Referrals

Ostium's referral program creates powerful flywheels through a win-win system that rewards both referrers and their networks through two key concepts: Bonuses and Boosts.

User Flow

• Share your unique referral link with your network to start earning referral bonuses.

• Track your progress toward higher tiers in the referral widget.

• As your referrals generate trading volume, you'll climb through tiers, increasing both your bonus percentage and the boost percentage for your referees.

• Both bonuses and boosts are forward-looking, applying only to new scores earned after reaching a new tier.

Referral Structure

• Bonuses: As a referrer, you earn a percentage of the scores generated by traders you bring to Ostium. The more volume your referrals generate, the higher your tier climbs, unlocking larger bonus percentages. Fill out this form if you’ve hit >$25M in referred volume and would like to claim a custom referral code.

  Tier	Referred Volume Threshold	Referrer Bonus	Real-World (Asset) Rewards
  1	$0	10%	——
  2	$1,000,000	12%	——
  3	$10,000,000	15%	——
  4	$25,000,000	19%	Custom referral code
  5	$100,000,000	25%	Ostium Merch Package (MDGA hat, vest, stickers)

• Boosts: When joining Ostium through a referral link, you receive enhancements to your personal trading scores. Your boost percentage is determined by your referrer's tier, creating an alignment of interests: the more volume they refer (including your own), the more you both earn. This disincentivizes self-referrals and rewards users for using real referrer’s codes.

  Tier	Referred Volume Threshold	Referee Boost
  1	$0	2%
  2	$1,000,000	3%
  3	$10,000,000	5%
  4	$25,000,000	8%
  5	$100,000,000	12%

• Tier System: There are five referrer tiers, each unlocking progressively larger rewards. Your tier is determined by the all-time cumulative trading volume generated by your referrals.

• Permanent Recognition: Once you reach a tier, it becomes a permanent recognition of your contribution to Ostium. As you climb tiers, your new bonus rate applies to all future scores earned by your referees.

Benefits of the Referral Program

• Network Effects: This structure creates powerful network effects where everyone benefits from growth.

• Aligned Incentives: Referrers are motivated to bring active traders who will generate volume, while referees benefit from having well-connected referrers.

• Virtuous Cycle: As referrers expand their networks, both they and their referees earn more through increased bonuses and boosts.

• Community Growth: Ostium benefits from organic, community-driven growth that comes from these aligned incentives.

Getting Started

• For Referrers: Share your unique referral link with your network. You'll start at Tier 1 immediately and can track progress toward higher tiers in the referral widget.

• For Referees: Join through a referral link to receive your boost, which will be applied automatically based on your referrer's current tier.