Rules
Every account rule, published in full.
The Classic rulebook, the Pro rulebook, and the path between them.
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Overview
Classic
One step. 10% target.
$5,000 to $100,000, simulated. Pass, and rewards are paid weekly at your split.
Pro Accounts
Up to $1,000,000 in demo capital
Promotion to Grow is automatic when your results qualify, at no additional cost.
Built byThe team behind Taoshi · Built onchain
How Vanta earnsAs infrastructure, following its traders into the market · Never hedged against you
RewardsWeekly · 100% by default · Every reward on a public ledger
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Account sizes & fees
Evaluation fee by size, split (trader / Vanta) and daily loss limit
3% daily loss limit60 / 4070 / 3080 / 2090 / 10100 / 0 · default
$5,000$33$36$42$52$67
$10,000$64$69$81$98$127
$25,000$151$165$193$234$303
$50,000$288$314$367$446$577
$100,000$549$599$699$849$1,099
5% daily loss limit60 / 4070 / 3080 / 2090 / 10100 / 0
$5,000$46$49$55$64$79
$10,000$87$92$104$121$150
$25,000$206$220$248$289$358
$50,000$393$419$472$551$682
$100,000$749$799$899$1,049$1,299
Default configuration$100,000 · 100 / 0 · 3% daily loss limit
Buying powerLeverage rules, the same on every account, Section 05
SplitSets your fee and share of rewards · Travels with you to Pro
Active accountsClassic: no limit · Instant Funded: one per person
Pro eligibilityEvery Classic size, once passed · Each Classic account can be promoted if it qualifies, Section 09
MarketsAll new Classic accounts are All Markets. Legacy single-asset-class accounts (Crypto, FX, Commodities) can continue trading their asset class, and convert to All Markets on promotion to Grow, with the same leverage limits as every new Classic account.
IdentityOne profile and one email address per person, across all accounts
StrategiesEach account runs its own strategy. No mirroring or opposing positions across your own accounts.
PaymentsCard via Stripe · Crypto via NowPayments
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Classic evaluation rules
One target, two loss limits. Neither limit changes after you pass.
Steps · TargetOne · 10% on a simulated account
Rule 1 — static loss limitEquity never more than 5% below starting balance
Rule 2 — daily loss limitEquity never more than 3% or 5% below start-of-day balance, UTC day · Chosen at purchase, 3% by default
Measured onYour equity, including unrealized PnL, against your starting balance (Rule 1) and the day's starting balance (Rule 2)
BreachEither limit ends the evaluation
Time limit · Minimum days · Consistency ruleNone
ActivityAt least one trade every 60 days · 60 days with no trade closes the account
News trading · Weekend holdingAllowed
PassingScaled account activates · Promotion to Grow is automatic when your results qualify, Section 09
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Classic scaled-account rules
Same two limits, no target, rewards weekly.
ActivationOn passing, at your full account size
Loss limits5% static · 3% or 5% daily as chosen, unchanged
Target · Time limitNone
RewardsWeekly, at your split, on eligible PnL · 100 / 0 by default
Buying powerSame limits as the evaluation, Section 05
ScalingPromotion to Grow is automatic when your results qualify · 3, 5 or 10 times your account, up to $1,000,000 in demo capital, Section 09
BreachAccount closes · Start a new evaluation
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Buying power
DefinitionGross notional exposure relative to balance
Every orderMust satisfy per-pair, per-class and portfolio limits
LevelThe same leverage limits on every new Classic account · Same on evaluation and scaled accounts
Longs and shortsDo not offset
Per-class and portfolio limits
Asset classClassicPro
Crypto10×12×
Forex30×40×
Commodities6×8×
Indices8×10×
Equities4×6×
Portfolio, all classes40×50×
Live from the Vanta network · Updated Oct 14, 2026
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Trading conditions & restrictions
Your own strategy, any hour the market is open.
Manual tradingYes
Algorithmic trading, EAs, botsYes, your own strategy
News tradingYes
Overnight and weekend holdingYes, every market
Third-party signals or copy tradingProhibited · Immediate disqualification
Market hoursCrypto 24/7 · Forex, commodities and equities on standard hours
PlatformVanta Trading Desk · Simulated execution priced from Hyperliquid, Databento and Massive
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Fees, spreads & slippage
CostHyperliquid pairs: crypto, commodities, indices, equity futuresForexEquity spot
Transaction feesCrypto: 0.03% (3 bps)
Commodities: 0.005% (0.5 bps)
Indices: none (0 bps)
Equities: 0.01% (1 bps)None (0 bps)0.01% (1 bps)
Commodities: 0.005% (0.5 bps)
Indices: none (0 bps)
Equities: 0.01% (1 bps)None (0 bps)0.01% (1 bps)
SlippageBased on the Hyperliquid orderbookUSD majors: 1 bps 5–6 pm EST, 0.5 bps otherwise
All other pairs: 2 bps 5–6 pm EST, 1 bps otherwiseBB+ (Bloomberg+) slippage model
All other pairs: 2 bps 5–6 pm EST, 1 bps otherwiseBB+ (Bloomberg+) slippage model
Swap fees · Long and short—3% annualized, charged every 24 hours—
Stock borrow fee · Short positions——3% annualized, charged at midnight UTC
Interest on borrowed cash · Equities——6.6% annualized, charged at midnight UTC
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Rewards
Weekly. A payout never touches your equity.
CadenceWeekly
RailsUSDC or Vanta Network alpha rewards
SplitChosen at purchase · 100 / 0 by default · Travels with you to Pro
Payout and equityNever reduces equity or moves a breach threshold
Allowance · Extraction limit · MinimumNone
Eligible rewardsPnL net of prior losses and payouts · Profit never paid twice
RecordEvery reward on the public ledger · USDC rewards verifiable onchain
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Pro Accounts: promotion & transition
Automatic when your results qualify: 3, 5 or 10 times your account, up to $1,000,000 in demo capital, at no additional cost.
Fast track
3× your account
- Reach 10% profit on your scaled account, which restarts at your account size when you pass
- $110,000 on a $100,000 account
$100,000 becomes $300,000 in demo capital
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Steady track
5× or 10× your account
- At least 60 full days since your first trade on the scaled account
- Balance and equity both more than 3% above your account size ($103,000 on $100,000)
- A Calmar ratio of 1.5 or more; 2.0 or more for 10×
- No single day over 50% of your total return
$100,000 becomes $500,000 or $1,000,000 in demo capital
After promotion
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Up to 7 days
Promotion week
On the scaled account, under its rules: close or reduce only, rewards as usual. Ends when you hold no positions.
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90 days or more
Grow
Trade like a Pro on your new size, under the Grow rules, 6% target. Rewards: your Pro return on your Classic size, doubled.
Fail: pass a fresh Classic account to return to Grow.
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After Grow
Pro
Complete Grow. Rewards on the full Pro size, split unchanged.
Fail: pass a fresh Classic account to go straight back to Pro.
PromotionChecked continuously, once per scaled account, no opt out
SizeSet by the first track you meet, then fixed
Instant FundedNot promoted automatically; optional Pro challenge at registration, Section 13
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Pro rules
Grow and Pro
RuleGrowPro
PeriodAt least 90 daysNo time limit
Return target6%None
Daily loss limitEquity never more than 5% below start-of-day equityEquity never more than 5% below start-of-day equity
EOD trailing loss limit8% from EOD high-water mark8% from EOD high-water mark
Martingale detectionYesYes
Daily-return consistencyNo day over 20% of total return · Each day's return counts at no more than 1.5%None
Hard breachDaily loss or EOD trailing loss · Elimination · A second martingale flag goes to manual review and may end the account
*Soft breachCalmar · Pro: rewards deferred until resolved, never forfeited · Grow: weekly rewards continue
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Pro markets & limits
Crypto
15 pairs
Class limit 12×
US equities & ETFs
733
Class limit 6×
Commodities · Indices
6 · 3
Class limits 8× · 10×
Forex
28 pairs
Class limit 40×
Portfolio limit50× total gross exposure across all asset classes
Concentration limits · Long and short measured separately, no offset
Per currency (forex)30× long and 30× short, across every position's currency legs
Per GICS sector (equities)4× long and 4× short · Sector ETFs count toward their sector, broad ETFs do not
US index groupSP500, XYZ100, SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA together: 10× long and 10× short
ReviewPair list and limits reviewed quarterly, fixed between reviews
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Classic vs Pro
ClassicPro
Capital$5,000 to $100,000, chosen at purchase3, 5 or 10 times your account, up to $1,000,000 in demo capital, set automatically when your results qualify · Chosen at registration with Instant Funded
Steps · Time limitOne step · NonePromoted automatically · Grow at least 90 days, none in Pro
Target10%6%
Calmar ratioNone1.75, all-time · Max drawdown at any point, below the EOD high-water mark
Daily loss limitEquity never more than 3% or 5% below start-of-day balance, your choiceEquity never more than 5% below start-of-day equity
Second loss limit5% static, below starting balance8% trailing from EOD high-water mark
Consistency ruleNoneNo day over 20% of total return · Each day's return counts at no more than 1.5%
Martingale detectionNoneYes: warning, then manual review
Portfolio buying power40× · Leverage rules50×
RewardsWeeklyWeekly · Doubled during Grow
SplitChosen at purchase, 100 / 0 by defaultTravels with you, unchanged
Markets500+ tradable instruments across crypto, forex, equities, indices and commodities500+ tradable instruments across crypto, forex, equities, indices and commodities
BreachAccount closesHard: elimination · Soft: on Pro, rewards deferred, never forfeited
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Instant Funded
No evaluation. Two loss limits of your own. The Grow rules if you take the Pro challenge.
Account · Reward split$25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 · 80 / 20, fixed
Daily loss limitEquity never more than 3% below start-of-day equity
Trailing loss limit5% or 8% below the EOD equity high-water mark, chosen at registration
BreachEither limit eliminates the account
Everything else · Buying powerThe scaled-account rules and Classic buying power, Section 5 · With the Pro challenge: the Grow rules, Section 10, and Pro buying power, Section 11
RewardsWeekly from registration, on the account size, with or without the Pro challenge
Pro challengeOptional, chosen at registration · Pro size: 2.5x, 5x or 10x the account, up to $1,000,000 in demo capital
On passing itThe account moves to that size as a Pro account · 8% trailing and 5% daily loss limits, whichever trailing limit was chosen · Every other Pro rule applies · Rewards on the Pro size
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Tradable markets, Classic
Every Classic account is All Markets: 500+ tradable instruments across crypto, forex, equities, indices and commodities.
Crypto — 34 instruments+
TickerFull namePro
BTC/USDCBitcoinYes
ETH/USDCEthereumYes
SOL/USDCSolanaYes
BNB/USDCBNBYes
XRP/USDCXRPYes
DOGE/USDCDogecoinYes
ADA/USDCCardanoYes
AVAX/USDCAvalancheYes
LINK/USDCChainlinkYes
DOT/USDCPolkadotClassic only
TRX/USDCTRONYes
LTC/USDCLitecoinYes
BCH/USDCBitcoin CashClassic only
TAO/USDCBittensorClassic only
SUI/USDCSuiYes
ARB/USDCArbitrumClassic only
NEAR/USDCNEAR ProtocolClassic only
ALGO/USDCAlgorandClassic only
ASTER/USDCAsterClassic only
UNI/USDCUniswapClassic only
AAVE/USDCAaveClassic only
CRV/USDCCurve DAOClassic only
HYPE/USDCHyperliquidYes
XMR/USDCMoneroClassic only
ZEC/USDCZcashYes
ENA/USDCEthenaClassic only
ZRO/USDCLayerZeroClassic only
WLD/USDCWorldcoinClassic only
PUMP/USDCPump.funClassic only
kPEPE/USDCPepeYes
HBAR/USDCHederaClassic only
XLM/USDCStellarClassic only
kSHIB/USDCShiba InuClassic only
CC/USDCCantonClassic only
Hyperliquid perpetuals, quoted in USDC · Open 24/7
Forex — 28 instruments+
Majors, USD base or quoteAUD/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY
JPY crossesAUD/JPY, CAD/JPY, CHF/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY, NZD/JPY
EUR crossesEUR/AUD, EUR/CAD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, EUR/NZD
GBP crossesGBP/AUD, GBP/CAD, GBP/CHF, GBP/NZD
AUD, NZD, CAD crossesAUD/CAD, AUD/CHF, AUD/NZD, CAD/CHF, NZD/CAD, NZD/CHF
Commodities — 6 instruments+
MetalsGold, Silver, Copper, Platinum
EnergyWTI Crude Oil, Natural Gas
Equities — 1,001 US stocks, 36 ETFs and 20 equity futures+
Spot — single stocks1,001 US stocks, drawn from the Russell 1000 and beyond, every sector
Spot priced from Databento and Massive (f.k.a. Polygon)
Equity futures (20)
NVDAAAPLTSLAMSFTAMZNGOOGLMETACOINCRCLMSTRPLTRAMDTSMNFLXSNDKINTCMUHOODORCLSPCX
Hyperliquid perpetuals · Financing per Section 07
Spot — sector ETFs (22)
SectorSector ETFs
TechnologyXLK, VGT
Financial ServicesXLF, VFH
Consumer DiscretionaryXLY, VCR
Communication ServicesXLC, VOX
HealthcareXLV, VHT
IndustrialsXLI, VIS
Consumer StaplesXLP, VDC
EnergyXLE, VDE
MaterialsXLB, VAW
UtilitiesXLU, VPU
Real EstateXLRE, VNQ
Spot — index & international ETFs (14)
GroupETFs
Broad MarketSPY, QQQ, DIA, IWM, VT
InternationalEWU, EWG, EWJ, EWH, EWA, EWQ, EFA, IEMG, INDA
Indices — 3 index futures+
TickerUnderlying
SP500/USDCS&P 500
XYZ100/USDCNasdaq 100
EWY/USDCMSCI South Korea (iShares ETF, as a Hyperliquid perpetual)
Hyperliquid perpetuals · The 14 index and international ETFs are spot equities, listed under Equities
Instrument list from the open-source vanta-network repo · Blocked pairs excluded · Updated Oct 2, 2026
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KYC & identity verification
Nothing to verify until there is something to pay.
To start an evaluationNo identity verification
At scaled-account activationIdentity verification through Stripe, to receive rewards
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Policies & safety
RegulationTechnology facilitator, not a broker · No customer deposits · Never trades against users · Simulated environment on Vanta Network's decentralized infrastructure
FeeParticipation fee, not a deposit · Not refunded on passing
Reward securityEvery reward on the public ledger · USDC rewards verifiable onchain · Paid as calculated when the rules are met · May be withheld for a rule or policy violation
DataAccount data, rewards and performance records under strict security and privacy standards
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FAQ quick reference
What are Pro Accounts?+
An automatic promotion for any passed Classic account whose results qualify: Grow, on 3, 5 or 10 times the account, then Pro, up to $1,000,000 in demo capital at no additional cost. Passing the Pro challenge on an Instant Funded account also leads to Pro. Rules: at least 90 days, 6% target, 1.75 Calmar, 5% daily and 8% EOD trailing loss.
How do I get from Classic to a Pro account?+
Four stages: Classic, Earn, Grow, Pro. Pass Classic once and your weekly rewards start the day you pass. Reach 10% profit on your scaled account (it restarts at your account size when you pass), or after 60 days stay more than 3% up with steady results, and you move up to Grow automatically, on 3, 5 or 10 times your account, with rewards paid double. Complete Grow and you move on to a Pro account of up to $1,000,000 in demo capital, with your split unchanged.
Do I keep getting paid during Grow?+
Yes. While you trade in Grow, your weekly rewards are calculated on your Pro account's return, applied to your Classic account size, and then doubled.
What happens if I fail Grow or Pro?+
If you fail Grow, you return through Classic with a fresh account; pass again and you go back to Grow. If a Pro account breaches, you return through Classic, and passing again takes you straight back to Pro, skipping Grow.
How does martingale detection work?+
It applies under the Pro rules only: Grow, Pro and Instant Funded accounts with the Pro challenge. On each pair, over the last 10 days, it flags the order that makes your third size increase while the pair is in a loss, each increase to at least 1.5× an earlier size. The first flag is a warning; a second flag at least 3 days later goes to manual review and may end the account. Positions under 3% of the pair's maximum size and orders placed while the pair is in profit don't count. How martingale detection works.
Do payouts reduce my equity?+
No. A payout never reduces your equity or moves a breach threshold. Rewards are calculated on eligible PnL net of prior losses and payouts, so profit is never paid twice.
Is there a payout limit?+
No payout allowance, extraction limit or minimum. Rewards are paid weekly, 100% by default, in USDC or Vanta Network alpha, and recorded on the public ledger.
Is there a time limit or activity requirement?+
No time limit, minimum trading days or consistency rule on Classic. Trade at least once every 60 days. Grow and the Instant Funded Pro challenge run at least 90 days.
Are EAs, bots and copy trading allowed?+
Your own strategies, yes: EAs, bots, news trading and weekend holding. Third-party signals or copy-trading services are prohibited and mean immediate disqualification.
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