Side-by-side comparison

Velotrade vs E8 Markets

How Velotrade compares with E8 Markets on the rules that decide whether you pass, from each firm's official terms. Velotrade publishes this page, so we show where E8 Markets is stronger too.

Where Velotrade differs

Drawdown model: Static on every plan, never trailsE8 Markets: Trails on E8 One, Signature and Zero; Pro static
Consistency rule: None at any stageE8 Markets: Best day capped at 40% (35% on Signature)
News and weekends: News trading and weekend holding allowedE8 Markets: No news on E8 One funded; no weekends on Zero
Payouts: First after 14 days, then weeklyE8 Markets: After 14 days, then 5 profitable days at 0.3%

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 E8 Markets is stronger

Account builder: pick size, drawdown, split and platform
Forex accounts up to $500K and over $68M reported paid

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Velotrade vs E8 Markets: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	E8 Markets
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 model: E8 One uses a dynamic drawdown (moves with closed profits), Signature and Zero an EOD dynamic drawdown; both become static at the starting… Full detail Varies by model: E8 One uses a dynamic drawdown (moves with closed profits), Signature and Zero an EOD dynamic drawdown; both become static at the starting balance. Only E8 Pro is static from the start.
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.	No cap No hard max-risk-per-trade rule; only a per-ticket order limit (50 lots, 20 for XAUUSD) that can be bypassed by stacking orders.
News trading	Yes	Varies Unrestricted on evaluation; funded accounts ban trading 5 min before/after high-impact news.
Weekend holding	Yes	Varies Allowed on E8 One; the E8 Signature program auto-closes daily, with no overnight or weekend holds.
EAs / bots	Yes	Varies Third-party EAs are permitted; what is banned is the same strategy across multiple users. Prohibits holding >50% of trades under one minute. Full detail Third-party EAs are permitted; what is banned is the same strategy across multiple users. Two caveats: Terms 9.1(a) bans 'bots, scripts, automation software, or AI agents' outright, arguably scoped to platform interaction but with no EA carve-out; and the product table excludes EAs on E8 Zero and E8 Signature Futures. Prohibits holding >50% of trades under one minute.
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	8%
Profit split	80% base, 90% with a paid add-on Standard split is 80%, with a 90% add-on available. No time-based scaling.	up to 100% 80/90/100% tiers at checkout; E8 One and E8 Zero headline up to 100%.
Fee refund	No	Yes
Platforms	DXtrade	MT4, MT5
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Indices, Metals, Commodities
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$25K, $50K, $100K, $250K, $300K
Payout methods	Crypto	-