At its session, the Jury discussed the issue of disqualification of some Participants the Expert Advisors of which had not complied with the Championship Rules. Six Expert Advisors are set down.
A computer makes decisions without any hesitations and much sooner than a man. Well, one does not become conscience-stricken if the deposit is depleted, in case the Expert Advisor is unsuccessful. An EA is, of course, tested on a demo account and then tries to trade using real quotes.
One week has elapsed since the Championship started. The Top Three Expert Advisors have increased their deposits almost two times. The total profit of the Top Ten has made about US$81 000 within the first week. Time will tell whether they are able to hold the field.
Today is the 1st of October, the day when the Automated Trading Championship 2007 starts. Registration and checks of Participants are finished. 603 Participants are admitted to the Championship.