Fast-paced competition

Mini Tournaments

Ten dollars in, a full trading day, $1,500 to the podium. The first paid rung on the ladder.

What are Mini Tournaments?

A full trading day against a capped field of 256. It is the first paid step on the ladder and the one most traders use to find out whether their Daily Battle form holds up over a longer window. The whole $1,500 is paid out whatever the field size: a Mini that fills to 60 pays the same three cheques as one that fills to 256.

  • 1 trading day
  • $10 entry
  • Silver tier and up

How it works

  1. Step 01

    Register

    Pick the next Tuesday or Thursday Mini and pay the $10 entry. Silver tier and above can enter.

  2. Step 02

    Trade

    Everyone starts on $10,000 at 1:100. Take at least five trades inside the trading-day window.

  3. Step 03

    Compete

    The board ranks percentage return live. Stay inside the 30% drawdown limit or you finish unranked.

  4. Step 04

    Win

    The top three split $1,500 and every ranked finish earns ladder points toward the next rung.

Key features

One trading day

A full session through the London open and the New York overlap. Long enough to recover from a bad first hour.

$10 entry

The first paid step on the ladder, priced so you can enter every week and build form.

Field of 256

Entries close at the bell or when the field fills, whichever comes first.

$10,000 balance

Identical starting balance and 1:100 leverage for every entrant. Only the trading differs.

30% drawdown cut

Breach it and you drop off the board. One oversized position is the commonest way out.

Ladder points

400 points for a win, 30 for a top-50, 5 for any ranked finish. Showing up pays.

Payouts & schedule

Prize pool · $1,500

Paid to the top three, whatever the field size.

  1. 1st$750400 pts
  2. 2nd$450280 pts
  3. 3rd$300200 pts
  • 4th – 10th120 pts
  • 11th – 50th30 pts
  • Any ranked finish5 pts

Schedule

Two Minis a week, same opening bell.

Tuesday07:00 GMT12:30 IST
Thursday07:00 GMT12:30 IST
  • Entries closeAt the bell, or when full
  • Minimum trades5
  • Field size256 max
  • Entry fee$10

Upcoming Mini Tournaments

MiniRegistration open

TW Trick Or Trade 2026

  • Oct 30 · 9:00 AM UTC
  • Online
  • 5/256 entrants
Prize pool$1,500
Entry fee$10
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What tends to win

A day is long enough to recoverUnlike a one-hour Daily, a bad opening hour is not fatal. Traders who blow up early usually did it chasing, not waiting.
Five trades is a low barYou do not need volume. Several past winners took six or seven positions all day.
The drawdown rule bitesGoing for a top-three finish with one oversized position is the single commonest way to finish unranked.
Points reward showing upA 40th place still pays 30 points. Entering consistently beats entering only when you feel sharp.