How is the Lighter trader ranking determined?

From Lighter's public leaderboard we take the top 1,000 by P&L per period, keep only accounts with at least $100K in account value and trades in the period, and show the top 100 by return or P&L. To filter out accounts whose return is inflated because the balance was near zero right before a deposit, accounts whose capital at the start of the period (P&L divided by return) is below $50K are excluded.

Where does the data come from and how often does it update?

From Lighter's public REST API (leaderboard and account lookup). The ranking refreshes up to once an hour; the per-asset position aggregate re-fetches each ranked account once an hour. Positions and P&L history on a trader profile refresh about once a minute. We use only data the exchange publishes, never scraped screens.

How do 24h, 7d, 30d and all-time returns differ?

We use the P&L and return Lighter's leaderboard computes separately per period. 24h is the last day, 7d and 30d the last week and month, and all-time is cumulative since the account was opened. Shorter periods swing with one or two trades, so look at 30d and all-time as well.

How is leverage calculated?

Lighter publishes the initial margin fraction each account set per asset. Leverage is its inverse: a 2% initial margin fraction is 50x, 10% is 10x. Position return is unrealized P&L divided by margin (entry amount times that fraction).

Why are there no fills?

Lighter requires authentication to look up an account's fill history, so it cannot be fetched from the public API. Profiles therefore show current positions and P&L history only, and the recent fills table is left empty.

Can I put my own returns in the ranking?

Yes. Sign in to SatoshiNote and connect an exchange API; if you agree to be listed, you appear by nickname in the 'SatoshiNote users' ranking, which only signed-in members can see. Manually entered records cannot be verified and are excluded; only trades synced automatically count.

Should I copy the traders in this ranking?

This screen organizes public records for information and is not investment advice. Many top traders use high leverage, so copying the same positions can get liquidated on a small price move, and past returns do not guarantee future results.

Lighter trader ranking

See the real returns and positions of well-known traders, and put your own returns on the same scale.

Only Lighter accounts with at least $100K in assets and trades in the period are counted.

Source: Lighter public leaderboard · as of Oct 15, 09:00

Rank	Trader	Return	P&L	Account value	Volume
1	0xd9d5…50a2Account $218.0K	+164.05%	$276.6K	$218.0K	$180.22M
2	0xcac3…10bcAccount $234.8K	+135.40%	$247.2K	$234.8K	$17.92M
3	0x8865…255fAccount $200.9K	+107.80%	$210.6K	$200.9K	$22.31M
4	0x44c3…eaefAccount $107.6K	+86.01%	$96.0K	$107.6K	$12.40M
5	0x042f…56daAccount $1.03M	+85.47%	$841.4K	$1.03M	$19.38M
6	0x9a89…81ebAccount $381.7K	+59.37%	$298.7K	$381.7K	$203.6K
7	0x2fbe…77f3Account $414.0K	+58.72%	$319.6K	$414.0K	$1.53M
8	0xee43…ae3aAccount $267.2K	+53.78%	$166.9K	$267.2K	$112.95M
9	0xe43e…0f98Account $1.48M	+53.32%	$514.7K	$1.48M	$16.00M
10	0x9c6c…712aAccount $120.3K	+48.86%	$101.5K	$120.3K	$373.8K
11	0xaafd…6df9Account $101.6K	+46.29%	$57.5K	$101.6K	$13.11M
12	0x33c0…32d2Account $5.44M	+44.68%	$1.68M	$5.44M	$45.30M
13	0x5788…f20bAccount $142.9K	+37.01%	$60.0K	$142.9K	$63.4K
14	0x2ed7…2be6Account $671.9K	+35.66%	$176.6K	$671.9K	$59.01M
15	0x80ad…c2b9Account $370.3K	+34.55%	$95.9K	$370.3K	$7.07M
16	0x781e…96b7Account $146.5K	+32.49%	$40.8K	$146.5K	$457
17	0x8a70…896eAccount $155.3K	+32.06%	$37.7K	$155.3K	$254.2K
18	0x01c3…aae7Account $968.4K	+29.96%	$247.2K	$968.4K	$14.0K
19	0xd29b…0acdAccount $1.92M	+29.69%	$772.1K	$1.92M	$76.83M
20	0x6a87…59f8Account $352.1K	+29.56%	$80.3K	$352.1K	$39.8K
21	0x88c3…53aeAccount $198.1K	+29.49%	$45.1K	$198.1K	$653.0K
22	0x98d5…0aa3Account $109.4K	+27.98%	$23.9K	$109.4K	$134.16M
23	0xb443…34aeAccount $1.24M	+27.51%	$311.9K	$1.24M	$251.43M
24	0xbc6f…6df0Account $139.9K	+26.94%	$29.7K	$139.9K	$3.21M
25	0x972b…400fAccount $618.9K	+26.32%	$181.1K	$618.9K	$52.4K
26	0x3aed…19c9Account $789.0K	+26.20%	$209.4K	$789.0K	$398.2K
27	0x93f2…5c5cAccount $116.7K	+25.44%	$23.7K	$116.7K	$1.7K
28	0x60fe…1f77Account $487.6K	+25.03%	$120.4K	$487.6K	$660.1K
29	0xd2e8…daffAccount $215.0K	+24.60%	$75.4K	$215.0K	$1.33M
30	0x3d7f…bc78Account $239.6K	+23.56%	$47.6K	$239.6K	$10.30M

About the Lighter trader ranking

Lighter is a derivatives exchange running on a zero-knowledge rollup on Ethereum, with its leaderboard and per-account positions open through a public API. SatoshiNote picks traders with at least $100K in account value from the top 1,000 by P&L and ranks the top 100 by return and P&L over 24h, 7d, 30d and all time. As of Oct 15, 09:00 (UTC), the top 7-day return belongs to 0xd9d5…50a2 with a return of +164.05%, P&L $276.6K and account value $218.0K.

Frequently asked questions

How is the Lighter trader ranking determined?: From Lighter's public leaderboard we take the top 1,000 by P&L per period, keep only accounts with at least $100K in account value and trades in the period, and show the top 100 by return or P&L. To filter out accounts whose return is inflated because the balance was near zero right before a deposit, accounts whose capital at the start of the period (P&L divided by return) is below $50K are excluded.
Where does the data come from and how often does it update?: From Lighter's public REST API (leaderboard and account lookup). The ranking refreshes up to once an hour; the per-asset position aggregate re-fetches each ranked account once an hour. Positions and P&L history on a trader profile refresh about once a minute. We use only data the exchange publishes, never scraped screens.
How do 24h, 7d, 30d and all-time returns differ?: We use the P&L and return Lighter's leaderboard computes separately per period. 24h is the last day, 7d and 30d the last week and month, and all-time is cumulative since the account was opened. Shorter periods swing with one or two trades, so look at 30d and all-time as well.
How is leverage calculated?: Lighter publishes the initial margin fraction each account set per asset. Leverage is its inverse: a 2% initial margin fraction is 50x, 10% is 10x. Position return is unrealized P&L divided by margin (entry amount times that fraction).
Why are there no fills?: Lighter requires authentication to look up an account's fill history, so it cannot be fetched from the public API. Profiles therefore show current positions and P&L history only, and the recent fills table is left empty.
Can I put my own returns in the ranking?: Yes. Sign in to SatoshiNote and connect an exchange API; if you agree to be listed, you appear by nickname in the 'SatoshiNote users' ranking, which only signed-in members can see. Manually entered records cannot be verified and are excluded; only trades synced automatically count.
Should I copy the traders in this ranking?: This screen organizes public records for information and is not investment advice. Many top traders use high leverage, so copying the same positions can get liquidated on a small price move, and past returns do not guarantee future results.