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The Contributor of the Month for January RESULTS


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The Contributor of the Month for January is over! I would like to thank everyone who contributed this month to help bring the Community to life, and apologies about the later than usual confirmation to the winners. This is the third time in as many months that we've given away £500 worth of prizes (over three places), however it will be the last competition until further notice. For those who are unaware, you can check out the original post here.

 

Hopefully the more veteran members here will have seen activity and discussion increase over the last few months on the back of this, and we hope this will continue as we slowly integrate Community into the wider IG ecosystem. 

 

small.pngAs before, the decision making process was a tricky one. We didn't want to focus purely on post count, and instead we were looking for the Community member who helped bring the community to life. This would include posting interesting trade ideas, helping others, answering questions, and adding interesting rich media such as picture, videos, and links. 

 

1st place goes to  who has continued to provide a good post count, especially on cryptocurrencies, and viewership of the forum. He authored 13 solutions, accepted 18, and had a 'Likes to Post Count' ratio (i.e. how many likes received / post count) of 0.294.

 

2nd place goes to  who is a long term community member who authored 7 solutions, accepted 1, and had a 'Likes to Post Count' ratio (i.e. how many likes received / post count)  of 0.203.

 

This month the 3rd place was slightly different and reserved for someone new to IG Community. This doesn't necessarily mean someone who joined in the month of January, but someone who may have posted for the first time, or significantly increased their post count and involvement over this period. In this instance  with his 'Leverage ETF risk parity portfolio' post, inclusion in the ESMA discussion, and comments and questions on some other posts in the forum, is the winner. 

 

Thank you very much to everyone who participated, and I'm sure you'll all join me in congratulating the above winners.

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