Rules below come from Velotrade's rules page and from Velotrade support's written answers, dated. The most important rules — how the daily limit is measured — are not on the public page at all.
Last checked against velotrade.com/rules: 14 October 2026“Velotrade's daily limit is a percentage of my equity at midnight.”
Confirmed by Velotrade support (12 Oct 2026): the daily base is your closed balance at 00:30 UTC, taken before the overnight holding charge — and that charge counts as a loss of the new day. Challenges bought from 30 Sep 2026 use the higher of balance and equity instead.
None of this is on the public rules page, whose “Equity limits” section is empty. We checked the support answer against a live dashboard: it matched to the dollar.
Sources: velotrade.com/rules (14 Oct 2026); Velotrade support, written answers 12 and 13 Oct 2026.
| This page | Risk Desk ($39) | |
|---|---|---|
| Firms | Velotrade only | HyroTrader, Propr, Velotrade, Kraken + custom rules |
| Position size | You enter it, we check it | Calculated from your risk %, fees included |
| Largest size that still fits | — | Yes |
| Positions already open | Not counted | Worst case with every open stop hit |
| Your own stop line before the firm's floor | — | Set your buffer, e.g. stop at 75% of the limit |
| Reset countdown, saved inputs | — | Yes |
| Works offline, on your phone | Needs this page | One file, no internet needed |
| Rule updates | — | New version emailed when a firm changes its rules |
| Rule | What it means in practice | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily loss % | Classic 1-Step 4%, Classic 2-Step 5%, Pro 1-Step 3%. | Official | Rules page |
| Max drawdown | Static: Classic 1-Step 7%, Classic 2-Step 10%, Pro 1-Step 3%. The page doesn't say it is measured from the initial balance, though “static” usually means that. | Official % | Rules page |
| Daily base (bought before 30 Sep) | Closed balance at 00:30 UTC, before the overnight holding charge. The charge counts as a loss of the new day. Matched against a live dashboard to $1. | Support, in writing | Support answer, 12 Oct 2026 |
| Daily base (bought from 30 Sep) | The higher of balance and equity at the daily snapshot. | Support, in writing | Support answer, 12 Oct 2026 |
| Daily reset | 00:30 UTC. Not on the public rules page, whose “Equity limits” section is empty. | Support, in writing | Support; rules page silent |
| Hedging across accounts | Opposite positions across your accounts are prohibited — including your PERSONAL accounts at other venues and highly correlated coins (e.g. long ETH here, short a correlated coin elsewhere). | T&C + support | T&C 8.2(f), Prohibited Strategies; support answer 13 Oct 2026 |
| Automation | Fully automated signal generation and execution via API confirmed as permitted by Velotrade support in writing (Sept 2026). HFT, tick scalping, grid, arbitrage and latency exploitation are prohibited. | Support, in writing | Support email to us |
| VPN / VPS | Permitted for legitimate routing and execution. | Secondary source | Velotrade article |
Velotrade's ban on opposite positions covers your own exchange accounts and correlated coins. A long here and a short on a correlated coin on your personal account can cost the challenge.
Once you are below the starting balance, the static floor is closer than the daily one. One bad day can end the account.
The holding charge is booked after the 00:30 snapshot, so it is the first loss of the new day. Holding large positions overnight starts the day with less room.
If you assume a midnight reset, you think you have fresh room 30 minutes before you actually do.
14 Oct 2026 — Rules page checked: percentages and static drawdown confirmed; “Equity limits” section empty. Daily base, 00:30 UTC reset and the 30 Sep change confirmed by Velotrade support in writing (12 Oct), matched to a live dashboard. Cross-account hedging scope confirmed by support (13 Oct), T&C 8.2(f).