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# Attention Markets Arena (rules)

### <mark style="color:$primary;">In a nutshell</mark>

**Every week**, we give away $MON tokens to the best traders. You compete on 4 leaderboards and can win prizes based on your rank. *<mark style="color:$primary;">**You need to trade at least**</mark>*<mark style="color:$primary;">**&#x20;**</mark><mark style="color:$primary;">**$200 trading volume**</mark><mark style="color:$primary;">**&#x20;**</mark>*<mark style="color:$primary;">**to get in the competition**</mark>*

<table><thead><tr><th width="183.7890625">Week 1</th><th width="185.3515625">Week 2</th><th width="180.90625">Week 3</th><th width="184.8671875">Week 4</th><th width="203.1640625">Week 5</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>total: 175,000 $MON<br> • 60k – $  PnL<br> • 30k – % PnL<br> • 25k – Consistency<br> • 60k – Topic Kings</td><td>total: 225,000 $MON<br> • 80k – $  PnL<br> • 40k – % PnL<br> • 25k – Consistency<br> • 80k – Topic Kings</td><td>total: 175,000 $MON<br> • 55k – $  PnL<br> • 20k – % PnL<br> • 50k – Consistency<br> • 50k – Topic Kings</td><td>total: 200,000 $MON<br> • 75k – $  PnL<br> • 25k – % PnL<br> • 75k – Consistency<br> • 25k – Topic Kings</td><td>total: 100,000 $MON<br> • 50k – $  PnL<br> • 50k – Topic Kings</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">Skill Leaderboards (3 categories)</mark>

1. $PnL

who made the most profit in dollar terms? *pure moneymaking*

2. %PnL&#x20;

who made the best percentage return? *great for smaller accounts that trade smart*

3. Consistency&#x20;

who trades well, regularly? *not just one lucky trade, but steady performance*

Each of these pays out to the top 10 traders

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">Topic Kings</mark>

4. Topic Kings - the #1 trader by volume on each of the top 3 markets. If you dominate a hot market, you're the king.

Pays out 3 winners (one per market)

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">How Much Can You Win?</mark>

*examples*

<table><thead><tr><th width="84.8046875">Rank</th><th width="157.9375">Weight (1/r^0.75)</th><th width="93.296875">Share</th><th width="124.32421875">Reward</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1.000</td><td>26.6%</td><td>26,599 MON</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>0.595</td><td>15.8%</td><td>11,862 MON</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>0.439</td><td>11.7%</td><td>8,751 MON</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>0.354</td><td>9.4%</td><td>7,053 MON</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>0.299</td><td>8.0%</td><td>5,966 MON</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>0.261</td><td>6.9%</td><td>5,204 MON</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>0.232</td><td>6.2%</td><td>4,635 MON</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>0.210</td><td>5.6%</td><td>4,194 MON</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>0.192</td><td>5.1%</td><td>3,839 MON</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>0.178</td><td>4.7%</td><td>3,547 MON</td></tr></tbody></table>

Topic Kings Prizes&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th width="83.92578125">Rank</th><th width="160.046875">Weight (1/r^0.75)</th><th width="96.5703125">Share</th><th width="122.55078125">Reward</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1.000</td><td>49.2%</td><td>12,295 MON</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>0.595</td><td>29.2%</td><td>7,311 MON</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>0.439</td><td>21.6%</td><td>5,394 MON</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">Can You Stack Rewards?</mark>

skill leaderboards: you get your best skill reward only

topic kings: yhis one stacks! If you're a topic king <mark style="color:$primary;">`AND`</mark> a skill leaderboard winner, you get both rewards

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">Reward Curve Formula</mark>

For each category, rewards are calculated using an inverse power curve:

$$
weight(rank) = 1 / rank^p
$$

$$
p = 0.75
$$

$$
reward(rank) = categorybudget \* weight(rank) / sum(weight(1..N))
$$

Where *N* is the number of winner slots in that category (10 or 3)

For a given rank *r*, budget *B*, and number of winners *N*:

$$
reward(r) = B \* (1 / r^{0.75}) / sum(1 / k^{0.75})
$$

for k = 1..N

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simplified: the reward is the budget multiplied by the rank's weight fraction over the sum of all weights

#### <mark style="color:$primary;">How Rankings Work</mark>

Leaderboards reset every week - fresh start each Monday. If someone above you gets their reward from a different category, you slide up and get a better prize.

### <mark style="color:$primary;">FAQ</mark>

1. **What if I'm on multiple skill leaderboards?**&#x20;

*You'll automatically get the highest reward. The system picks the best one for you - no action needed.*

2. **What if I'm a Topic King AND on a skill leaderboard?**&#x20;

*You get both! Topic Kings rewards are bonus rewards on top of your skill leaderboard prize.*

3. **What's a "Topic King"?**&#x20;

*Each week, we look at the 3 most popular markets (by trading volume). The trader with the highest volume in each of those markets is crowned the "king" of that topic. Three markets = three kings.*

4. **What happens if there are fewer than 10 traders in a category?**&#x20;

*The full budget is split among however many traders there are. Fewer competitors = bigger prizes for each!*

5. **Do I need to sign up?**&#x20;

*You need to trade at least* $100 trading volume *to get in the competition. No signup needed.*

6. **When do I get paid?**&#x20;

*Rewards are calculated after each weekly period ends and distributed in $MON tokens.*

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