The board isn’t done.
We’re extending the Perp Trading Competition by 30 days and doubling the prize pool to 4,000 USDC.
New deadline: October 7.
Top 10 get paid. Top 50 get Early Access.
More time. More on the line.
The Perp trading competition just crossed $42M in total volume.
265 traders. 193,000+ trades. 31,000+ markets traded.
Week 7 is underway, and there’s still room at the top.
🔵 JUST IN: Polymarket bettors correctly called earnings outcomes 78.5% of the time, outperforming Wall Street analysts who managed 43.7%, according to 24/7 Wall St.
Politics just got a boost 🏛️
Politics markets are getting a 2x boost.
Trade politics markets on Polymarket as usual. Gains from politics trades made during the boost count 2x toward your leaderboard return %.
Perp Leaderboard Update 🏆
We’ve reviewed the leaderboard, and boosts have shaken up the standings.
Your PnL counts from the competition start, not the day you register.
Join today. Your trading already counts.
NFL markets have entered the internal build 🏈
We keep trading, testing and shipping as we begin the move from testnet to Mainnet v1.
Early Access is getting closer.
NFL season is underway. 🏈
Sports markets are getting a 2x boost.
Trade sports markets on Polymarket as usual. Gains from sports trades made during the boost count 2x toward your leaderboard return %.
Perp doesn't use its last traded price to decide whether you get liquidated.
In a thin market, one unusual fill can shift the last trade price while the underlying feed stays unchanged.
Here's what we use instead 🧵
Perp doesn't use its last traded price to decide whether you get liquidated.
In a thin market, one unusual fill can shift the last trade price while the underlying feed stays unchanged.
Here's what we use instead 🧵
Stale does more than trigger a warning.
If the source feed goes stale, Perp holds the last good mark and defers price-sensitive actions.
If staleness persists, the market can move into a reduced-risk state.
Two prices, two jobs.
The trading price is where your order fills.
The mark price is used to value your open position for margin and liquidation checks.
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