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Cashed and Velotrade at a glance

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The short answer

Cashed is a crypto-native, no-KYC firm designed for traders seeking instant payouts and anonymous execution on a proprietary platform. Velotrade is a multi-asset firm using DXtrade, offering a more traditional structure with weekly payouts but stricter prohibitions on strategies like Martingale.

Where they actually differ

  • Assets (Style): This is the main divide. Cashed is strictly for Crypto (including prediction markets). Velotrade is multi-asset, offering Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, and ETFs alongside Crypto.
  • Identity and KYC (Rules): Cashed does not require identity documents or selfies. Velotrade requires a verified identity and a single registered profile per trader.
  • Payout Speed (Payout): Cashed offers "Instant" accounts where the first payout is available after reaching 1% closed profit with no waiting period. Velotrade requires 14 days from the first trade and 5 profitable days for the initial payout.
  • Platforms (Platform): Cashed uses its own proprietary platform. Velotrade uses DXtrade (with API access available).
  • Trading Styles (Style): Cashed allows Martingale and Grid strategies. Velotrade explicitly prohibits Martingale, Grid, and "abusive overleveraging."
  • Price (Price): Cashed has a much lower barrier to entry, with accounts starting at $5. Velotrade’s cheapest entry point is approximately $40 (Pro 1-Step $5k).
  • Drawdown (Risk): While both are static, Cashed's drawdown never resets after payouts. Velotrade resets the balance and floor when moving from Phase 1 to Phase 2.

Where they are basically the same

  • Price: Both offer competitive pricing for $100k accounts (Cashed ~$1000 for Standard, Velotrade ~$769 for 2-Step).
  • Risk: Both firms use Static Drawdown (it does not trail your peaks), providing more breathing room than trailing models.
  • Payouts: Both use Crypto (USDC/USDT) as the primary method for distributions.
  • Platforms: Both offer mobile-friendly access, though through different technology providers.
  • Styles: Both allow News Trading and holding positions over the weekend (with minor restrictions on Velotrade stocks).

Pick this one if

Cashed

  • You want to trade without uploading ID or passing "Liveness" checks.
  • You only trade Crypto and want to use Martingale or complex bots.
  • You want to withdraw profits almost immediately after making them.
  • You are starting with a very small budget ($5 - $25).

Velotrade

  • You need access to Forex, Stocks, and Indices in a single account.
  • You prefer the DXtrade ecosystem over proprietary platforms.
  • You want the option of 2-step evaluations with higher drawdown limits (10%).
  • You require API access (REST/WebSocket) for your own execution tools.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm is cheaper to start with, Cashed or Velotrade?

Cashed is significantly cheaper for entry-level traders, offering accounts starting at just $5 for a $200 (Instant) or $400 (Flex) size. Velotrade’s lowest price is $40 for a $5,000 Pro 1-Step account.

Which firm offers more assets to trade, Cashed or Velotrade?

Velotrade offers a much wider range of assets, including Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs, and Crypto. Cashed is a crypto-specialist firm and only offers cryptocurrencies and prediction markets.

Which firm allows the first payout faster, Cashed or Velotrade?

Cashed is faster. Its "Instant" accounts allow for the first payout as soon as you have 1% closed net profit, with no minimum waiting period. Velotrade requires a minimum of 14 calendar days from the first trade and the completion of 5 profitable days.

Which firm is more permissive with trading bots and EAs, Cashed or Velotrade?

Cashed is more permissive because it allows strategies like Martingale and Grid, which are common in automated trading. Velotrade allows EAs and provides API access, but it strictly prohibits Martingale, Grid, and private/bespoke signal services.

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Headquarters

Registered office: 9 St. Clair Road, Salisbury, England, SP2 8AE

Hong Kong

Country

United Kingdom

Hong Kong

Foundation

2026

2025

Banned Countries
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North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk
CEO
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Gianluca Pizzituti

Assets
Crypto
Crypto, Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, ETFs
Refund
No

No refund for failing or breaching an account. Exceptions for duplicate charges, payment errors, non-delivery and applicable statutory rights.

No

No standard fee refund after passing. The terms exclude refunds once the platform is accessed or the first trade is placed, except where required by law.

Payout Fee

Cashed intends to cover standard network fees where practical; exceptional costs disclosed in advance

Variable network fee, deducted from the withdrawal and shown when requesting it.

Platforms
Propietary Platform
DXtrade
Payout Methods
Crypto
Crypto
Payment Methods
Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Standard, Flex and Build Your Own: on demand, with closed net profit and no open positions or orders. Instant: first payout after 1% closed net profit, without a waiting period; then every 48 hours. One pending request at a time. Shared-account payouts go to the owner.

First, after 14 calendar days from the first funded trade and completion of the required profitable days. Then weekly on request. Paid in USDC or USDT.

Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes

While the market remains tradable

Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

Instant: first gross distribution capped at 5% of starting capital

First and second withdrawals: capped at 20 times the challenge fee actually paid. The excess is forfeited. No cap from the third withdrawal. Full withdrawals only; the starting balance is restored afterwards without moving the drawdown floor.

Minimum Withdrawal

20 USDC net to the trader

USD 100

Demo Account
No data
DXtrade
ID-Password
Payout Guarantee
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Processing within 24 hours of approval. Trading is halted during the preceding review, which may take longer during busy periods.

Crypto

BTC, ETH and SOL: up to 10:1. Major crypto: up to 5:1. Others: 2:1. The lower account or market limit applies.

Evaluation / funded: BTC 10:1 / 5:1; ETH and SOL 6:1 / 5:1; XRP, HYPE, DOGE, BNB, BCH, SUI, XAUT and ADA 3:1 / 2:1; remaining crypto 2:1 / 2:1.

Forex
No data

Evaluation / funded: majors 50:1 / 30:1; minors 30:1 / 20:1; exotics 20:1 / 10:1.

Metals
No data

Evaluation 6:1; funded 5:1.

Energies
No data

Evaluation 6:1; funded 5:1.

Indices
No data

Evaluation 6:1; funded 5:1.

Stocks
No data

Evaluation 5:1; funded 3:1.

ETFs
No data

Evaluation 6:1; funded 5:1.

Forex
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0.004%
Metals
No data
0.01%
Energies
No data
0.01%
Indices
No data
0.03%
Stocks
No data
0.03%
Crypto
No data
0.03%
ETFs
No data
0.03%
Commission-Free Option
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No
Swap Free
Yes

Recurring funding payments are not currently debited or credited; displayed rates are reference data

No

Overnight funding is 0.05% of notional, the same for longs and shorts. Crypto, stocks, indices and commodities: 00:30 UTC, including weekends. Forex: 21:00 UTC, triple on Wednesday and no separate Saturday or Sunday charge.

Account Reset

The rulebook provides for account resets and upgrades; only the owner purchases them on shared accounts. Pricing is not published.

No resets or standard free retakes. A failed challenge requires a new purchase.

Instant
Yes
No
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Level 1: 3 payouts and 10% lifetime net profit, capital at 125% of its original amount and split up to 85%. Level 2: 6 payouts and 20%, capital at 150% and split up to 90%. Each qualifying payout may require a 1% gross distribution of current capital. $500,000 aggregate cap; a higher starting split is not reduced.

No

No published scaling plan. Increasing capital requires additional accounts within the maximum allocation.

Max Drawdown

Static against starting capital and enforced on equity, including floating losses. It does not rise with profits or reset after payouts. Touching the floor breaches the rule.

Static against each phase's starting balance, including funded accounts. It does not trail profits or move with payouts. Balance and floor reset at the start of the second phase. Equity reaching or falling below the floor, including floating losses, closes the account.

Daily Drawdown

At 00:00 UTC, the percentage applies to the greater of starting capital and closed balance. Floating losses and costs count. A paid payout resets the allowance for the rest of the day using the remaining balance; the withdrawal is not a trading loss.

Recalculated at 00:30 UTC from the higher of balance or equity at that moment. Floating profit can raise the reference; the resulting floor is monitored against real-time equity. Reaching or falling below it breaches the account.

Max Allocation
500,000
200,000
Maximum Accounts

Unlimited evaluations; up to 2 active Instant accounts. The funded-capital cap includes Instant, scaling and shared capital attributed to each member.

One registered profile and verified identity. Multiple challenges and funded accounts may sit under that profile; each is assessed separately and results cannot offset one another.

Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation time limit; inactivity rules apply

No completion deadline; the inactivity rule still applies.

Minimum Trading Days

0 days in evaluation and funded accounts

Five qualifying days, not necessarily consecutive, per evaluation phase. The count resets on funding and must be met again before the first payout, but not subsequent payouts.

Points Reward Program

100 XP = $1 account credit. Accounts with up to $10,000 capital may be paid entirely with XP. Above that: up to 50% of the price after coupons. Not withdrawable as cash.

No data
Add-ons
No data
Yes

Profit-share upgrade available at purchase. Variants and their prices are shown in the challenges.

Two Steps
No data
Yes
Free Trial
No data
No

Free read-only DXtrade guest access to view instruments and prices, without trading. Sprint offers challenge prizes, with award-specific profit splits and payout caps.

Minimum Profitable Days
No data

A qualifying day requires net realised profit of at least 0.8% of the starting balance. Days run from 00:30 to 00:30 UTC. Holding a position open does not add days.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes

Bots and algorithmic execution allowed, subject to API limits; spam, overload and latency exploitation prohibited

Limited

Self-built or publicly available commercial EAs, bots and AI are allowed in evaluation and funded accounts. REST and WebSocket API included without fee or approval; no FIX or L2/L3 depth through the API. MT4/MT5 EAs need a bridge or adaptation. Private, exclusive or bespoke signals are prohibited.

VPN
Limited

Privacy or security use allowed; not to bypass restricted jurisdictions, sanctions, bans or account controls

Yes

VPNs, VPSs and IP changes are allowed. Only the verified owner may trade; access sharing remains prohibited.

Hedging
Limited

Within the same account where supported by the engine. Coordinated opposite positions across accounts to guarantee passing or payouts prohibited.

Limited

Only within the same account. Cross-account, cross-platform and cross-firm hedging is prohibited, including via copiers. First offence involving one trade: trades closed and a one-time warning per user; multiple trades or repetition: permanent closure.

Requires Stop Loss
No
No

Optional. A triggered Stop Loss exits at market and may slip. Stop Limit orders are disabled.

Scalping
Yes

No minimum holding time; exploiting stale prices prohibited

Limited

Ordinary scalping is allowed; tick scalping, HFT and pricing or latency exploitation are prohibited.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
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Martingale
Yes
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No

No fixed risk-per-trade percentage or per-position margin-percentage cap; available margin, leverage, market limits and account-loss limits still apply. Up to 100 simultaneous positions in CAS-1.0.

Limited

No general numeric per-trade cap. Leverage, equity limits and the ban on abusive risk still apply. Single stocks have per-company and total exposure limits published on the platform, with possible short restrictions.

Copy Trading
Limited

Between owned accounts and through the authorised built-in copier. One source per destination, no chains; unavailable on shared accounts. Never share credentials.

Limited

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Public signal services and commercial EAs are allowed without subscriber coordination. Copying other people's accounts, third-party management and private, exclusive or bespoke signals are prohibited.

News Trading
Yes
Limited

Macro news trading is allowed. For single stocks, close from 24 hours before to 24 hours after earnings and ex-dividend events. Close before other corporate actions announced at least one day in advance; reopen when normal trading resumes.

Inactivity Rule

Possible closure after 90 consecutive days without trading in evaluation, funded and Instant accounts

Deactivated after 30 calendar days without valid activity, counted from assignment or the latest trade close. A trade held at least 60 seconds qualifies; open positions pause the timer and pending orders do not count. One support-requested reactivation is available within six months; afterwards it may be treated as a hard breach.

Consistency Rule
No
No

No cap on a winning day's share of profit; qualifying-day requirements and prohibited strategies still apply.

Hold Weekend
Yes

Overnight and weekend holding allowed while the market remains tradable

Limited

Allowed, including forex. Single stocks may have size limits, weekend bans or mandatory out-of-hours closure by instrument. Equity limits and overnight costs continue to apply.

Prohibited Strategies

Latency, stale-price, technical-error or impossible-fill exploitation; coordinated risk-free cross-account hedging, abusive account farming, wash trading, spoofing, manipulation, API-limit evasion and third-party management outside authorised features.

Martingale, grid, arbitrage, tick scalping, HFT, latency or error exploitation, private or bespoke signals, account sharing, insider information, coordinated risk elimination and account rolling. Abusive overleveraging, correlated overexposure and repeatedly adding to losing positions are also prohibited. Profits may be removed, payouts withheld or accounts closed.

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