Side-by-side comparison

Velotrade vs HyroTrader

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

Where Velotrade differs

Daily drawdown: Fixed from the higher of balance or equity at 00:30 UTCHyroTrader: Trails your intraday equity peak (paid upgrade fixes it)
Consistency rule: None at any stageHyroTrader: 40% single-day cap during evaluations
Risk per trade: No capHyroTrader: Max 3% realised loss per position

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 HyroTrader is stronger

Challenge fee refunded on your first funded payout
Real execution on live Bybit and Binance order books

See every rule side by side ↓

Fees at the same account size

Account size	Velotrade	HyroTrader
$5K	$32$40PRO 1-Step	$592-Step
$10K	$59.20$74PRO 1-Step	$1192-Step
$25K	$132$165PRO 1-Step	$2492-Step
$50K	$244$305PRO 1-Step	$3792-Step
$100K	$446.40$558PRO 1-Step	$5792-Step

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 HyroTrader: Full Comparison

Rule	Velotrade	HyroTrader
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 Max loss is static from the initial balance (2-Step equity must stay above 90%). Full detail Max loss is static from the initial balance (2-Step equity must stay above 90%). The DAILY limit is tick-by-tick trailing by default, off the day's highest equity including unrealised P&L; a paid 'Swing' upgrade converts it to static from the day's starting equity. CONFLICT: the rules page says 4% daily for both phases, the FAQ says 5% on the Two-Step and 4% on the One-Step. Neither page is dated, so recency cannot settle it. The rules page also does not disclose that the default is trailing.
Consistency rule	None	Yes Profit Distribution Rule: no single day may contribute more than 40% of total NET result (including losing days). Full detail Profit Distribution Rule: no single day may contribute more than 40% of total NET result (including losing days). Evaluation phases only, not funded accounts.
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 Max 3% realised loss per position (stop-loss not mandatory); funded accounts also cap exposure at 2x initial balance.
News trading	Yes	Varies Allowed, but strategies that trade only major news events are banned.
Weekend holding	Yes	Yes Allowed (crypto trades 24/7); drawdown is monitored continuously, so use stop-losses.
EAs / bots	Yes	Verify Marketing pages claim bots are allowed; not a rules surface. Full detail UNRESOLVED from the firm's own documents: T&C 10.2(e) bans bots/EAs/copy trading 'except where expressly permitted in the Trading Rules', and the Trading Rules never mention bots. The permission the T&C points to does not exist. Marketing pages claim bots are allowed; not a rules surface. Stop-loss is NOT mandatory (the 5-minute rule was removed); a 3% max realised loss per trade replaced it.
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%–90% Starts at 80% and rises 5 points every four months of consistent performance, to 90%. Full detail Starts at 80% and rises 5 points every four months of consistent performance, to 90%. Scaling plan: +25% every 4 months up to 1M USDT (20% profit, 2 payouts per period).
Fee refund	No	Yes Full challenge fee refunded on first funded payout.
Platforms	DXtrade	CLEO (Bybit + Binance)
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities	Crypto
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Payout methods	Crypto	Crypto, Credit card