — mini-index, mini-dollar, stocks, crypto?
I only trade mini-index. Alongside my trading I am actively developing my own trading robots.
How was it reaching the top 100 of Copa BTG? Was this your first competition or did you already have experience in championships?
I have participated in other competitions before and really enjoy being involved. Seeing my potential — that is what competitions are for.
What do you do outside of trading — work, studies?
I work in the aesthetics field, specifically micropigmentation. And I study AI and trading robots.
Almost a month after Copa BTG — what has changed in your life?
I keep trading and growing my knowledge. I want to understand markets beyond Brazil and expand my field of work.
Did Copa BTG influence your trading results after it ended?
It did not influence my results because I was already making money before. But it inspired me to want to win another competition.
Did you make any interesting connections at Copa BTG that impacted you?
Yes, I met a major investment analyst from Brazil at the Copa. Through him I have been making good contacts.
Are you thinking about joining another tournament?
I am thinking about participating in others.
If you could go back to the start of Copa BTG — what would you do differently?
I would be more analytical with my entries to actually win the prize.
