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Verified Trader Capital is a US-based proprietary trading firm specialising in CFD, Forex, Commodities, and Indexes. We provide evaluation challenges that test your trading skills — if you pass, you receive a funded Performance Account operated by FX-EDGE V Ltd and keep 80% of your profits. We were founded by over 27 years of trading experience and built for serious traders across Forex, CFDs, Commodities, and Indexes. Our evaluation accounts are simulated using live market data. Payouts are real payments made by FX-EDGE V Ltd — in cryptocurrency or by bank transfer —, the program operator.

Three steps: 1. Choose your program (One-Step, Two-Step, Instant Funding or Instant Light) and account size, and pay the one-time fee. 2. Trade on a simulated account using live Forex, CFD, Commodity, and Index data — hit the profit target while following the 5 rules. 3. Pass, complete identity verification, and receive your funded Performance Account. Your first payout is available as soon as your account is funded. The entire process takes minutes to start and as long as your trading needs to pass.
 
The evaluation fee is a one-time, non-refundable service fee that gives you access to a simulated trading environment with live Forex, CFD, Commodity, and Index market data for as long as you need to pass. There are no monthly fees, no subscription charges, and no time limits. The fee pays for the platform infrastructure, data feed, and risk management system running your evaluation account. It is not a deposit — it is payment for a skill-assessment service.

You register one client account (one login) per person — creating or operating more than one client account is prohibited. Under that one login there is no limit on the number of challenge accounts you can purchase, and the maximum funded allocation is $400,000 per trader. Every account must be traded independently: hedging between accounts, account arbitrage, copying trades across accounts or using several accounts to get around the rules is prohibited and can lead to termination without payout.

Verified Trader Capital is built for experienced CFD and Forex traders who have a proven edge and want access to more capital than they currently trade with. We are not a trading education service. If you are new to CFD or Forex trading, we strongly recommend building a track record on a free practice account before purchasing a challenge. Our rules are enforced automatically and real-time — there are no exceptions for inexperience.
 

Platform & Setup

You trade on Match-Trader, the platform provided by Match-Trade Technologies for the program. It runs in your web browser — no installation needed — with advanced charting, one-click order execution and a built-in support chat to Match-Trade. You open it directly from your client area, and both your evaluation and funded accounts use the same platform.

Once your payment is confirmed, your evaluation account appears in your client area at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com. Open the account from there and the Match-Trader platform launches in your browser already connected to it — there is no separate broker login or third-party setup. Your dashboard shows your profit target, daily loss limit and maximum loss floor in real time; check it before every session.

Available instruments include: Forex — majors (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD and more), minors, and exotics. Commodities — Gold (XAU/USD), Silver (XAG/USD), Crude Oil (WTI & Brent). Indexes — S&P 500 (US500), Nasdaq (US100), Dow Jones (US30), DAX (GER40), FTSE 100 (UK100). CFDs on major global instruments. Lot size limits apply per account size — see the challenge rules page for your specific maximums.
 
Evaluation accounts are simulated using live Forex, CFD, Commodity, and Index market data. Real prices, real spreads, real execution simulation — but no actual positions are placed on the exchange on your behalf. Performance Accounts are also simulated accounts. Payouts are real cash rewards paid by FX-EDGE V Ltd, the operator of the program; Verified Trader Capital is the branding partner and does not itself hold or pay out funds.

Challenge Rules

Rule 1 — Profit Target: One-Step: 10% of the starting balance. Two-Step: 10% in Step 1, then 5% in Step 2. Instant Funding has no profit target. Rule 2 — Daily Loss Limit: Never let your equity fall more than 3% (One-Step and Instant Funding) or 5% (Two-Step) in a single calendar day. Rule 3 — Maximum Loss: Your equity must never fall below the maximum loss floor. On One-Step it sits 6% below the initial balance and on Two-Step 10%, both fixed and unaffected by later profits. Instant Funding and Instant Light trail: their 5% floor rises with your highest equity, never comes back down, and is not recalculated after a payout. Rule 4 — Minimum Trading Days: You must trade on at least 5 separate calendar days — on every program — before passing. Rule 5 — Consistency Rule: On Instant Light accounts only, no single trading day can account for more than 25% of your total profit at the time you request a payout. It does not apply to One-Step, Two-Step or regular Instant Funding.
✓ All 5 rules are enforced automatically and in real time by your dashboard.
No. There is no time limit on any challenge — take as long as you need. Minimum of 5 trading days — you cannot pass in fewer days regardless of how quickly you reach the profit target. This minimum confirms that your performance represents consistent skill rather than a single lucky trade.
 

Your account is automatically locked the moment a breach is detected — there is no delay. Breaches are final. There are no exceptions for market conditions, platform issues, or personal circumstances (unless there is a verified platform error on our side). Your evaluation fee is not refunded. You can purchase a reset at a discounted rate or buy a new evaluation.

On Instant Light accounts only, no single trading day can account for more than 25% of your total profit at the time you request a payout. It does not apply to One-Step, Two-Step or regular Instant Funding (Instant Funding no longer has a consistency rule). Most disciplined traders never trigger this rule. It only catches outlier days that suggest gambling over skill.

Traders may hold positions overnight during the trading week; however, all positions must be closed before the market closes on Friday. Holding trades over the weekend is not permitted.

This policy is designed to protect both traders and the firm from unpredictable weekend events, market gaps, geopolitical developments, and other factors that can cause significant price movements outside regular trading hours.

Verified Trader Capital focuses on disciplined intraday and short-term trading strategies. By requiring traders to close positions before the weekend, we aim to promote sound risk management and a more consistent trading environment.

News trading is restricted on funded accounts only. On a funded account you may not open or close a position within 5 minutes either side of a major news release. There is no news restriction during the challenge phases.
There is no limit on how many challenge accounts you may purchase. The maximum funded allocation is $400,000 per trader across all funded accounts.

Drawdown Explained

On Instant Funding and Instant Light accounts the maximum loss floor starts 5% below your initial balance and rises with the highest equity your account reaches. It never comes back down, and it is not recalculated after a payout — the floor stays where your trading results put it, even though the balance is smaller after the withdrawal. One-Step and Two-Step Challenges do not trail at all — their floors are fixed at 6% and 10% below the initial balance.
A fixed floor is calculated once from your initial balance and never moves — that is how One-Step and Two-Step Challenges work, at 6% and 10% respectively. A trailing floor moves up with your highest equity and never moves down — that is how Instant Funding and Instant Light work, at 5%.
On Instant Funding and Instant Light the floor keeps rising with every new equity high and never comes back down; a payout does not reset or lower it. On One-Step and Two-Step Challenges the floor never moves at all.

Trading Style & Rules

Allowed: day trading, scalping, discretionary trading and overnight holds during the trading week. Prohibited: Martingale and grid strategies; algorithmic or automated trading (EAs, bots, scripts, AI tools); holding positions over the weekend; latency arbitrage or tick scalping under 5-second intervals; copy trading or signal mirroring across accounts; coordinated group trading or passing services; any strategy that exploits pricing errors, delayed feeds or platform malfunctions. News trading is allowed during the challenge phases but restricted on funded accounts (no opening or closing positions within 5 minutes either side of major releases).

Overnight holds are allowed during the trading week, but all positions must be closed by Friday 5:00 PM ET. Holding any position into the weekend is not permitted.

No. The use of any software, scripts, algorithms, AI tools, high-frequency techniques, automated trading systems, mass-order strategies or third-party/off-the-shelf solutions is strictly prohibited where it is used to manipulate the system, bypass the rules or gain an unfair advantage — including strategies marketed as designed to pass challenges. Trade the account yourself, manually.

Funded Accounts

Your dashboard flags your account as passed. You will receive an email with instructions to: 1. No activation fee is charged. 2. Complete KYC identity verification if not already done. 3. Receive your Performance Account, issued by FX-EDGE in your client area. Your Performance Account opens in Match-Trader from the same client area. No cap on earnings per payout cycle. Your first payout is available immediately once funded, then every 5 days on One-Step and Two-Step and every 14 days on Instant Funding and Instant Light.
Yes. The daily loss limit and the maximum loss floor apply on your Performance Account exactly as they did during the evaluation. The consistency rule applies to Instant Light accounts only. The only differences: there is no profit target to hit (you trade indefinitely), and payouts are available every 5 days on One-Step and Two-Step accounts, every 14 days on Instant Funding and Instant Light. Breaching the drawdown on your PA terminates the account — you would need to purchase a new evaluation.
 

There is no limit on the number of payouts. As long as your funded account stays within its rules you can keep requesting payouts on the published cycle — every 5 days on One-Step and Two-Step, every 14 days on Instant Funding and Instant Light. The only ceiling is the maximum allocation: the combined capital of all funded accounts held by one trader, across any mix of programs, cannot exceed $400,000.

Payouts

Log into your dashboard and click "Request payout." Requirements: (1) Your minimum trading days are met — 5 on every program. (2) Minimum withdrawal: 1% of the account size. (3) On Instant Light accounts only, no single day exceeds 25% of total profit (consistency rule). Once submitted, your request is reviewed by FX-EDGE and paid in cryptocurrency or by bank transfer. Questions about a submitted request go to Match-Trade support (support@match-prop.com, or the chat inside the trading platform at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com).
Every account size pays the same split: you keep 80% of net profits and 20% is retained by the firm. That applies to $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 and $100,000 accounts alike, on One-Step, Two-Step, Instant Funding and Instant Light. There is no cap on total earnings. An optional paid Profit Split Increase add-on (+10%) can be selected when you buy a challenge.
Payouts are paid in cryptocurrency to the wallet you nominate in your dashboard, or by bank transfer. Processing typically takes the same day or the next day after approval. You will receive a confirmation email when payment is sent. If a payment has not arrived, open the chat with Match-Trade support (support@match-prop.com, or the chat inside the trading platform at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com) — they process every payout and can check its status directly.

Yes. Payouts may be denied if: (1) the consistency rule is violated on an Instant Light account, (2) prohibited trading practices are detected, (3) KYC verification is incomplete, or (4) the account is under review for irregular activity. Payout decisions are made by FX-EDGE V Ltd under the Funded Account Terms. If you disagree with a decision, raise it with Match-Trade support (support@match-prop.com, or the chat inside the trading platform at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com) — they can see your account and the reason for the decision.

Optional Add-ons

There is no automatic scaling plan. What is available instead is a set of optional paid add-ons you choose at purchase — for example a Profit Split Increase (+10% split, for +20% on the fee) and a Drawdown Limits Increase (+1%, for +20% on the fee), alongside options to reduce the minimum trading days or the days between withdrawals. These are bought up front, not earned over time.

KYC & Identity

Identity verification (KYC) is required before any payout can be processed. This is a legal requirement under US AML (Anti-Money Laundering) regulations. It protects you and protects the firm. Verification is automated and takes under 2 minutes — you need a government-issued ID and a brief selfie. You only do this once per account. Your data is processed securely and never sold to third parties.
 
US traders are fully supported. We cannot accept citizens or residents of the following restricted jurisdictions: Afghanistan, Belarus, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk/Kherson/Zaporizhzhia/Sevastopol region, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Korea, Gaza, Iran, Libya, Myanmar, Russian Federation, South Sudan, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela — this is enforced at KYC. See our Restricted Jurisdictions page. Traders from India may face additional verification requirements — contact support before purchasing.

Disputes & Support

The evaluation and funded programs are operated by FX-EDGE V Ltd, so any dispute about a breach, a payout or a payment is handled by them — not by VTC. Step 1: contact Match-Trade support — email support@match-prop.com or open the chat inside the trading platform (log in at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com and open the chat icon at the bottom of the screen). Include the account, the issue and any screenshots. Step 2: Match-Trade support reviews it with full visibility of your account data. Step 3: if you remain unhappy, you can lodge a formal complaint with FX-EDGE under section 18 of the Terms and Conditions. Platform errors that cause an incorrect breach are corrected; genuine rule violations are not reversed. Please do not file a chargeback before contacting support — unresolved chargebacks can lead to account suspension under the Terms.

Already have an account? Anything about your account, payments, payouts, KYC, trading results or the platform: contact Match-Trade support — email support@match-prop.com or open the chat inside the trading platform (log in at prop.verifiedtradercapital.com → chat icon at the bottom of the screen). They can see your account and resolve it fastest. Chat hours are 08:00–17:00 CET, Monday to Friday; outside those hours the chat takes your email and they reply by email. Formal complaints under section 18.3 of the Terms go to support@match-prop.com.

Pre-purchase or general questions: support@verifiedtradercapital.com, the contact form, or Jenny, our chat assistant on this site.

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