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The Followme Global Trading Competition is an international event open to traders around the world. Upholding the principle of “discovering outstanding traders and sharing quality trading strategies,” the competition adheres to openness, fairness, and transparency. It aims to provide a stage for traders to showcase their skills and uncover more trading talent. The competition is held twice a year, supporting live MT4 accounts from over 4,300 brokers worldwide. Anyone with an MT4 account can participate.
Over 16 seasons, the competition has gathered a total of 94,036 participating accounts, with cumulative net account value exceeding 634,889,037 USD, and total prize payouts reaching 510,400 USD.
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Regular Registration: October 13, 2025 – January 5, 2026
Sponsor Privilege Registration: January 5, 2026 – January 19, 2026
1.2 Competition Period for Micro / Large / Evergreen Groups (UTC+2)
Competition Period: October 20, 2025 – January 25, 2026
Real MT4 trading accounts from over 4,300 brokers worldwide are eligible to participate.
3.1 Micro Group: Account equity between 100 USD ≤ Net Value < 10,000 USD.
3.2 Large Group: Account equity ≥ 10,000 USD.
* Both Micro and Large Groups will have sub-rankings based on country or region.
3.3 Evergreen Group: Accounts with open/close trade records between 24/9/27 00:00 and 25/9/28 00:00, have participated in at least 3 seasons from S7–S16, and have account equity ≥ 100 USD will be automatically grouped into this category.
The above categories are limited to traders from brokers listed on the Signal Leaderboard.
View the full list of participating brokers >>
Yes, multiple accounts can participate:
① If multiple accounts compete in the same group, only the highest-scoring account will be displayed on the leaderboard.
② If multiple accounts compete in different groups, each account’s ranking will be shown separately.
4.1 Grouping Time
4.1.1 Micro/Large Groups
> Accounts registered before the competition begins will be grouped based on their net equity and conditions at the start time.
> Accounts not grouped before the start or those registered after will have their net equity updated daily at 00:10 (UTC+2) until registration closes. Once the equity reaches ≥100 USD, grouping will proceed accordingly.
4.1.2 Evergreen Group
> Grouping will be manually determined and entered in advance by @Followme Global Trading Competition based on eligibility criteria.
During the registration period, grouping will be updated once a day at 00:10 (UTC+2) based on account equity.
The grouping applies only to accounts from brokers listed on the Signal Leaderboard. You can check the full list here: View participating brokers >>
No. Once a Micro or Large Group account is initially assigned, later changes in equity will not affect its group classification.
5.1 Ranking Description
5.1.1 Update Time :
Competition account scores and rankings will be updated daily at 00:10 (UTC+2), except Sundays. Updates may be delayed due to network latency or abnormal data reading from participating accounts.
5.2 Scoring Explanation for Micro/Large Groups
Score = Comprehensive Score 1 * Account Leverage Coefficient
Account Leverage Coefficient:
The competition discourages participants from using high-leverage accounts, as they pose significant risks and reduce fairness. Therefore, a leverage coefficient is set to limit the scores of high-leverage accounts.
① The leverage multiplier refers to the maximum leverage used by the account during the competition.
② For accounts with leverage ≤ 500, the leverage coefficient = 1.
③ For accounts with leverage between 500 and 2000, the higher the leverage, the lower the coefficient. Coefficient = 1.1 − 0.0002 × leverage.
④ For accounts with leverage ≥ 2000, the leverage coefficient = 0.7.
Comprehensive Score 1:
= (Maximum Capital Return Score * 35% + Maximum Drawdown Score * 30% + Stability Score * 25% + Activity Score * 10%)
a. Maximum Capital Return Score
Maximum Capital Return: Cumulative Net Profit / Maximum Invested Capital
> Maximum Invested Capital = MAX (Net Value at Grouping + Deposits and Withdrawals During the Competition)
> MAX: The highest recorded (Net Value at Grouping + Deposits and Withdrawals During the Competition) during the competition period.
Formula:
> Maximum Capital Return Score = (n + 1 − Rank) / n * 100
> Where n = total number of accounts in the group on the calculation day, Rank = the account’s ranking by return rate within that group on the calculation day.
b. Maximum Drawdown Score
> Maximum Drawdown: MAX [(Historical Highest Unit Net Value − Current Day Unit Net Value) / Historical Highest Unit Net Value]
> MAX: The maximum recorded daily drawdown rate of the participating account.
> Update Frequency: Recorded every hour
Formula:
> Maximum Drawdown Score = (n + 1 − Rank) / n * 100
* n = total number of accounts in the group on the calculation day, Rank = the account’s ranking by maximum drawdown within that group on the calculation day.
Overall Score 1:
= (Score of Maximum Invested Capital Return Rate *35% + Score of Maximum Drawdown Rate *30% + Stability Score *25% + Activity Score *10%)
a. Score of Maximum Invested Capital Return Rate
Maximum Invested Capital Return Rate: Cumulative Net Profit of Competition Account / Maximum Invested Capital of Competition Account
> Maximum Invested Capital of Competition Account = MAX (Net Value at Grouping + Deposits/Withdrawals during the Competition Period)
> MAX: The maximum value of (Net Value at Grouping + Deposits/Withdrawals during the Competition Period) recorded by the competition account during the event.
Calculation Formula:
> Score of Maximum Invested Capital Return Rate = (n + 1 - Rank) / n * 100
> Where n = total number of accounts in the group on the calculation day, Rank = ranking of the account's return rate in the group on the calculation day.
b. Score of Maximum Drawdown Rate
> Maximum Drawdown Rate: MAX【(Historical Maximum Cumulative Net Value per Unit - Current Day’s Cumulative Net Value per Unit) / Historical Maximum Cumulative Net Value per Unit】
> MAX: The maximum value among the daily drawdown rate records of the competition account.
> Update Frequency: Recorded once every hour
Calculation Formula:
> Score of Maximum Drawdown Rate = (n + 1 - Rank) / n * 100
* n = total number of accounts in the group on the calculation day, Rank = ranking of the account's maximum drawdown rate in the group on the calculation day.
① Depositing funds during the competition that increase the maximum invested capital will lower the account’s return score.
② Withdrawals during the competition will not reduce the account score,
but if all funds are withdrawn or after withdrawal the account net value is below $100 (Microweight/Evergreen Group) or below $10,000 (Largeweight Group),the account score for that group will no longer be calculated, and the ranking and prize eligibility will be cancelled.
Yes, the leverage ratio can be modified,and it will affect the calculation of the account’s comprehensive score. For details, please refer to Section 5.2 of Chapter 5 of the competition rules.
Accounts that meet any of the following conditions will no longer have their scores calculated, and their ranking and prize eligibility will be cancelled:
① The contestant changes the account password used for connection and fails to reconnect before 23:45 (UTC+2);
② The account net value at 00:10:00 (UTC+2) on the day is below $100 (Microweight Group), below $10,000 (Largeweight Group), or below $100 (Evergreen Group);
③ The signal account changes password causing subscriber losses, marked by the community as malicious disconnection, prohibited subscription, or disconnection;
④ The participating account is detected as a fund manager type such as MAM or PAMM; the account is labeled as Credit type and its valid deposits exceed the sum of initial balance and deposits made during the competition; the account or order information contains “demo” or “test”; large deposits without valid bank proof; abnormal, missing, or falsified trading data; or the account is non-USD;
⑤ The contestant has been muted ≥2 times within the past year for violating community rules;
⑥ The account violates other competition rules;
⑦ The participating account has open copy-trading positions.
Users whose account scores were cancelled due to Rules ①②⑦ can re-register with other accounts that have not yet participated during the registration period.
If an account has active copy-trading orders during or after group assignment, it will be removed from the Micro/Large groups.
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