# Leaderboard

The leaderboard is the scoreboard: where you rank against every other trader in the current session, live.

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## What It Shows

For each trader on the session leaderboard:

- **Position** — current standing in the session
- **Score** — points (or the session's stated metric) earned this session
- **Volume** — trading volume for the session
- **Rank badge** — their Colosseum rank (Recruit through Immortal)
- **Movement** — up, down, or holding since the last update

Your own row is always highlighted, wherever you rank.

![](https://onchain.cc/docs/assets/colosseum-leaderboard-1.png)

*The session leaderboard*

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## Session vs. Global

| Leaderboard | Scope                                         | Resets                         |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| **Session** | Points earned during the current session only | Every session starts from zero |
| **Global**  | Lifetime points and rank across everything    | Never — your full history      |

The **session leaderboard decides prizes**. Your position when the session closes is what pays.

One small on-ramp: you appear on the season leaderboard once your account has **$1,000 of accumulated trading volume** — a couple of trades for most. Once cleared, it's cleared for the whole season, and it gates only the leaderboard, never your points or rank progress.

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## How Prizes Pay Out

At session close, the leaderboard is final and the prize pool is distributed across the prize zone (the paying positions) — weighted to the top, first place taking the largest share. Session rules state the exact structure, and some sessions pay in loot boxes rather than USDC.

**Payouts follow about a week after the session ends** — a verification window runs before funds move to winners.

> **Note**
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> Standings near the prize cutoff often shift in the final hours of a session — positions aren't safe until the clock runs out.

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## How to Climb

1. **Trade volume** — points are a function of volume, on every product.
2. **Trade where the points are** — Trenches earns the highest rate per dollar, and each product has its own ([Rank System](https://onchain.cc/docs/colosseum/ranks.md) has the table).
3. **Join an active faction** — the weekly faction boost stacks on top ([Factions](https://onchain.cc/docs/colosseum/factions.md)).
4. **Hit the Bonus Windows** — check the dashboard and plan sessions around them.
5. **Clear your quests** — quest points advance your rank climb and lifetime balance alongside your trading.
6. **Stack what stacks** — an active faction plus a live Bonus Window on the right product is how the top of the board earns.

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## Where to Find It

Open the **Colosseum** tab — the leaderboard is on the main dashboard, with a toggle between Session and Global views.