Race Terms

The short version is below. The full terms follow it, and they're what we go by.

1. The race

1. The Race to 25K (the Race) is run by Money of Mine and is presented by IMDEX Limited as part of the Directors Dinner by IMDEX (the Dinner).
2. The Race opens at 6:00am AWST on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and closes at 5:00pm AWST on Friday 4 December 2026.
3. Reaching 25,000 readers is an aim, not a promise. The Board Seats and the Dinner go ahead whether or not we reach it.

2. Who can enter

1. Any subscriber to The Director's Special aged 18 or over can enter. You enter by sharing your personal referral link. There's nothing else to sign up for.
2. Employees of Money of Mine and IMDEX, and their immediate families, can share links but cannot win a Board Seat or the Chair.

3. What counts as a race referral

1. A race referral is a new subscriber to The Director's Special who signs up through your personal link during the Race and confirms their email address.
2. People who were already subscribed, or who subscribed before the Race opened, do not count. Referrals you made before 6:00am AWST on 10 November do not count either.
3. A referral counts in the race day in which the new reader signed up. Our records are final on this.
4. We may exclude referrals that look fake or automated, or that don't meet the spirit of the Race. That includes disposable or made-up addresses, duplicate people, bulk lists, paid sign-ups, and readers who unsubscribe or never engage shortly after joining.

4. Board Seats

1. There are 25 seats at the Dinner. Our invited guests and hosts hold 8 of them. The other 17 are Board Seats, won by readers through the Race. Each Board Seat is a place at the Dinner for the winner only, and it can't be transferred.
2. Daily seats. In each race day, the eligible reader with the most race referrals is in line for a Board Seat, as long as they have at least 3 race referrals in that race day. Friday's race day runs until 5pm the following Monday.
3. Seats awarded at the close. Money of Mine may keep some Board Seats, including any not won on a race day, to award at the close to readers who took part in the Race. We'll weigh things like consistent referring, near misses and the quality of the readers brought in. These are announced in the Final Table edition on Monday 7 December 2026.
4. Each reader can win only one Board Seat. If you already hold a seat and top a later race day, that day's seat goes to the next eligible reader.
5. Ties are decided in favour of the reader who reached the tied number first.
6. Winners are contacted by email and need to confirm their details using the claim form. If a winner can't attend or doesn't confirm in time, we may give the seat to another Race participant.

5. The Chair

1. The eligible reader with the most race referrals across the whole Race is the Chair. Ties are decided the same way as for seats.
2. The Chair is named in the Final Table edition and receives an engraved 5g Perth Mint gold bar at the Dinner. If the Chair hasn't already won a seat, they receive a Board Seat.

6. Leaderboards and your details

1. Our leaderboards show a display name (first name and last initial), employer or firm where we know it, and referral counts. They never show email addresses.
2. You can ask to be hidden from the public boards at any time by replying to any edition. You stay in the Race.
3. We'll only share a seat winner's details with IMDEX if the winner opts in on the claim form.
4. Photos and video may be taken at the Dinner. The claim form asks for your consent.

7. The dinner

1. Seats cover dinner and drinks on the night. Travel and accommodation are at your own cost.
2. Please check your employer's gifts and hospitality policy before you accept a seat.
3. Views shared at the Dinner are the speaker's own and are not investment advice.
4. If the Dinner has to move or change, we'll tell seat holders as soon as we can.

8. Our decisions

1. The Race is a game of skill. Seats are decided by race referrals and, for seats awarded at the close, by Money of Mine's judgement of each reader's part in the Race. Our decisions on counting, eligibility and awards are final.
2. We may change these terms, or pause or end the Race, if something outside our control requires it. Any change will be posted on this page.

Questions? Reply to any edition of The Director's Special. Last updated 9 November 2026.