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# Trading Points System

The **Season 1 Points Program** ended on **October 31 at 2:00 PM UTC**, and **Season 2** began on **November 1 at 0:00 AM UTC**.

Season 2 is designed to **primarily reward real, organic trading activity** on Polynomial. Points are earned based on meaningful platform usage, including factors such as **open interest, trading volume, pairs traded, and consistency of activity**.

#### Trading Points

**Total Points Distributed Weekly:** **850,000 Points**\
**Distribution Time:** **Every Thursday at 2:00 PM UTC**

These points are exclusively awarded for trading and are calculated based on organic trading activity across all Polynomial markets. Point allocation considers factors such as open interest, trading volume, pairs traded, consistency of activity, and genuine platform usage, with strict exclusions for wash trading.

#### Creator Points

In addition to trading points, **up to 50,000 Points per week** are allocated separately for creators.

These are bonus points , awarded to users who help grow awareness of Polynomial through content creation and engagement. Eligible content includes educational threads, market or trade analysis, strategy breakdowns, videos, tutorials or walkthroughs, memes or infographics, and discussions or insights shared across any platform such as X, Discord, or blogs.

**How to Qualify**

* Share your content in the **Polynomial Discord**
* Include your **unique trading referral link**

A maximum of **50,000 bonus points** is distributed weekly among all eligible creators.

Polynomial reserves the right to modify, update, or adjust the points distribution logic, allocation criteria, eligibility requirements, or program structure at any time, at its sole discretion.

## Mystery Cards System

To make the process fair and engaging, we use a **Mystery Card claiming system**:

![Trading Card](https://529851788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fas1ul3t7dYhXS2QfN6d4%2Fuploads%2FKf57JL2Kea2lGfl3SaBm%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a71f7bb0-262b-4c2a-8ce5-217881568f43)

* **24-Hour Lock Period**\
  Cards remain locked for 24 hours before they can be revealed. This ensures fair claiming for all users.
* **7-Day Claim Window**\
  Once unlocked, cards can be claimed within a 7-day period to reveal the points earned.
* **7-Day Expiry Limit**\
  Cards not claimed within 7 days expire, and the unclaimed points return to the pool.

## Related Topics

* [**How to Trade**](https://github.com/Polynomial-Protocol/gitbook/blob/master/explanation/how-to/trading/open-close-positions.md) - Learn to trade and earn points
* [**Referral Program**](https://github.com/Polynomial-Protocol/gitbook/blob/master/explanation/how-to/staking/referrals.md) - Earn additional rewards through referrals
* [**Staking Points**](https://github.com/Polynomial-Protocol/gitbook/blob/master/explanation/explanation/staking-points.md) - Learn about staking rewards


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