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Vanta Trading Vanta Trading
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Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Saint Lucia United States
Established Jan 2015 -
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, Match Trader, MT5 Vanta Trading Desk
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80% (scales up to 100%) 100% Best
Daily Drawdown Instant: 3% daily / 5% trailing. Step 1: 3% daily / 6% max. Step 2: 5% daily / 10% max. 5% daily loss limit (resets 00:00 UTC); 5% EOD trailing (challenge), 8% EOD trailing (funded)
Payout Frequency Weekly
Funded traders receive weekly payouts, processed within 24 hours 		Weekly
7-day reward cycles based on realized simulated profit, verified on-chain
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Three programs (Instant, 1-Step, 2-Step). Up to $150,000 simulated capital. 80% profit split scaling to 100%. Weekly payouts within 24h. Available in 190+ countries. MT5, Match Trader and TradingView. NYS Academy education + Smart Journal + NYS GPT. Premium Programme scaling to $2M. Spin & Trade reward feature.
  • 100% reward split, simple one-step evaluation, no consistency rule, unlimited time with no minimum trading days, quarterly scaling up to $2.5M, news and weekend trading allowed, no withdrawal fees, blockchain-verifiable payouts
Main Drawbacks
  • Instant program enforces 15% consistency rule and 1% max open risk. 2-Step required reaching 8% then 5% with tight risk caps. Founders/UBO not publicly listed. Saint Lucia tech entity (NYS Markets Ltd) + Hong Kong operator (NYS Corp Limited) — offshore structure, unregulated.
  • Simulated environment only, evaluation fee is non-refundable, no tier upgrades on an active account (a new evaluation must be purchased), weekly 7-day reward cycle rather than on-demand withdrawals, daily 5% loss limit can be tight for some strategies
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

NYS Markets Challenges

6 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$36 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$79 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$149 $20K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$299 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$529 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None
$749 $150K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
 P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P2: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss 5%
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
 80% (scales up to 100%) None

Vanta Trading Challenges

5 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$74
one-time 		$5K 1 Step P1: $500 (10%)
 P1: $250 (5%)
5% daily loss limit, resets 00:00 UTC
P1: $250 (5% daily + 5% EOD trailing)
 100% None
$135
one-time 		$10K 1 Step P1: $1,000 (10%)
 P1: $500 (5%)
5% daily loss limit, resets 00:00 UTC
P1: $500 (5% daily + 5% EOD trailing)
 100% None
$309
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $2,500 (10%)
 P1: $1,250 (5%)
5% daily loss limit, resets 00:00 UTC
P1: $1,250 (5% daily + 5% EOD trailing)
 100% None
$579
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $5,000 (10%)
 P1: $2,500 (5%)
5% daily loss limit, resets 00:00 UTC
P1: $2,500 (5% daily + 5% EOD trailing)
 100% None
$999
one-time 		$100K 1 Step P1: $10,000 (10%)
 P1: $5,000 (5%)
5% daily loss limit, resets 00:00 UTC
P1: $5,000 (5% daily + 5% EOD trailing)
 100% None
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