Trading Rules & FAQ

Dolvero operates five distinct evaluation programs, each designed for different trading styles and risk profiles:

Program	Platform	Phases	Target
CFD 2-Step (Classic)	MetaTrader 5	2 phases	10% → 5%
CFD 1-Step (Accelerated)	MetaTrader 5	1 phase	10%
CFD Instant Funding	MetaTrader 5	None	—
Crypto 2-Step	Bybit Demo	2 phases	10% → 5%
Crypto 1-Step	Bybit Demo	1 phase	10%

Account sizes range from $5,000 to $200,000. All programs include bi-weekly payouts and a 100% fee refund on the 2nd successful payout.

There is no deadline to reach the profit target — you may take as long as you need.

The evaluation is terminated immediately upon any hard rule violation. There are no warnings and no second chances within the same challenge.

• Hard breaches (immediate termination): Daily loss limit, maximum drawdown, max risk per trade, prohibited strategies
• Soft gates (block progression, not termination): Consistency rule on Crypto challenges

After termination, you may purchase a new challenge. Your full compliance report — including the exact trade, timestamp, and rule violated — is available in your dashboard to help you improve.

Yes. You may operate multiple evaluations concurrently across any combination of challenge types and account sizes. Each challenge is fully independent with its own credentials, progress tracking, and compliance monitoring.

Funded accounts are eligible for automatic performance-based scaling — no application required:

Milestone	Increase	Requirements
3 Months	+25%	3 consecutive profitable months, 3%+ monthly return, <5% drawdown
6 Months	+50%	6 months profitability, 4%+ monthly return, <4% drawdown, Sharpe >1.5
12+ Months	Fund eligible	Institutional allocation up to $1M+

A trading day is recognized when your net profit reaches at least 0.5% of the starting account balance. Sessions that do not meet this threshold are not counted toward the minimum 5 trading days requirement.

Static Drawdown — a fixed floor anchored to your starting balance:

CFD 2-Step	10% static	Floor never moves
Crypto 2-Step	6% static	Floor never moves

Trailing Drawdown — floor rises with your equity, permanently locking in gains:

CFD 1-Step	6% trailing	Rises with equity
CFD Instant	5% trailing	Rises with equity
Crypto 1-Step	6% trailing	Rises with equity

The Consistency Rule ensures that no single trading session contributes a disproportionate share of your total profits.

Program	Threshold	Enforcement
CFD Instant Funding	15%	Required for payout + min. 10 profitable days
Crypto 2-Step & 1-Step	15%	Soft gate — blocks progression, does not terminate
CFD 2-Step & 1-Step	—	No consistency rule

No single trade idea may produce a realized loss exceeding 2% of your current account balance. This is a hard breach — the first violation terminates the account immediately with no prior warning.

• Enforced on: CFD 2-Step, CFD 1-Step, Crypto 2-Step, Crypto 1-Step
• Not applicable: CFD Instant Funding
• Removable: No Risk Limit add-on (+20%) — available for CFD 2-Step and 1-Step

Program	Maximum Inactivity	Consequence
CFD Instant Funding	7 calendar days	Automatic account closure
Crypto 2-Step & 1-Step	7 calendar days	Automatic account closure
CFD 2-Step & 1-Step	No requirement	—

The inactivity timer is measured from the exact timestamp of your most recent trade execution. This is enforced automatically by our Risk Engine — no exceptions are granted.

• CFD challenges: Expert Advisors (EAs) are permitted subject to pre-approval. Submit your EA for compliance review — approval is typically granted within 24–48 hours. The EA must adhere to all risk rules.
• Crypto challenges: All forms of automation are freely permitted — including proprietary algorithms, third-party bots, and commercial automation tools. No pre-approval is required.

All automated activity is subject to the same compliance monitoring, risk limits, and prohibited strategy rules as manual trading.

Strictly prohibited across every Dolvero program — CFD and Crypto alike. This includes replicating trades from any signal service, Telegram or Discord group, commercial feed, mentor account, or prop firm signal channel. Our compliance infrastructure employs automated trade correlation detection that identifies mirrored execution patterns across accounts. Violation results in immediate and permanent account termination without refund.

Add-on	CFD 2-Step	CFD 1-Step	Effect
Weekend Holding	+15%	+15%	Hold positions through Saturday & Sunday
Profit Split Boost	+20%	+20%	Increase profit split from 80% to 90%
Relaxed Risk	-10%	—	Daily loss 4%, drawdown 8% (instead of 5%/10%)
No Risk Limit	+20%	—	Removes 2% max risk per trade restriction (2-Step only)

Crypto challenges have no add-ons — news trading, weekend holding, and automated strategies are permitted by default.

Available exclusively for CFD 2-Step challenges. Relaxed Risk adjusts two key parameters:

• Daily Loss Limit: Reduced from 5% → 4%
• Maximum Drawdown: Reduced from 10% → 8%

This provides tighter risk boundaries for disciplined traders and comes at a 10% discount on the challenge fee. All other rules remain unchanged.

Removes the 2% maximum risk per trade restriction, allowing you to size positions without a per-trade loss cap. Available for CFD 2-Step at +20% of the challenge fee.

You trade on your own Bybit Demo account — Dolvero connects via a read-only API key and monitors your activity in real-time through Bybit WebSocket.

• Your side: Trade normally on Bybit — full access to charts, order book, position management
• Our side: Real-time equity tracking, position monitoring, rule compliance enforcement
• Security: Read-only API — we can observe but never execute trades or modify your account
• Integrity: Anti-cheat system detects unauthorized balance changes, transfers, or API modifications

One Bybit Demo account per active challenge.

• Instruments: 700+ USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts
• Leverage: Up to 1:50
• Position limit: Max 2× account balance per trade, 3× cumulative across all open positions
• Markets: Open 24/7 — no weekend closures, no scheduled maintenance windows

Dolvero employs automated pattern analysis to detect coordinated activity across multiple accounts:

• Primary trigger: Identical instrument + direction opened within ±120 seconds across different accounts
• Supporting signals: Entry price within 10% proximity, position sizing within ±25%
• Review process: Detections accumulate automatically — formal review occurs at the funding transition stage
• Outcome: Isolated coincidental matches are disregarded. Only a sustained, systematic pattern of correlated execution results in disqualification.

The following result in immediate and irreversible termination:

• Copy trading — replicating trades from any external source
• Account coordination — operating coordinated strategies across multiple accounts
• One-sided betting — disproportionate position sizing or single-trade strategies
• Hedging — opening offsetting positions on correlated instruments
• Arbitrage — exploiting latency, statistical, or cross-exchange price discrepancies
• Balance manipulation — unauthorized deposits, transfers, or equity alterations
• API tampering — modifying or disconnecting API credentials during evaluation
• Unauthorized instruments — trading spot, options, USDC-margined, or inverse contracts

KYC (Know Your Customer) verification is conducted by an external compliance service on behalf of Dolvero. It is required before your first payout — you do not need to complete KYC to purchase or start a challenge.

• Documents required: Government-issued photo ID (passport, national ID card, or driver's license) and proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or official correspondence dated within 3 months)
• Processing time: Typically completed within 24–48 hours
• One-time process: Once verified, the status applies to all current and future accounts

The core risk parameters remain identical after funding:

• Daily loss limit, maximum drawdown, and max risk per trade — unchanged
• News trading, weekend holding, and prohibited strategy rules — unchanged

What changes:

• No more profit targets — there is no minimum you must earn
• Profits become withdrawable every 14 days
• Account is eligible for scaling based on performance

Yes. If you hold multiple funded accounts, they can be merged into a single larger account. Contact support via your dashboard to request an account merge. The combined account inherits the same risk rules scaled to the new balance.

You may operate up to 3 funded accounts simultaneously. Each account is fully independent with its own balance, risk limits, and performance tracking.

Yes. As a funded trader, you are solely responsible for reporting and paying any applicable taxes on your profit share in accordance with the tax laws of your country of residence. Dolvero does not withhold taxes or provide tax advice. We recommend consulting a qualified tax professional in your jurisdiction.

Yes. Standard swap charges apply on all CFD positions held overnight. Swap rates are determined by the underlying interbank rates and vary by instrument and direction (long/short). Swap-free accounts are not available at this time.

• CFD (MetaTrader 5): Raw ECN spreads from 0.1 pips with direct market routing through established liquidity providers. Institutional-grade execution with minimal slippage under normal conditions.
• Crypto (Bybit Demo): Spreads and execution are determined by Bybit's order book — you trade on the same infrastructure as retail Bybit users.

Dolvero does not operate a dealing desk. All orders are routed directly to liquidity providers or the exchange.

Yes. A free trial account is available upon request through our support team. Contact support via app.dolvero.com/support or email support@dolvero.com to request access. The free trial allows you to experience the Dolvero platform and compliance monitoring before committing to a paid challenge.

All payouts are processed within 24 hours of request submission.

• CFD payouts: Bank wire ($0 fee), PayPal ($0 for amounts over $100), Skrill, or cryptocurrency
• Crypto payouts: USDT on-chain via TRC20, ERC20, or BEP20 (network fees only)

You may request payouts every 14 calendar days. All open positions must be closed before submitting a request. KYC verification is required before the first payout.

Your evaluation fee is refunded in full on your 2nd successful funded payout. This applies to every Dolvero program — CFD 2-Step, 1-Step, Instant Funding, and all Crypto challenges. The refund is processed automatically alongside your regular profit share — no separate request is needed. Successful traders effectively pay nothing for the evaluation.

The minimum withdrawal is $50. There is no maximum — withdraw any amount of accumulated profit. Payouts can be requested every 14 calendar days.

• Bank wire: $0 — Dolvero covers all transfer costs
• PayPal: $0 for amounts exceeding $100
• Cryptocurrency: Network fees only (typically $2–10 depending on chain)

No hidden charges, no processing fees, no surprise deductions.

CFD Platform (MetaTrader 5):

• Forex — all major, minor, and exotic currency pairs
• Indices — US30, SPX500, NAS100, UK100, GER40, and more
• Commodities — Gold, Silver, Oil, Natural Gas
• Cryptocurrencies — BTC, ETH, and major altcoins

Crypto Platform (Bybit Demo):

• 700+ USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts
• 24/7 market access with no scheduled closures

Contact our support team immediately via live chat on app.dolvero.com or email support@dolvero.com (response within 2 hours). We maintain detailed execution logs and can investigate trade adjustments for confirmed technical failures outside your control.

Dolvero operates a performance-aligned capital allocation model. Our business is built around identifying skilled traders, providing them with institutional infrastructure, and sharing in the value they generate.

• Capital allocation returns: As funded traders generate profits using our infrastructure and capital, Dolvero retains a minority share (10–20%) of those returns. This is our primary revenue source and it directly aligns our incentives — we earn more when our traders perform well.
• Evaluation access fees: Challenge fees cover the cost of providing trading infrastructure, real-time monitoring, and compliance systems during the evaluation period. These fees are refunded in full on the 2nd successful payout for traders who demonstrate consistent profitability.
• Optional platform upgrades: Traders may purchase add-ons such as Weekend Holding, enhanced profit splits, or adjusted risk parameters to customize their trading environment.

This structure ensures that Dolvero's long-term success depends entirely on the quality and longevity of our funded trader relationships — not on evaluation failures.