How to play the trading competition to be cost-effective? Recently, I've seen many people aiming for rankings above 150,000. On the surface, the scores look impressive, but what about after spreading out the costs? Take $TIMI as an example. If you're caught in 3 to 4 U's of order clipping, you also risk being stolen from the leaderboard, which adds a lot of pressure.

A comparison of the data makes it clear. For the same ranking pursuit, reaching 130,000 and 150,000 points only differs by about 4 points. But the former only requires burning 1.6 U in stablecoins, while the latter, for those extra 4 points, burns an additional 20 to 30 U out of thin air. How is this calculated? The extra fees and slippage have long eaten into the ranking rewards.

A more realistic issue is that now even trading competitions have become a money-spending game. The higher you go, the fiercer your opponents, and the greater the chance of being clipped. Instead of blindly chasing higher rankings, it's better to find your own cost balance—steady returns are more practical than chasing inflated rankings.