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The Circuit

The Competition Model

How The Circuit Works.

Enter a simulated challenge, compete, climb the rankings, and review your performance.

  1. 1

    Choose Your Challenge

    Select a competition format — Blitz (72 market hour runs) or Competitive/Championship (fixed windows).

  2. 2

    Compete in a Simulated Environment

    Trade on real market data with simulated execution. No live capital. No real positions.

  3. 3

    Climb the Leaderboard

    Rankings update in real time. Your score against the full competition field — objective, no overrides.

  4. 4

    Review Your Performance

    After each challenge, your result is logged. Track your progress across every competition you enter.

Performance Score over time

Illustrative. Scores are relative to the competition field, not a monetary value.

How Competition Works

Two Formats. One Competitive Standard.

Circuit Run Format

Circuit Run (Blitz Circuit)

What It Is
The Circuit Run is the Blitz format. Each entry initiates a personal competition window of 72 market hours (a Circuit Run). The timer pauses when the market is closed. You trade your strategy, build your performance score, and your result is evaluated at the close of your Run.
How Entries Work
The Blitz Circuit field builds over time. As traders complete Circuit Runs and qualify for the leaderboard, the competition field grows. The leaderboard remains open until the field reaches capacity or the maximum competition window closes whichever comes first. You can see the current field size and time remaining before you enter.
Re-Entry
If you believe you can perform better, you can enter again once your current Run closes. Each new entry initiates a fresh Circuit Run on a new competition account. Your previous score remains on the leaderboard. Only your highest verified score counts toward final rankings.
One Active Run
You can have one active Circuit Run at a time. A new Run cannot begin until your current window of 72 market hours has closed.
Final Rankings
When the competition field is complete, entries close. All qualifying scores are posted on the leaderboard. Official rankings are confirmed and prizes awarded to the top three finishers.

Think of a Circuit Run like a qualifying lap. You set your time, see where you stand on the leaderboard, and decide whether to run again. Only your best qualified result counts.

Scheduled Competition Format

Scheduled Competition (Competitive Circuit & Championship Circuit)

What It Is
Competitive Circuit and Championship Circuit run as scheduled competitions. A fixed entry window opens and closes. All participants who register compete during the same defined period. One shared leaderboard. One set of results.
How It Works
When the entry window closes, every registered participant’s competition account activates simultaneously. The competition window runs for a fixed duration - 14 days for Competitive Circuit, 30 days for Championship Circuit. All traders compete on the same clock against the same field.
Single Entry
Each scheduled competition accepts one entry per participant. There is no re-entry within the same competition window.
Final Rankings
At the close of the competition window, all activity locks. Scores are verified. Official rankings are confirmed and prizes awarded to the top three finishers.

Think of a Scheduled Competition like a tournament. Everyone enters the same field, competes over the same window, and the final standings are confirmed at the bell.

How Rankings Are Determined

All competitions on The Circuit use relative performance ranking. You are not competing against a fixed return target. You are competing against every other trader in the same competition, and the strongest relative competitors rise to the top.

Scoring criteria are published in full before every competition opens. They cannot change once entries are accepted. The Circuit rotates evaluation metrics across competition cycles, shifting between risk-adjusted return, consistency score, drawdown management, and comparable performance measures. This rotation ensures that diverse trading styles have a realistic path to the top of the leaderboard, and that no single mechanical approach dominates every cycle.

Rankings update in real time throughout the competition window. There are no hidden adjustments, no manual overrides, and no discretionary changes. The leaderboard reflects performance and nothing else.

Which measure leads each cycle
Evaluation metricCycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3Cycle 4
Risk-adjusted returnLeads this cycleNot leadingNot leadingNot leading
Consistency scoreNot leadingLeads this cycleNot leadingNot leading
Drawdown managementNot leadingNot leadingLeads this cycleNot leading
Comparable measuresNot leadingNot leadingNot leadingLeads this cycle

Illustrative ordering.

Published Before You Enter. Fixed Until the Competition Closes.

Every competition publishes its prize structure before registration opens. Once entries are accepted, the published prize structure cannot change. Participants can view the current prize pool throughout the competition, and official rankings determine prize distribution after score verification.

Illustrative Prize Distribution - Competitive Circuit ($25 Entry)
Guaranteed Prize Pool1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
$300$180$75$45

Example: a $25 Circuit with a $300 guaranteed prize pool. Every Circuit publishes its own guaranteed prize pool before entry opens.

A Clear Boundary. By Design.

What We Are Not

The Circuit is not a broker, prop trading firm, financial services provider, or investment platform. No participant's capital is deployed in live markets. No participant receives a funded trading account. No competition outcome is framed as an investment return or a profit split. Participants compete in a structured simulated environment and earn recognition based on ranked performance.

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