# Become a leader

If you're consistently profitable, let the network do your marketing. Opt in as a leader, pick the chunk of profit you keep, and the leaderboard handles distribution.

## The pitch in one paragraph

You opt in. Other users discover you on the leaderboard and decide to copy your trades. Every time one of your trades closes **in profit**, the bot takes your performance fee from the follower's realized gain and pays it to you. Losses cost you nothing — the follower eats their own red. Payouts settle on-chain in USDC every week.

## How to opt in

```
/leader
```

The wizard asks for:

1. **Your display name** — what shows up on the leaderboard. Anonymous handles are fine.
2. **Your performance fee** — between 5% and 30%, capped by your tier (see below).
3. **A short bio** — one or two sentences. Optional, but a bio increases conversion.

That's it. You're now discoverable.

## The tier system

You don't get to charge 30% on day one. You earn the right to charge more as you build a track record:

| Tier             | Fee cap | How to reach it                               |
| ---------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Probationary** | 0%      | Day 1 — onboarding & verification             |
| **Verified**     | 10%     | 30-day track record + 10 followers            |
| **Established**  | 20%     | 90 days + $50k AUM copied                     |
| **Trusted**      | 30%     | 180 days + $250k AUM + positive realized P\&L |

The bot promotes you automatically as you cross each threshold. No application, no review queue. Your on-chain numbers are the gatekeeper.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Why a tier system?** It protects followers from brand-new accounts setting a 30% fee on a single lucky trade. As you accumulate evidence (time, AUM, P\&L), your earnings cap goes up.
{% endhint %}

## How the fee is calculated

The performance fee is taken only on **closed positions with positive realized P\&L** — never on open positions, never on losses.

**Example:**

* You're at Established tier, fee set to **20%**.
* Over a week, followers close $50,000 of realized profit copying your moves.
* The bot deducts 20% of that profit from each follower's wallet and routes it to you.
* You take home **$10,000** in USDC.
* The follower keeps the remaining 80% of *their* profit.

Losses don't trigger a fee. If a follower's copied trade loses $1,000, you owe them nothing and they owe you nothing.

## Payouts

* **Cadence** — weekly batches, settled on-chain.
* **Currency** — USDC.
* **Chain** — you pick. SOL or BSC.
* **Threshold** — small balances roll over until they exceed the network's gas minimum.

### Multisig settlement

Above a per-payout threshold (configurable), payouts settle through a multisig wallet for an extra layer of protection. Standard payouts go single-sig.

## Tuning your fee

You can change your fee any time within your tier's range:

```
/leader fee 15      Set fee to 15%
/leader fee 0       Free copy-trading (great for building a following)
```

Changes apply to *new* trades. Already-closed trades pay the fee that was active at close time — not at trade time.

## Pausing as a leader

Going on holiday? `/leader pause` removes you from the active leaderboard and stops new copies from binding to you. Existing followers stay attached and resume copying when you `/leader resume`.

## Common commands

```
/leader               Opt in or open your leader dashboard
/leader fee <pct>     Set your performance fee
/leader stats         Earnings, AUM, follower count
/leader pause         Pause without unpublishing
/leader resume        Resume from pause
```

## FAQ

**How fast can I get to Trusted tier?**\
The minimum is 180 days of track record plus $250k AUM copied with positive realized P\&L. There's no shortcut — the timer is on-chain.

**What happens if a follower stops copying me mid-trade?**\
Trades they've already entered remain in their wallet and follow your TP/SL rules. New entries you take after they unfollow don't fire on their wallet.

**Can I follow other leaders while being a leader?**\
Yes. The roles are independent.

**Do I see who copies me?**\
You see the count and aggregate AUM. Individual wallet addresses stay private.

**What about my realized P\&L on my own trades?**\
Trades you take on your own wallet are taxed only by the standard trading fee (your tier rate). The performance fee applies only when *followers* close copied trades in profit.

## What to read next

* [Copy trading](/social-trading/copy-trading.md) — how followers actually discover and configure you
* [Fees & tiers](/earnings/fees-and-tiers.md) — how your own trading fee scales
* [Bot commands](/reference/bot-commands.md) — full /leader and /leaderboard reference


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