How to join an Arena trading competition
Find a competition, understand how the leaderboard is scored, and compete without changing how you actually trade.
What you need first
- A verified account.
- Ten minutes to read the rules of the specific competition.
- A firm decision that a leaderboard will not change your risk-taking.
The Arena hosts trading competitions where users compete for prizes over a fixed period, with a live leaderboard.
Step 1 — Open the Arena
Select Arena from the main menu. You will see current and upcoming competitions, plus the leaderboard for anything running now.
Step 2 — Read the competition card
This is the step people skip and then regret. The card tells you:
- the exact start and end times;
- which markets or products count towards your score;
- how ranking is calculated — profit, percentage return, volume or something else entirely;
- whether it runs on real funds or practice funds;
- what the prizes are and how they are awarded.
The ranking method matters more than anything. A competition scored on percentage return rewards very different behaviour from one scored on volume.
Step 3 — Join
Select Join on the competition. If it is a practice competition you may be given a demo balance to trade with.
Step 4 — Trade as you normally would
Qualifying trades count automatically — there is nothing to submit. You do not need to trade differently, and the sensible competitors mostly do not.
Step 5 — Watch the leaderboard
The leaderboard updates as the competition runs, showing your rank and the score you are being measured on. Some competitions show separate real and practice boards.
Step 6 — Prizes at the end
When the competition closes, final standings are settled and prizes are awarded according to the rules on the card. If you have a question about how a result was calculated, ask support with the competition name and your account details.
Watch it in the Usko app: the Arena leaderboard, the real and practice tabs, and the tournament list.
Risk warning. A leaderboard rewards a large gain, so it quietly encourages big risks. The people at the top of a short competition are often the ones who took the most risk, and the ones who took the same risk and lost do not appear anywhere. Compete with sums you would have traded anyway. A prize is never a reason to take a position you would otherwise avoid.