Review
Velotrade review: 3 plans compared, from $32
A multi-asset firm with the clearest drawdown rule in this set: static, never trailing. The catch is age, since the operation is months old, and early payouts are capped.
Every figure below comes from Velotrade's own published terms, linked at the foot of this page. We have not traded this account and this is not a rating out of five.
The four numbers
- Cheapest challenge$32 for a 5,000 account$5.28 per $1,000 at the $25k size
- Profit split80% (90% add-on)$147 of profit to clear the fee
- PayoutsFirst payout 14 days after the first funded trade, then weeklyUSDC on Arbitrum / USDT on Arbitrum
- Drawdown and rules3% static / 3% daily (PRO 1-Step)$750 of room on a $25k balance
With code BOTS20 at checkout: the 5,000 PRO 1-Step falls from $40 to $32.
Every figure in this panel comes from Velotrade's own pages, linked in the sections below. Where a firm publishes nothing, this says so rather than filling the gap.
Key terms
| Challenge formats | 1-step / 2-step |
|---|---|
| Price for a $25k account | $132 (PRO 1-Step, listed at $165) |
| Profit split | 80% (90% add-on) |
| Drawdown | 3% static / 3% daily (PRO 1-Step) |
| Profit target | 10% (PRO 1-Step) |
| Leverage | Crypto 1:10 BTC challenge (1:5 funded), 1:6 ETH/SOL |
| Maximum allocation | $200,000 |
| KYC | Before activation |
| Payout methods | USDC on Arbitrum / USDT on Arbitrum |
| Payout speed | First payout 14 days after the first funded trade, then weekly |
| Instruments | 234 instruments including 104 crypto |
| Platforms | DXtrade with REST and WebSocket API |
| Restricted countries | North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba |
All challenge prices
| Account size | Format | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | PRO 1-Step | $32list $40 |
| $10,000 | PRO 1-Step | $59.20list $74 |
| $25,000 | PRO 1-Step | $132list $165 |
| $50,000 | PRO 1-Step | $244list $305 |
| $100,000 | PRO 1-Step | $446.40list $558 |
| $5,000 | CLASSIC 1-Step | $53.60list $67 |
| $5,000 | CLASSIC 2-Step | $43.20list $54 |
Every row is the figure its own plan card shows as the price today beside the regular price it is cut from, with code BOTS20 applied. CLASSIC 1-Step is carried at its 5k size, the size its own page prices as the 'from' figure; the other sizes of both CLASSIC plans are not in this ladder.
Rows above that show a list figure are the amount Velotrade charges with code BOTS20, which it displays beside those prices; the list figure is what it charges without the code.
"List" is the firm's own advertised price for that row - a calculator figure, the regular price in its checkout, or the price a code it publishes is applied to - where the fee charged is different; the fee beside it is what its checkout takes.
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Every plan, at every size
Three plans. Rules read from velotrade.com/challenges and velotrade.com/rules; fees are published per size at checkout, and the ladder shown is the one this site verified.
| Plan | Target | Daily loss | Max drawdown | $25k | $50k | $100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRO 1-Step | 10% | 3% | 3% static | $165 | $305 | $558 |
| CLASSIC 1-Step | 10% | 4% | 7% static | - | - | - |
| CLASSIC 2-Step | 10% then 5% | 5% | 10% static | - | - | - |
A dash means the plan is not offered at that size. Fees are the firm's list prices, before any checkout discount.
PRO 1-Step: Tightest rules and the lowest price. The only plan offered at $200k.
CLASSIC 1-Step: Single phase with more room than PRO, for a higher fee. Up to $100k.
CLASSIC 2-Step: Two phases, the most room, and the lowest published entry price after PRO. Up to $100k.
An account with no trade closed for 30 consecutive days is automatically deactivated; after six months of deactivation it can be classified as a hard breach. Pending orders do not count as activity.
Every plan, its own rules
Velotrade sells three models and the rules are not interchangeable. The same menu holds a 3% limit beside a 10% one.
| Plan | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Split | Entry fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRO 1-Step | 10% | 3% static | 3% daily | 80% (90% add-on) | $32 at $5,000 code BOTS20 |
| CLASSIC 1-Step | 10% | 7% static | 4% daily | 80% (90% add-on) | $53.60 at $5,000 code BOTS20 |
| CLASSIC 2-Step | 10% then 5% | 10% static | 5% daily | 80% (90% add-on) | $43.20 at $5,000 code BOTS20 |
Each of the three states its own daily loss limit beside the total drawdown.
Entry fee is the cheapest size each plan is sold at, the same rows the ladder above prices. Where a code cuts a fee, the code is named beside it. Every figure is the firm's own wording, read from the plan pages linked under Sources.
The rules that decide whether you pass
Velotrade sells 1-step / 2-step challenges; on its $25k account, hit 10% (PRO 1-Step) before breaching 3% static / 3% daily (PRO 1-Step). Leverage is Crypto 1:10 BTC challenge (1:5 funded), 1:6 ETH/SOL and the account is traded on DXtrade with REST and WebSocket API. 234 instruments including 104 crypto are available, so the instrument set is broad enough that position sizing matters more than the rules do.
Government photo ID plus proof of address dated within three months.
“You do not need to complete KYC during the evaluation phase. Once you pass all required challenge phases, you must complete KYC through our verification partner before we issue your funded account.”
Source: the firm's own page, read 2026-11-08. Our classification: Before activation.
Two practical warnings for this structure. A 3% static / 3% daily drawdown (PRO 1-Step) is tighter than it looks: a 3% overnight move on a large position is normal in crypto and can end the account in one candle. And the profit split of 80% (90% add-on) applies to profit you withdraw, not to the account balance, so plan the first payout before you start rather than after you pass.
Payouts and verification
How it pays
Rails: USDC on Arbitrum / USDT on Arbitrum
Timing: First payout 14 days after the first funded trade, then weekly
Full-balance withdrawals only, minimum $100, with the first two capped at 20x the challenge fee. Transfers are verifiable on Arbiscan.
Before you request
Verification: Before activation - Government photo ID plus proof of address dated within three months.
Restricted: North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba
Support: what this firm publishes about its own support - channels, stated hours, any response-time claim in its own words.
Confirm the network for any USDT or USDC withdrawal and the minimum payout on the firm's dashboard before you trade to the target; those two settings, not the split, are what turn a payout into a delay.
Strengths and trade-offs
What it does well
- Genuinely static drawdown that never trails, on every plan
- Crypto payouts settled on Arbitrum with public transaction hashes
- No consistency rule, news trading and weekend holds allowed
What costs you
- Entity incorporated November 2025 and the platform only launched in March 2026
- First two payouts capped at 20x the fee, and full-balance withdrawals only
- Crypto leverage drops to 1:5 on BTC and 1:2 on most alts once funded
Who it suits, and who it does not
Suits: Traders who want one static rule across crypto, FX and equities, paid in stablecoins.
Does not suit: Traders needing high crypto leverage or large early withdrawals.
How it compares with the rest of the list
At the $25k size Velotrade sits at $132 for its PRO 1-Step account with a split of 80% (90% add-on) and a 3% static / 3% daily drawdown (PRO 1-Step). The firms that undercut it charge less for the challenge but usually ask for a tighter drawdown or a one-step target, and the firms that publish wider room to trade ask more up front. If the deciding factor for you is the split rather than the fee, read the side-by-side comparison before choosing.
Sources
Copied from the firm's own pages. If a term has changed since, tell us at research@cryptopropfirms.com and we will re-check it against the firm's own wording.
Head to head
- Velotrade vs Crypto Fund Trader
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The rules that end accounts
Every firm here publishes a fee and a split. These are the terms that decide whether the account survives a bad week, taken from Velotrade's own rules page and quoted verbatim under the table.
| Maximum drawdown type | Static |
|---|---|
| Daily loss limit | 3-5% 5% on CLASSIC 2-Step, 3% on PRO 1-Step, 4% on CLASSIC 1-Step |
| Consistency rule | No |
| Minimum trading days | 5 days |
| News trading | Allowed |
| Weekend holding | Allowed |
| Cap on a single payout | No cap published $100 minimum payout |
Your Maximum Drawdown is a fixed dollar floor, calculated once on account activation from your initial balance. It never moves On drawdown, from https://velotrade.com/rules
Where a firm runs several plans with different rules, the field says so rather than picking the flattering one. "Not published" means the page we read does not say.
Position and per-trade limits
| Largest position | No forced maximum lot size: the only sizing limit is the static drawdown. |
|---|---|
| Risk per trade | No maximum: the firm states you may risk as much of the account as you want on one position. |
| Open positions | Not published |
| Hedging | Allowed within one account; prohibited across multiple accounts. |
| Bots and EAs | Expert Advisors and a programmatic API are permitted on all accounts at no cost. |
| Other limits | Grid, arbitrage, tick scalping and HFT prohibited; minimum 5 trading days per phase. |
Read from https://www.velotrade.com/rules. Where a firm publishes nothing, this says so rather than assuming a limit.
Other firms
- Crypto Fund Trader review - Two-step, no time limit
- Bitfunded review - Coins first, 100+ of them, plus 20 TradFi pairs
Related: what a $25k challenge costs · firms that pay in USDT · KYC at signup vs payout.