Side-by-side comparison

Velotrade vs FundedNext

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

Where Velotrade differs

News on funded accounts: No news windowFundedNext: Only 40% of profit counts within 5 min of news
EAs and bots: Bots, EAs and your own API allowedFundedNext: MT4/MT5 only, below $50K, for an add-on fee
Payout timing: First after 14 days, then weeklyFundedNext: 2-Step: first after 21 days, then every 14

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 FundedNext is stronger

Challenge fee refunded (1st payout on 2-Step, 3rd on 1-Step)
Scaling up to $4M and a 15% reward on challenge-phase profits

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Velotrade vs FundedNext: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	FundedNext
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: the flagship Stellar 2-Step uses a 10% static (balance-based) max loss; other models (Express, Futures) differ. Full detail Varies by model: the flagship Stellar 2-Step uses a 10% static (balance-based) max loss; other models (Express, Futures) differ. Limits shown are Stellar 2-Step.
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 3% max risk ceiling per trade (realized + floating vs initial balance); repeat breaches drop it to a permanent 1% cap.
News trading	Yes	Yes Unrestricted in the challenge; funded accounts keep only 40% of profit made within 5 min of high-impact news.
Weekend holding	Yes	Varies Allowed on most FX/CFD accounts; not on FundedNext Futures.
EAs / bots	Yes	Varies Also: >=$50K must trade manually, each EA capped at $300K allocation, identical cross-account strategies banned, and a named blacklist of challenge-passing EAs. Full detail CONTRADICTION: two live articles for the same product disagree. Article 8021061 (Sep 2026) allows EAs on MT4/MT5 below $50K, with a paid non-refundable add-on; article 12673301 (Mar 2026), titled as the rules for the same Stellar 1-Step challenge, says EAs are NOT allowed. The reconciling detail appears to be Match-Trader / USA-relaunch accounts, but neither title says so. Also: >=$50K must trade manually, each EA capped at $300K allocation, identical cross-account strategies banned, and a named blacklist of challenge-passing EAs.
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.	up to 95% Funded split is 80% by default, 90% via the scale-up plan (or the on-demand payout option on 2-Step/Lite), and 95% only with the paid Lifetime Reward add-on. Full detail Funded split is 80% by default, 90% via the scale-up plan (or the on-demand payout option on 2-Step/Lite), and 95% only with the paid Lifetime Reward add-on. The 3-day first-payout option pays 60%.
Fee refund	No	Yes Refundable Fee equal to the purchase (or latest reset) fee: paid with the 1st payout on Stellar 2-Step, with the 3rd payout on Stellar 1-Step and Lite. Full detail Refundable Fee equal to the purchase (or latest reset) fee: paid with the 1st payout on Stellar 2-Step, with the 3rd payout on Stellar 1-Step and Lite. Plus a 15% reward on the challenge profit target once scale-up criteria are met.
Platforms	DXtrade	MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Indices, Metals, Stocks
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Payout methods	Crypto	-