How to Earn on Catapult Trade: Complete Overview

The Four Ways to Earn on Catapult Trade

Catapult Trade is not a single-product platform. There are four distinct paths to generating consistent income, each suited to a different risk profile and time commitment.

1. Active iTrading

The core mechanic. You open a session on a GBM chart, choose a direction (up or down), select your leverage, and wait for the session to resolve. Payouts are determined by how far the chart moved in your direction relative to your leverage.

Who it’s for: Traders who want full control over entries and exits and are willing to invest time learning chart behaviour.

Expected time to profitability: 2–4 weeks of consistent practice with minimum position sizes.

2. Copy Trading

Catapult’s copy trading feature lets you mirror the positions of top-ranked traders in real time. When they open a position, the same position is opened proportionally in your account.

Who it’s for: People who want market exposure without the cognitive load of active analysis.

Key consideration: Choose copy traders based on their Sharpe ratio, not raw return. A 60% return with a 0.8 Sharpe is riskier than a 40% return with a 2.0 Sharpe.

3. Leaderboard Farming

Catapult publishes a public leaderboard ranked by verified P&L. Top performers receive monthly bonuses from the platform’s reward pool. These bonuses can be substantial — the top 1% of traders receive rewards that can exceed their trading profits.

Who it’s for: Consistent profitable traders who want to amplify their income with performance bonuses.

Strategy: Focus on consistent monthly performance rather than big single wins. The leaderboard rewards consistency.

4. Referral Programme

Every user gets a unique referral link. When someone signs up through your link and starts trading, you earn a percentage of the platform’s revenue from their activity — indefinitely.

Who it’s for: Content creators, community builders, or anyone with an audience interested in trading.

Example: My referral link is catapult.trade/r/CATAPULTCEO. Every trader who signs up through it supports this content while getting full platform access.

Which Path Should You Choose?

• Complete beginner? Start with copy trading while you learn. Graduate to active iTrading after 30 days of observation.
• Some trading experience? Go straight to active iTrading with minimum position sizes. Build your edge, track your results.
• Consistent profitable trader? Combine active trading with leaderboard farming for maximum income.
• Content creator / community leader? The referral programme is your highest-leverage opportunity.

The smartest approach is to eventually combine all four. They are not mutually exclusive, and each compound on the others.