#EliteTraderChampionship

The Elite Trader Championship is currently running from August 24 to September 21, 2026, bringing Futures and CFD Lead Traders into two simultaneous competition tracks. According to Gate’s official announcement, the overall prize pool can reach 500,000 USDT, depending on qualifying activity and the event’s volume-based reward structure.

The competition is built around a system called Firepower Points. Instead of ranking participants purely by trading volume, the scoring framework combines several factors, including Lead Trading volume, net profit, copier PnL and the number of new valid copiers.

For Futures Lead Trading, every 10,000 USDT of qualifying volume generates 1 Firepower Point, while CFD Lead Trading generates 1 point for every 50,000 USDT. Net performance also contributes: 1 point is awarded for every 50 USDT of Lead Trader net profit, while copier net profit contributes 1 point per 10 USDT. New valid copiers can add additional points, capped at 50.

The weekly competition carries an 8,000 USDT total prize pool across four weekly periods. Each week's top 10 share 2,000 USDT, with 600 USDT for first place, 400 USDT for second, 300 USDT for third and 100 USDT each for ranks 4–10. Weekly Firepower Points reset at the beginning of each new period.

The monthly championship is structured differently. Its prize pool starts at 5,000 USDT and increases according to cumulative qualifying Lead Trading and Copy Trading volume generated during the event. The highest published tier reaches 300,000 USDT at 500 billion USDT of cumulative volume.

The monthly rewards are distributed among the top 30 Lead Traders and eligible copiers. The Lead Trader receives 60% of the corresponding rank's allocation, while eligible copiers share the remaining 40% according to their Copy Trading volume. Copiers need at least 5,000 USDT of Copy Trading volume to participate in those monthly reward shares.

There is also a Firepower Sunshine Award for participants outside the monthly Top 30. Lead Traders who accumulate more than 50 Firepower Points can share a separate 16,000 USDT Futures Bonus pool, subject to the event rules and individual limits.

Beyond the cash rewards, the championship is also designed around trader visibility. Weekly and monthly performers can receive Star Trader recognition, homepage exposure, Live opportunities, merchandise, dedicated support, cross-channel promotion and invitations to selected Gate global events. The monthly Top 10 may also receive opportunities to appear in the Gate Live Star Trader Series.

The event also includes separate reward mechanisms connected with new Copy Trading users and social sharing, including daily reward pools and first-copy incentives, all subject to eligibility, verification and volume requirements.

One important detail is easy to overlook: the headline 500,000 USDT is the maximum overall event pool, not a guaranteed cash payout to every participant. Several rewards depend on qualifying volume, ranking, Firepower Points and specific eligibility conditions.

Gate also states that identity verification is required for participation and certain rewards, while market makers, corporate accounts and institutional accounts are excluded. Wash trading, matched orders, artificial volume inflation, bulk account registration and other forms of manipulation are prohibited.

From a market-observation perspective, the interesting part of this championship is the scoring design. It attempts to measure a broader combination of activity and performance rather than simply rewarding the trader generating the largest raw volume.

With the competition continuing through September 21, the leaderboard should provide an interesting snapshot of which traders can maintain performance and engagement across multiple weeks rather than relying on a single short-term spike.

All figures and conditions above are based on Gate's official event announcement and may be subject to the platform's published terms and updates.

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