Time limits
You cannot find a traditional expiration date for your evaluation in either firm, but time still imposes its barriers. At Breakout, although there is no maximum limit to pass, you are restricted by the KYC process and agreement signing, which prevents you from accessing a funded account in less than 12 to 24 hours after hitting your target.
At Crypto Fund Trader, time is a stricter gatekeeper for your money. In their 1-Phase and 2-Phase evaluations, you cannot request a payout until you have traded for at least 15 days or waited 30 calendar days. Even with the "Weekly Payout" add-on, you are still forbidden from withdrawing before 7 trading days. Only their "Break" and "Instant" accounts remove these minimum trading day barriers.
Weekends and news
Restrictions on when you can trade are minimal, yet present. Both firms allow you to hold positions over the weekend, but at Breakout, this is not free: you are charged a daily swap of 0.033% of the notional value, divided into six parts every 4 hours. You cannot avoid these costs if you hold long-term.
While news trading is not prohibited in either firm, Crypto Fund Trader imposes a technical barrier: you are limited to USDT futures. You cannot trade spot, options, or USDC pairs, which restricts your ability to hedge or diversify during high-volatility events using other crypto instruments.
Where you can trade from
Geography is a major wall at Breakout. You are strictly prohibited from participating if you reside in any of the 28 banned jurisdictions, including Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, or Afghanistan. Furthermore, you cannot use a VPN to hide your real jurisdiction during the KYC process with SumSub, and you must be at least 18 years old to sign the contract.
Crypto Fund Trader does not list specific country bans in the provided data, but it imposes a technical residency: your trading must happen within a Bybit subaccount. You cannot simply use any broker; you are tethered to the Bybit API connection, which cannot be disconnected or modified during the evaluation without risking your account.
What the platform limits
The technical environment is perhaps the greatest restriction. At Breakout, you are completely barred from using MetaTrader 4 or 5. You are forced to use their proprietary terminal. This means you cannot use third-party, off-the-shelf, or "pass-the-evaluation" EAs. Your automation is limited to what you can build for their specific environment, and copy trading between different users is strictly forbidden.
At Crypto Fund Trader, you are also blocked from MetaTrader. Your workspace is restricted to the Bybit interface via API. You cannot add personal funds to the assigned subaccount, and you are prohibited from executing high-frequency trading (HFT), tick scalping, or latency arbitrage. In their "Break" accounts, you cannot ignore the 40% consistency rule, which prevents any single day from accounting for nearly half of your profits.
What the rules cost you
The rules act as a financial ceiling. Breakout’s static drawdown is a line in the sand that never moves: if you reach it, your account is closed, and you cannot recover it since there are no resets. Each failed attempt requires a full new purchase. Additionally, you are limited by fixed leverage (10:1 for BTC, as low as 2:1 for others), which prevents you from increasing risk even if your strategy requires it.
At Crypto Fund Trader, the cost of risk is managed through profit caps. You cannot earn more than $10,000 per trading day or per trade; anything above that is restricted. If you want a 90% profit split or a higher daily drawdown, you are forced to pay an extra 20% to 25% on top of the initial price. Furthermore, you cannot receive a refund of your evaluation fee, a policy shared by Breakout.
Restrictions that add up
At Breakout, the combination of fixed leverage, a proprietary terminal, and a static drawdown creates a rigid environment where you cannot adapt the platform to your needs or scale risk aggressively. You are a guest in their ecosystem with very specific tools.
At Crypto Fund Trader, the restrictions form a technical and consistency web. The dependency on a stable API connection, combined with the $10,000 profit cap per trade and the 15-day trading minimum for payouts, prevents "lucky" traders from exiting quickly. You are forced to prove consistency through time and volume, limiting your ability to capitalize on single explosive market moves.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is more expensive to attempt a $100,000 account, Breakout or Crypto Fund Trader?
Breakout is significantly more accessible for this size, although it limits your margin for error. Their "1-Step Turbo" for $100,000 costs $330, while their "1-Step Classic" costs $800. In contrast, Crypto Fund Trader charges $619 for its 1-Phase $100k evaluation and $660 for the 2-Phase version. Therefore, you can afford nearly two Turbo attempts at Breakout for the price of one evaluation at Crypto Fund Trader.
Which firm prevents you from withdrawing your profits earlier, Breakout or Crypto Fund Trader?
Crypto Fund Trader imposes more time restrictions on your money. In their standard 1-Phase and 2-Phase accounts, you cannot withdraw until you have traded for 15 days or waited 30 days. Breakout, however, allows you to request payouts on demand, 24/7, from the very first day the account is funded, with the only limit being a minimum withdrawal of $50.
Who offers less leverage for trading Bitcoin, Breakout or Crypto Fund Trader?
Breakout is much more restrictive regarding leverage. It limits you to a fixed 10:1 leverage for Bitcoin and as low as 5:1 or 2:1 for other cryptocurrencies, and this cannot be changed. Crypto Fund Trader allows you to use the native limits of Bybit, which can go up to 100:1 depending on the instrument, giving you ten times more buying power than Breakout.
Can I use MetaTrader 4 or 5 on either Breakout or Crypto Fund Trader?
No, you are prohibited from using MetaTrader on both. Breakout forces you to use their proprietary trading terminal, which also restricts the use of third-party EAs. Crypto Fund Trader requires you to trade through a Bybit subaccount via API, meaning you are limited to the Bybit interface and cannot use the traditional MetaTrader environment.



















