Verified Trader Leaderboard

How the leaderboard works — and how to get on it

The QuantLogix leaderboard ranks traders on verified live paper-trading performance. Every number is computed from a real account's equity curve and trade history — there are no self-reported returns. This page explains the ranking, defines every metric, and walks you through joining.

What makes it "verified"

Each profile is backed by a real, continuously-tracked account — a QuantLogix native paper-trading portfolio, an OAuth-linked personal paper account, or the autonomous bot. Performance is read directly from the account's equity curve and fills, marked against live prices and benchmarked to the S&P 500 (SPY). You can't type in a number; the platform measures it for you.

How traders are ranked

Profiles are ordered by a single Composite Score that rewards risk-adjusted outperformance and consistency over headline returns — so a steady, market-beating account ranks above a lucky one-week moonshot.

composite = 0.5 × alpha_vs_SPY  +  3 × Sharpe  +  0.2 × consistency_%

Accounts with fewer than 125 trading days get a short-sample penalty (Sharpe is noisy on small samples), so a brand-new account can't leap the board on a few good days. The other metrics below — CAGR, Sortino, Calmar, volatility, drawdown — are shown on every profile for full transparency, even though only alpha, Sharpe, and consistency drive the ranking.

Every metric, defined

Composite Score RANKS
The single number that orders the board. Combines alpha, Sharpe, and consistency (formula above), with a short-sample penalty under 125 trading days.
Alpha vs SPY HEADLINE
Your total return minus the S&P 500's return over the same window, in percentage points. This is the core question the leaderboard answers: did you beat the market, and by how much? A +12 means you outperformed SPY by 12 points.
Total Return
Cumulative percentage change in account equity since inception.
CAGR
Total return compounded to an annual rate, so accounts of different ages compare fairly. (1 + total_return)^(252 / trading_days) − 1.
Sharpe Ratio RANKS
Annualized return per unit of total volatility. Higher = smoother path to the same return. Above 1.0 is good; above 2.0 is excellent.
Sortino Ratio
Like Sharpe, but only penalizes downside volatility — it doesn't punish you for big up-days. Often higher than Sharpe for trend-following styles.
Calmar Ratio
CAGR divided by the absolute worst drawdown — return earned per unit of worst-case pain. Rewards making money without deep equity holes.
Volatility
Annualized standard deviation of daily returns. A raw measure of how bumpy the ride is.
Max Drawdown
The largest peak-to-trough decline in equity. Your worst loss from a high-water mark — a key survivability stat.
Consistency RANKS
Percentage of completed months that finished positive. Filters out accounts that take huge drawdowns to chase a few outsized gains.
Win-Day Rate
Share of trading days that closed positive. A quick read on day-to-day reliability.
Signal Adherence QL-NATIVE
For QuantLogix-native portfolios: the % of trades placed in agreement with QL's 5-factor signal at the moment of the fill (buys on a bullish signal, sells on a bearish one). Shown for transparency — it does not affect ranking.
Resolved Alpha (20d) QL-NATIVE
Mean forward alpha vs SPY over the 20 trading days after each fill, from the immutable trade ledger. A clean read on whether a trader's entries actually beat the market afterward.
Days / Trades
Trading days the account has been alive, and total fills. Drives the eligibility thresholds below.

Who's eligible

To keep the board meaningful and gaming-resistant, a profile only appears in the ranked list once it clears minimum activity:

≥ 30 trading days alive ≥ 10 trades Public profile opted in Free & up — any signed-in account

Open to every registered user — viewing AND competing are free. Your profile page at /u/<handle> is viewable as soon as you opt in; the 30-day / 10-trade minimums only gate the ranked leaderboard, not your own profile.

How to get on the leaderboard

  1. Create a free account

    The leaderboard is open to every registered user — viewing and competing are both free. Sign in or sign up →

  2. Trade your QuantLogix paper portfolio

    Open the Paper Trading tab and start placing trades. Every fill is recorded with the live 5-factor signal at that moment — that's what powers your verified track record.

  3. Claim a handle & go public

    On your profile page, pick a public handle, toggle "Make my profile public," and designate one paper portfolio as your leaderboard entry. You can optionally include your trade-journal notes so visitors see your written thesis alongside the numbers.

  4. Build a track record

    Keep trading. After 30 trading days and 10 trades, your profile joins the ranked board — climbing as your alpha, Sharpe, and consistency build.

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Disclaimer · All performance shown on the leaderboard and trader profiles is from paper-trading (simulated) accounts, not real money. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Nothing here is investment advice, and QuantLogix does not endorse any trader or their trades. Metrics are computed from account equity curves and may be delayed up to 60 seconds. One leaderboard entry is permitted per user.