FTMO vs Velotrade

FTMO4.2/5

VS

Velotrade4.0/5

Feature	FTMOVisit	VelotradeVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.2/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Payout reliability	4.5	4.0
Rules & drawdown	4.0	4.5
Costs	3.5	3.5
Platforms & markets	4.5	4.0
Transparency & support	4.5	4.0
Specs
Evaluation	1-step, 2-step, Instant funding	1-step, 2-step
Account sizes	Up to $200,000	$5,000 to $200,000
Challenge fee	Not disclosed	From $40
Profit split	80% to 90%	80% to 90%
Daily drawdown limit	5%	3% to 5%
Maximum drawdown	10% static	3% to 10% static
Payout frequency	Bi-weekly after 14 days	Within 24 hours
Payout methods	Not disclosed	USDC, USDT
Crypto leverage	Up to 1:100	Not disclosed
Trading platforms	MT4, MT5, TradingView, cTrader	DXtrade
Markets	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks
KYC required	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2015	2026
Headquarters	Czech Republic	Hong Kong
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Static 10% max drawdown calculated from initial balance rather than trailing equity Over $650M paid in rewards since 2015 across 140 countries Profit splits scale from 80% up to 90% through the scaling plan Supports TradingView, cTrader, MT4, and MT5 platforms	Static drawdown eliminates trailing equity traps during volatile trades Profit payouts are settled directly on-chain on Arbitrum in stablecoins No lot size limits or consistency rules News trading and weekend holding are permitted across all instruments
Cons	Standard accounts prohibit holding positions over weekends or trading major news events Identity verification is required before any reward withdrawal is processed All trading takes place entirely within simulated demo environments Slippage issues and disputed account-breach determinations	Challenge fees are non-refundable even after passing the evaluation Evaluations and funded phases operate entirely in simulated trading environments Only stablecoins are supported for withdrawals, requiring secondary conversion to fiat Prop trading venture has a brief operational history dating to early 2026
Best for	Disciplined day traders avoiding trailing drawdowns, Swing traders using cTrader or TradingView, Forex and crypto technical analysts	Algorithmic traders using custom APIs, Traders avoiding trailing drawdown rules, Multi-asset traders holding over weekends

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