New Year's Futures Challenge – how to take part in the race for prizes?
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Ewelina Skorupka
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The New Year’s Futures Challenge is a futures challenge with simple rules and two ways to win. And you don’t have to choose just one path. You can participate in both competitions at the same time and compete for prizes from both pools.
Focus on achieving the best average ROI, build your trading volume, or… do both.
Challenge for traders – two ways to win
The New Year’s Futures Challenge runs from January 20 to February 8, 2026. This challenge is actually two independent contests: the ROI challenge and the Volume challenge. Each has its own independent rankings – the top 30 traders from each will receive prizes at the end of the contest.
And you know what’s best about it? You don’t have to choose which challenge to participate in.
You can:
- focus on just one competition
- or participate in both at the same time and compete for prizes from both pools!
ROI challenge – ranking based on effectiveness
In the ROI-based competition, your position in the ranking depends on the average ROI of your three best profitable trades.
To participate, make at least 3 trades, each for a minimum of 30 USDC.
If you make more than three trades, the system will automatically select the ones with the best results.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 30 traders. The base pool is 5,000 USDC and increases by 1,000 USDC for every 100 qualified participants. The maximum prize pool for this challenge is 11,000 USDC.
Volume challenge – ranking based on activity
In a volume-based competition, the total volume of all trades made during the entire challenge counts. Regularity is therefore very important here.
To participate, make at least 3 trades for any amount. There is no limit to the number of trades.
The volume is calculated throughout the entire competition period. Keep in mind that the use of leverage also affects it.
The prizes will be awarded to the 30 people with the highest total volume. The prize pool for this competition is 2,100 USDC.
- 1st place: $400
- 2nd place: $280
- 3rd place: $200
- 4th place: $160
- 5th place: $140
- 6th place: $120
- 7th place: $100
- 8th place: $80
- 9th place: $70
- 10th place: $50
- 11th-30th place: $25 each
Check your position in the ranking on an ongoing basis.
As in previous editions, we expect excitement and dynamic changes in the rankings. Both leaderboards are updated every hour, so you can check on an ongoing basis whether you are already in the Top 30 and what position you occupy.
One challenge, two chances to win
The New Year’s Futures Challenge is two challenges and two ways to win. Focus on one or take part in both – it all depends on your preferred trading style.