The Thrifty Trader Contest

Scoring:

Players will be scored based on the following core metrics:

• Profit Margin: % value of the difference in purchase/last sale price
• Trading Volume: Volume of trades executed during the weekend 
• Trading Diversity: Number of unique players the seller is trading with 

Note: Only players on the Selling side will be scored for this contest. Players will earn no points for making a savvy purchase and property swaps will not count.

Each one of these stats will influence every player’s overall Efficiency Value for the weekend. This value is a weighted function of these three metrics. 15% of the score is derived from the Trading Volume, 15% from Trading Diversity, and 70% from the player’s Profit Margin. Only players who have a strong performance in all 3 categories will top the leaderboard. The goal of this competition is to reward players who are savvy marketplace traders, regardless of their Upland status. All players, large and small, have a realistic chance to win.

Note: These parameters will not change for this current iteration of the Thrifty Trader but they are subject to change in the future.