The rulebook
Identical rules. Every tier.
Profit target
+8%
of starting balance
Max drawdown
–5%
from starting balance
Daily drawdown
–3%
from day start equity
Duration
30 days
from first trade
Min trading days
10
with ≥ 1 trade
Max position size
20%
of current balance
Objective
- Reach +8% of your starting balance in net profit within 30 days.
- Trade on at least 10 different days during the challenge.
- Don't break the drawdown, position size, or market-universe rules.
Drawdown
- Max drawdown: –5% from starting balance. Hit it, challenge fails immediately.
- Daily drawdown: –3% from the day's starting equity. Resets at 00:00 UTC.
Position sizing
- Max 20% of current balance in any single market.
- Limit orders count toward size if filled.
Market universe
- You may only trade markets on the curated whitelist.
- Whitelist criteria: 24h volume > $50k, binary markets, resolution > 48h away.
- Whitelist rotates weekly. Closing positions in a delisted market is always allowed.
Simulation
- Paper fills are based on live Polymarket orderbook data and simulate what you would likely receive.
- Market orders walk the live CLOB with +1 tick slippage per level consumed.
- Limit orders fill when a real trade prints at or through your price while your order is live.
- Real execution may differ due to latency, market impact, and network conditions.
Outcomes
- Pass: profit target hit + ≥ 10 trading days + no violations. Bounty paid in USDC within 48h. Verified Trader granted.
- Fail: any rule violated. Challenge ends immediately.
- Expired: 30 days elapsed without passing. You may start a new challenge.
Payments
- Fee paid in USDC directly from your wallet — Solana or Polygon (EVM).
- Non-custodial: you sign the transfer yourself, we never hold your keys.
- Entry fees are non-refundable.
- Bounties paid in USDC on Solana (or Polygon) to a wallet you provide on pass.