CORE RULES
The Rules Behind Every Voltex Account
A full breakdown of the three rules that shape every evaluation and funded account — how our trailing drawdown actually works, what counts as a valid trade, and how to keep your account active.
Balance-Based Trailing Drawdown
Your maximum allowed loss is a FIXED amount, calculated once from your account's starting balance — 20% of your original size.
This fixed amount never changes, no matter how large your account grows. Every time you close a trade at a new highest balance, your floor moves up — but the WIDTH of your allowed drop stays exactly the same for the life of your account.
Floating profit on open trades never moves your floor. Only a closed trade that sets a new highest balance shifts it — always upward, by the exact size of that new gain.
Your live balance, including any trade still open, is checked against this floor at all times — a dip to or below it is an immediate breach, even on a trade that would have gone on to recover.
We'll email you the moment you reach 15% down — a genuine heads-up before the actual 20% limit, giving you a real chance to protect your account.
Worked Example
- 1You start with a N500,000 account. Your fixed allowed loss is 20% of this starting amount — N100,000 — and this number never changes.
- 2Your floor is set at N400,000 (N500,000 minus the fixed N100,000).
- 3You close a trade, bringing your balance to a new high of N540,000. Your floor moves up to N440,000 — still N540,000 minus that same fixed N100,000, not 20% of the new N540,000.
- 4You open a new trade. While it's still open, floating losses push your equity down to N445,000 — this is above your N440,000 floor, so no breach yet.
- 5The trade continues moving against you. Your floating equity reaches N438,000 — below your N440,000 floor. Your challenge fails at this exact moment.
- 6Notice your allowed loss stayed fixed at N100,000 the entire time — it never grew to N108,000 (which a percentage-of-peak model would have given at this same N540,000 peak).
3 Minute Minimum Hold Time
Every position you open must remain open for at least three minutes before it can be closed. This applies across Phase 1, Phase 2, and your funded account.
This rule exists to discourage latency arbitrage and ultra-fast execution strategies that exploit tiny price-feed delays rather than genuine market analysis — the kind of activity that has nothing to do with actual trading skill.
Closing a position before the three-minute mark may flag that trade as a rule violation, so build this into your strategy from the start rather than treating it as an afterthought.
Up to 4 warnings are recorded for this rule — reach a 4th violation, and your challenge is breached. We'll email you at your 2nd warning, giving you a clear heads-up before it's too late.
5-Day Activity Requirement
Your account must remain active. Place at least one trade every 5 consecutive calendar days to keep your evaluation or funded account in good standing.
This exists to ensure evaluation and funded capital is allocated to traders who are genuinely active and committed, rather than accounts sitting idle indefinitely.
If 5 consecutive calendar days pass without a trade, the inactivity rule is triggered and your account status may be affected. If you're planning an extended break from trading, contact support beforehand.
We'll email you a warning on day 4 of inactivity — a genuine one-day heads-up before a breach on day 5, so a busy week doesn't cost you your challenge without notice.