Your qualification counts genuine round-trip trades, not the number of orders you placed. That is often lower than the total you remember, and here is why.
- One trade can be placed through several orders. The count is the trade, not each order, so splitting one trade into many small orders does not multiply your count. It is still one trade.
- A position opened and closed very quickly, below the contest's minimum hold time, is not a qualifying trade.
- Your turnover works the same way. Only the volume from qualifying trades counts.
If your card looked complete earlier and now shows a lower number, it is because the earlier view counted individual orders and now counts real trades. This does not penalise genuine trading. If you actually opened and held the required number of positions, you still qualify.
To move your number up, complete the trades your contest asks for the genuine way: open a position, hold it for at least the minimum time shown on your Prize Eligibility card, then close it. The card updates live, so you always know where you stand.