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2-Step Evaluation

Last updated: March 2026

Important Simulation DisclaimerAll trading is conducted in a fully simulated trading environment using simulated capital only. Any references to "profits", "rewards", or "performance reward split" refer exclusively to simulated performance results. All payouts are performance rewards paid by Verodus from its own resources based on simulated trading performance — no real market capital is provided, traded, or allocated at any stage.

Our most popular 2-step program. 10% Phase I target and 5% Phase II target with standard risk controls and the highest earning potential. These rules are binding and form part of the Challenge Agreement.

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1. Challenge Overview

Phase I
Challenge
Profit Target
10%
Min Trading Days
5 Days
Max Drawdown
10%
Daily Drawdown
5%
Leverage: 1:100 Trading Period: Unlimited
Phase II
Verification
Profit Target
5%
Min Trading Days
5 Days
Max Drawdown
10%
Daily Drawdown
5%
Leverage: 1:100 Trading Period: Unlimited

Complete two evaluation phases with strict risk limits to qualify for a Qualified Performance Account. Once you achieve the Qualified Performance Phase, you trade our simulated capital and keep up to 90% of performance rewards under our sustainable trading rules.

  • 10% Phase 1 Target
  • 5% Phase 2 Target
  • 5 Days Minimum per phase

2. Phase 1 – Challenge

  • Profit Target:10% net closed-trade profit only (after all commissions, swaps, spreads, and platform fees). Unrealized P&L does not count. Calculated on the initial account balance and must be reached before advancing.
  • Minimum Trading Days:5 — A trading day counts only when at least one trade is both opened and closed on that calendar day (UTC 00:00–23:59). The trade that spreads over more than one day will only qualify as one trading day. Days may be consecutive or non-consecutive.
  • Maximum Daily Loss:5% — Measured from equity at server reset time (floating losses included). Daily reset at 00:00 UTC.
  • Maximum Overall Drawdown:10% static (fixed from initial balance) — Equity or balance may never drop below 90% of the starting balance at any time.

3. Phase 2 – Verification

  • Profit Target:5% net closed-trade profit only (same calculation as Phase 1). Must be achieved after successful completion of Phase 1.
  • Minimum Trading Days:5 — A trading day counts only when at least one trade is both opened and closed on that calendar day (UTC 00:00–23:59). The trade that spreads over more than one day will only qualify as one trading day. Days may be consecutive or non-consecutive.
  • Risk Limits:Identical to Phase 1: 5% Maximum Daily Loss + 10% static Overall Drawdown.

4. Qualified Performance Phase

Payout Frequencies & Trader Profit Share

  • Weekly (Selected Add-on): 70% to trader
  • Bi-Weekly (Default): 80% to trader (can scale according to performance plan)
  • On-Demand (Selected Add-on): 90% to trader

Performance Reward Split

  • Default: 80/20 (trader/firm)
  • Scales to 85/15 after 3 consecutive profitable months (minimum 4% net profit each month)
  • Scales to 90/10 after 6 consecutive profitable months (average monthly profit of 5%, no violations)

Rewards & Payouts

  • Minimum Reward: $100 (processed within 48 business hours)
  • Eligibility: You become eligible for a reward only after both of the following are met:
    • At least 3 trading days have passed since you received your Qualified Performance Account or since your last payout, and
    • You have closed at least one profitable trade during that period.
  • Weekly (Selected Add-on): Every 7 calendar days, starting from the day you receive your Qualified Performance Account.
  • Bi-Weekly (Standard): Every 14 calendar days, starting from the day you receive your Qualified Performance Account.
  • On-Demand (Selected Add-on): Available at any time if both conditions below are met since your last reward:
    • Net profit > $200, and
    • Net profit > 2% of your account balance.
  • 100% Challenge Fee Refund: You receive a full refund of your original challenge fee with your first successful performance reward.

Risk Limits (24/7)

  • 5% Maximum Daily Loss(equity-based, fixed at daily reset)
  • 10% Maximum Overall Drawdown(static)

Additional Qualified Performance Rules

5. General Trading Rules

  • Drawdown Type:Static (fixed from initial balance, no trailing). Example: $100k account cannot go below $90k at any moment.
  • Tradable Instruments:Forex majors & minors, major Indices, Commodities (metals & energies), major Cryptocurrencies (subject to broker availability).
  • Leverage:Fixed per asset class — FX 1:100, Metals 1:50, Indices / Commodities / Energies 1:20, Equities 1:10, Crypto 1:3.
  • Weekend Holding and Friday Liquidation:All open positions, irrespective of asset class, must be closed by 22:00 UTC Friday. Weekend holding of open positions is permitted solely upon purchase of the Weekend Holding Addon, which grants a full exemption from the Friday liquidation requirement. Auto-close is enforced server-side at the designated time. Traders may continue to open new positions in any instrument whose market is open during the weekend.
  • Friday Close Window:No new entries or modifications are permitted between 21:00 and 22:00 UTC Friday.
  • Allowed in Evaluation:Full news trading, Expert Advisors (EAs), scripts, and custom indicators are permitted, subject to the restrictions in Section 6 – Restricted Trading Practices (no HFT, no mass-distributed/copy-trading EAs, no server hyperactivity, no arbitrage exploitation, etc.).
  • Inactivity Rule: (Applies in Each Phase)No executed trades for 30 consecutive calendar days results in automatic account termination. This rule applies in any phase of the Evaluation.

6. Restricted Trading Practices

Traders must rely on genuine market analysis and independent skills. The following practices are strictly prohibited:

(1) System Exploitation and Unfair Advantages

  • Comprehensive Arbitrage: Capitalizing on pricing discrepancies, latency issues, or delayed data feeds (including latency, triangular, statistical, spatial, and rollover arbitrage).
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT): Deploying ultra-fast algorithms designed to exploit minor technological inefficiencies rather than real market movements.
  • Glitch Exploitation: Knowingly or unknowingly executing trades based on platform errors, frozen price feeds, or inaccurate quotes.
  • Tick Scalping & Rollover Abuse: Rapid-fire trading to profit from single-tick fluctuations or EAs programmed to exploit low-liquidity spreads during rollover periods.
  • News Trading Addon: Accounts that purchase the News Trading Addon are granted full permission to engage in news trading without any restrictions, time windows, profit-removal penalties, or breach risk tied to news events.

(2) Collusion and Third-Party Management

  • Account Sharing and Reselling: Allowing any third party to access, trade, or manage your account. Selling or transferring a Qualified Performance account is banned.
  • Account Management Services: Utilizing "Pass Your Challenge" services or hiring third-party entities to trade on your behalf.
  • Coordinated Group Trading: Collaborating with other traders to execute identical setups or opening opposing positions across accounts.
  • IP and Coordination Rules: Accounts sharing IPs, hardware IDs, or entering identical positions within a tight time window will be flagged for manual review.
  • Mass-Distributed EAs and Copy Trading: Commercially available or third-party EAs that result in multiple accounts executing identical trades will be flagged as copy trading / coordinated trading.

(3) Unrealistic Market Behavior and Poor Risk Management

  • News Trading (Tiered Breach Model – Qualified Performance accounts only): ±2-minute restricted window around high-impact events.
    • First Violation: Removal of all profits generated from the restricted window.
    • Second Violation: Hard breach → immediate account termination and permanent closure.
  • News Bracketing and Gap Trading: Straddling news events or opening positions within 60 minutes of market close and holding through reopen is banned.
  • One-Sided Bets and Gambling: Massive unanalyzed positions or intentionally blowing an account ("account rolling").

(4) Technical Platform Abuse

  • Server Hyperactivity: Bots or EAs that exceed 2,000 server requests per 24 hours.
  • Order Book Spamming: Fragmenting trades into micro-lots to circumvent margin limits or stress-test the platform.

7. Breach Consequences

Important disclaimer information

If our risk team determines that any of the above Restricted Trading Practices (or any other rule) has been violated, Verodus reserves the right to take immediate action, including:

  • Removal of conflicting trades and profits from your history (standard for first News Trading violation)
  • Temporary restrictions or limitations on your trading platform
  • Immediate disqualification from the evaluation process
  • Complete termination of your Qualified Performance account (standard for second News Trading violation or System Exploitation)

Profits obtained through violations may be withheld or clawed back, even after payout. Challenge fees are non-refundable once trading activity has commenced. Serious violations may result in permanent blacklist and reporting to relevant authorities.

Questions? Contact our compliance team.