Time limits
Neither firm imposes a traditional calendar deadline to pass their evaluations, but they both use rules that restrict your timing:
- Dolvero’s Inactivity Trap: You cannot leave your funded account untouched for more than 7 calendar days. If you don't place a trade within a week, the account is closed.
- Velotrade’s Inactivity Rule: You are limited to a 30-day window of inactivity before the account is deactivated.
- The Minimum Day Barrier: You cannot pass quickly. Dolvero requires 5 qualifying days where you must earn at least 0.5% profit on each. Velotrade is even more restrictive, requiring 5 days with a minimum of 0.8% profit per day, and this count resets upon reaching the funded stage.
Weekends and news
Restrictions here vary significantly depending on the assets you choose:
- Velotrade’s Stock Lockdown: If you trade single stocks, you are prohibited from holding positions from 24 hours before to 24 hours after earnings reports or ex-dividend dates. You are also forced to close positions before corporate actions.
- Dolvero’s Strategy Bans: While news trading is allowed, you are forbidden from using "funding-rate farming" or any strategy that exploits the mechanics of perpetual contracts.
- Overnight Costs: Both firms prevent you from holding positions for "free." Dolvero applies funding fees every 8 hours, and Velotrade charges a 0.05% overnight fee for almost all assets, including weekends.
Where you can trade from
Your physical location and technical setup are subject to these barriers:
- Dolvero’s Technical Ban: You are strictly prohibited from using a VPN, proxy, or the Tor network. This limits your ability to secure your connection or trade from public networks.
- Velotrade’s Geographic Blacklist: You cannot trade from North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Crimea, Donetsk, or Luhansk.
- Identity Limits: Velotrade limits you to one single verified profile; you cannot manage accounts for others or share access.
What the platform limits
The technology you are forced to use dictates what you cannot do:
- Dolvero’s Narrow Universe: You are restricted exclusively to Bybit Demo via API. You cannot trade spot, options, USDC-margined contracts, or dated futures. You are also limited to a maximum of 10 open positions and a total notional exposure of 3x your equity.
- Velotrade’s Interface: You are limited to DXtrade. If you use MT4 or MT5 EAs, you cannot use them directly; they require a bridge or manual adaptation.
- Strategy Prohibitions: Dolvero bans hedging, martingale, and stacking positions. Velotrade allows public EAs but strictly prohibits "private, exclusive, or bespoke signals" and any form of account coordination or arbitrage.
What the rules cost you
The financial structure of these firms limits your potential earnings and increases your risk of loss:
- Non-Refundable Fees at Velotrade: Unlike many firms, Velotrade does not refund your evaluation fee after you pass.
- Dolvero’s Refund Delay: You cannot get your fee back immediately; it is only refunded with your second successful payout.
- Payout Caps at Velotrade: Your first two withdrawals are strictly limited to 20 times the fee you paid. Any profit exceeding this amount is forfeited to the firm.
- Tight Drawdown Floors: Dolvero limits you to a 6% maximum drawdown. On 1-Step accounts, this is a trailing floor that rises with your equity, meaning you cannot "bank" your profits to increase your safety margin. Velotrade uses a relative daily drawdown that includes floating profits, which can catch you in a breach even if you haven't closed a losing trade.
Restrictions that add up
The combination of Dolvero’s 7-day inactivity rule and its 2% maximum risk limit per trade idea creates a narrow corridor where you are forced to trade frequently but with very little aggression. This prevents a "high-conviction" style where you might wait weeks for a single large setup.
At Velotrade, the combination of a 0.8% minimum profit per day and the payout cap on the first two withdrawals means that even if you have an exceptionally profitable start, the firm prevents you from realizing those gains fully while forcing you to prove your consistency under a strict daily profit threshold.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is more expensive to start with, Dolvero or Velotrade?
Velotrade is cheaper for the smallest entry point, offering a $5,000 account for $40 (Pro 1-Step), whereas Dolvero’s smallest account is $10,000 and costs $99. However, for a $100,000 account, Dolvero is significantly cheaper at $549 (2-Step) or $689 (1-Step), while Velotrade’s $100k options range from $558 (Pro) to a steep $1,075 (Classic 1-Step).
Which firm imposes more restrictions on payout speed, Dolvero or Velotrade?
Dolvero restricts you to a fixed schedule of every 14 days. Velotrade is more restrictive initially, as you must wait 14 days and complete the minimum profitable days for the first payout, but it offers more freedom afterward by allowing weekly requests.
Which firm has stricter risk limits, Dolvero or Velotrade?
Dolvero is stricter regarding trade execution, as it limits you to a 2% maximum loss per trade idea and a 6% total drawdown. Velotrade allows more flexibility in trade size but can be more dangerous due to its daily drawdown calculation, which includes floating profits at 00:30 UTC, and a maximum drawdown that can be as tight as 3% on its "Pro" accounts.
Which firm limits your trading assets more, Dolvero or Velotrade?
Dolvero is much more restrictive, limiting you entirely to the crypto market (USDT-margined perpetuals on Bybit). Velotrade allows you to trade a much wider universe, including Forex, Stocks, Indices, Commodities, and ETFs, though it imposes specific news-related bans on stock trading.
