> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hypernova.xyz/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Leaderboard

> Monthly rankings for funded traders - global and community

The Hypernova leaderboard ranks funded traders by performance over a fixed period. Every funded account that closes at least one trade in the period qualifies automatically - no opt-in, no separate registration.

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## Two Scopes

| Scope         | Who participates                 | Period                        |
| ------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **Global**    | Every funded trader on Hypernova | Calendar month, UTC           |
| **Community** | Members of a specific community  | Custom - set by the community |

Global competitions run from the first to the last day of each month, UTC. Community competitions can start mid-month - e.g. May 10 to June 10 - and are visible only inside the community page.

## How Rankings Work

Every leaderboard shows two rankings side-by-side, with a single toggle:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="PnL" icon="dollar-sign">
    **Net dollar profit** in the period - realized PnL after fees and funding.
    Rewards raw performance regardless of account size.
  </Card>

  <Card title="RoE" icon="percent">
    **Return on equity** - net PnL as a percentage of your starting capital.
    Levels the field between \$5K and \$200K accounts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

The toggle changes the ranking order, the podium, and the prize ladder shown alongside the table. Your row is pinned wherever you scroll - you always see where you stand.

### Ranking Columns

| Column       | Definition                                                                     |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Place**    | Your rank by the selected metric (PnL or RoE)                                  |
| **Trader**   | Username and avatar                                                            |
| **PnL**      | `realized PnL − fees + funding` in the period                                  |
| **Win Rate** | Winning closes ÷ total closes in the period                                    |
| **RoE**      | `PnL ÷ starting capital × 100`                                                 |
| **Volume**   | Total notional closed in the period (`size × price` summed across close fills) |

Ties break by the unselected metric first, then Win Rate, then Volume - so every place is unique.

## How to Qualify

To appear in the rankings you need a **funded account** with at least one closed trade in the competition period. Evaluation accounts and dormant funded accounts don't qualify.

<Info>
  **Eval users are shown, but not ranked.** Active evaluation accounts appear in
  a separate section below the funded leaderboard, sorted by account size. They
  never reach the podium and never receive prizes - but you get a preview of
  where you'd land once funded.
</Info>

## Rewards

Most months feature prizes. Per-place rewards are configured per competition and per metric - a single competition can run a PnL ladder, an RoE ladder, both, or neither.

| Prize type          | Example                                  |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Cash USDC**       | \$1,000 USDC for PnL place 1             |
| **Free assessment** | A free \$50K assessment for RoE place 1  |
| **Other**           | Merch, premium features, partner rewards |

<Info>
  **No prize pool yet?** Competitions without prize rows render as "Monthly
  Rewards Coming Soon" - the ranking still runs, you still get a place, and
  prizes can be added retroactively for a given month if announced.
</Info>

## Communities

Communities are private leaderboards with their own rankings, their own prize ladders, and their own membership.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Joining" icon="user-plus">
    Communities issue shared invite codes. Enter the code from your account menu
    and you're in - your funded trades count toward that community's leaderboard
    from the moment you join.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visibility" icon="eye">
    Community leaderboards and rankings are publicly readable by any Hypernova
    user - only the *write* action (joining) is gated by the invite code.
    Communities are public reads by design.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  **Membership is permanent in v1.** Joining a community is a one-time action;
  we don't currently support leaving and rejoining mid-period. Talk to the
  community admin if you need this.
</Info>

## Past Competitions

Once a competition ends, its standings and prizes are frozen. The **Past Competitions** modal lets you scroll back through months - filter by scope (global or community), year, and month to find any prior ranking.

Frozen standings include the same PnL/RoE toggle, the same podium, and the same prize ladder that was live when the competition closed.

## Refresh Cadence

Rankings recompute every few minutes. Submit a trade now and it shows up on the leaderboard within the next tick. The countdown to the next recompute is visible at the top of the leaderboard page.