Everything About Competitions
Trading Competitions are time-based events where users compete on trading activity, get ranked on a leaderboard, and top performers earn rewards when the competition ends.
This article covers the rules and mechanics common to every competition. For dates, prize pools, reward tokens, and other specifics, check that competition's page in the Competition Hub.
Joining
Join anytime before the competition's end time from the Competitions page.
Only trades placed after you join count — tracking starts the moment you join; earlier activity is ignored.
Button shown depends on your status: Login (not logged in) → Deposit (logged in, no balance in your Trading/Spot Account) → Join (logged in, with balance).
Before a competition starts, you can preview the page, reward structure, and countdown, but can't join yet.
Timeline
Each competition shows a start time, end time, countdown, and reward structure — all in UTC.
Before it starts: countdown shows time remaining until the competition begins.
Active: countdown switches to show time remaining until the competition ends; join and trade; leaderboard tracks and updates your position.
Ended: no further volume counted, rankings locked, rewards processed.
What You'll See on the Competition Page
Every competition page shows the competition's name, description, and duration; a countdown (to start or end); your join status; prize pool and rewarded ranks; participant count and total volume, alongside your own rank and volume; a leaderboard (rank, trader identifier, volume, reward); and, where applicable, your current tier and the full tier table.
While a competition is active, the page reflects it live:
Countdown shows time remaining until the competition ends
Your join status, rank, and volume update as you trade
The leaderboard and live race view update in real time
Your Tier panel reflects your current tier and progress toward the next one
Once a competition closes, the page updates to reflect its ended state:
Countdown is replaced with an "ended" message (e.g., competition closed, final rankings being verified, rewards distributed within 7 days)
The leaderboard locks to show final rankings
Your Tier panel shows the tier you finished at
Exact panels shown can vary slightly by competition — see that competition's Hub page for what applies there.
Live race view — opened via a "View race board" button, this shows an animated, real-time visualization of rankings with a live "moves" feed (overtakes, gaps closing, etc.); updates continuously while the competition is active.
How Volume Is Calculated
Volume = USD-equivalent value of your trades during the competition, counted from when you join.
Counts: fully filled orders (full value); partially filled orders (executed portion only); all eligible markets, unless a competition says otherwise.
Doesn't count: cancelled orders; trades before you joined.
Example: a $5,000 trade executed during the competition adds $5,000 to your volume.
Eligible products/markets (Spot, Perpetual, or both) can vary — check the Hub page.
Leaderboard
Ranks participants by total eligible volume. Refreshes every 1 minute (UTC), so recent trades appear almost in real time, and your rank can shift as others trade.
Shows: identifier (your external wallet address, or Yellow Wallet address for Google Sign-in users), volume, and current reward allocation — all subject to change until the competition ends.
Rewards
Credited automatically to your Trading Account (
Spot Account) — no manual claim needed.Distributed within 7 days after the competition ends.
Token and structure vary by competition (e.g., USDT or $YELLOW; top 10 only vs. top 500) — check the Hub page for exact details.
Eligibility & Fair Usage
Join any active competition before it ends; participation may be restricted in certain regions per platform policy/regulations.
Prohibited: wash trading (fake volume, no real exposure), abusive/coordinated trading, and market manipulation — any of these can mean disqualification or removal from the leaderboard. Enforcement details may vary by competition (see Hub page).
Every Competition Is Different
Reward structure, reward token, eligible products/markets, duration, and additional fair-usage rules are set per competition. Always check that competition's Competition Hub page before participating.
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