Side-by-side comparison

Velotrade vs BrightFunded

How Velotrade compares with BrightFunded on the rules that decide whether you pass, from each firm's official terms. Velotrade publishes this page, so we show where BrightFunded is stronger too.

Where Velotrade differs

1-step drawdown: Static, never trailsBrightFunded: Trailing until equity is 6% up, then locks
News on funded accounts: Allowed, no restricted windowBrightFunded: No trades 5 min either side of high-impact news
First payout: After 14 days, then weeklyBrightFunded: 30 days after first funded trade, then every 14
Automation: Bots, EAs and your own API on DXtradeBrightFunded: No automation on DXtrade; EAs on MT5 or cTrader

Start Velotrade from $40 $32 with AITRADE20, already applied when you pick a plan

Founded 2016 in Hong Kong · One-time fee · See every published payout

Where BrightFunded is stronger

Lower 8% Phase 1 target on the 2-Step plan
Uncapped scaling, with a 100% split from the third scale-up

See every rule side by side ↓

Fees at the same account size

Account size	Velotrade	BrightFunded
$5K	$32$40PRO 1-Step	€472-Step Bright
$10K	$59.20$74PRO 1-Step	€872-Step Bright
$25K	$132$165PRO 1-Step	€1872-Step Bright
$50K	$244$305PRO 1-Step	€2772-Step Bright
$100K	$446.40$558PRO 1-Step	€4772-Step Bright

Lowest fee per size, one-time. Velotrade prices include 20% off with AITRADE20, applied when you pick a plan; list price struck through. Other firms at list price.

Velotrade vs BrightFunded: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	BrightFunded
Drawdown	Static All challenges use static drawdown. Floor is fixed from starting balance and never moves for the life of the account. Full detail All challenges use static drawdown. Floor is fixed from starting balance and never moves for the life of the account. Limits differ by plan: CLASSIC 2-Step 5% daily / 10% max, CLASSIC 1-Step 4% daily / 7% max, PRO 1-Step 3% daily / 3% max.	Varies Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step… Full detail Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step (Bright/Classic) uses a static max loss fixed from the starting balance.
Consistency rule	None	None
Risk per trade cap	No cap No cap on risk per trade and no max lot size. Your only sizing limit is the static drawdown.	No cap No max risk-per-trade rule and no max-lot cap; sizing is constrained only by the 5% daily / 10% max drawdown.
News trading	Yes	Varies Unrestricted in the challenge; funded accounts ban trading 5 min before/after high-impact news.
Weekend holding	Yes	Yes Allowed on all accounts; weekend gap losses still count toward drawdown.
EAs / bots	Yes	Varies Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. Full detail Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. NO minimum hold time (firm states so explicitly); the 60s figure is the threshold for a day to count as a trading day.
Daily loss limit	3% PRO 1-Step 4% CLASSIC 1-Step 5% CLASSIC 2-Step	5%
Overall loss limit	3% PRO 1-Step 7% CLASSIC 1-Step 10% CLASSIC 2-Step	10%
Profit split	80% base, 90% with a paid add-on Standard split is 80%, with a 90% add-on available. No time-based scaling.	80% base, 90% add-on Base is 80%. Upgrading to 90% split costs +20% on the challenge fee at checkout.
Fee refund	No	Varies Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. Full detail Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. The standard policy refunds only untraded challenges bought within the last 30 days (help centre, Sep 2026).
Platforms	DXtrade	MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Indices, Commodities
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K
Payout methods	Crypto	-