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Velotrade vs Crypto Fund Trader

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

Where Velotrade differs

Drawdown model: Static on every planCrypto Fund Trader: Static on 2- and 3-Phase, trailing on 1-Phase and Break
Consistency rule: None at any stageCrypto Fund Trader: 40% single-day cap on Break final-stage accounts
News trading: Allowed on every planCrypto Fund Trader: Blocked within 2 min of high-impact news on Ascend

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Where Crypto Fund Trader is stronger

Direct Bybit integration for exchange-native crypto execution
Longer track record, operating since 2022

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Velotrade vs Crypto Fund Trader: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	Crypto Fund Trader
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 program: the 2-Phase and 3-Phase evaluations use a static max loss; the 1-Phase and Break models use a trailing max loss. Full detail Varies by program: the 2-Phase and 3-Phase evaluations use a static max loss; the 1-Phase and Break models use a trailing max loss. No program uses tick-by-tick on unrealised intraday peaks.
Consistency rule	None	Varies
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.	Capped Funded / final-stage accounts require a stop-loss and no single trade may exceed 2% risk of account size.
News trading	Yes	Varies Generally allowed; the Ascend Evaluation bans opening or increasing risk within 2 min of high-impact news or market opens.
Weekend holding	Yes	Yes Allowed on all account types and instruments.
EAs / bots	Yes	Varies EAs allowed but bans HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage and news-scalping EAs, and cross-account/copy strategies.
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 80/20 default on funded accounts; the 90% Bonus Performance add-on costs 20% of the evaluation price.
Fee refund	No	Verify
Platforms	DXtrade	MT5, Match-Trader, Bybit
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Payout methods	Crypto	Crypto