All entries must meet the same testing conditions so that leaderboard results can be compared fairly.
Backtest Requirements
- Minimum of 75 closed trades.
- Test period must cover 01/01/2025 through 31/08/2026.
- The strategy must be tested on Gold (XAUUSD or the broker's equivalent Gold symbol).
- Strategy Tester spread must be set to 50 points.
Ranking & Winners
- Leaderboard Score is calculated as Profit % รท Drawdown %.
- The three highest eligible verified contestant Scores at the challenge close receive the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes.
- All the winners in the top 10 will receive 100 free credits.
- If two entries have the same Score, the entry with the lower drawdown ranks higher.
If still tied, the entry with the higher number of trades ranks higher.
- A test result with zero or missing drawdown cannot be scored and will not qualify.
Test Result Submission
- Test results must be submitted directly from Intellect using the built-in competition
submission process.
- Manual uploads, screenshots, edited reports or manually entered performance statistics are not
accepted.
- The final valid test result received before the challenge deadline is the result used for leaderboard
ranking.
Integrity & Fair Play
- Do not alter broker or Strategy Tester data to create an artificial advantage. This
includes manipulating historical prices, ticks, symbol specifications or other market/test data used by
MT5.
- Attempting to fabricate, modify, intercept or spoof test-result data submitted by Intellect is
prohibited.
- Any form of cheating may result in disqualification from the challenge and suspension from FX
Intellect.
- FX Intellect may contact a contestant for additional verification before confirming leaderboard
positions
or announcing winners.
Important: The required 50-point Strategy Tester spread is part of the
challenge
setup and is allowed. Manipulating the underlying broker or historical market data is not. Strategy rules
remain
private and are never displayed on the public leaderboard.