yes when the contest most traders will only bet with it. but if a trader has a good system he can also get big prices from there. Maybe a broker may not give a price based only on profit but also other factors such as withdrawal-decrease and lose and win totally. so that the contest can focus on trading better than just gambling. and I agree with you a little that instead the demo trader should start from a cent account and because the demo does not offer to learn emotional trading and control of greed because this is very important when the trader invests from his pocket. So instead of going to demo for penny accounts.