Rules & Documentation

Overview

Vanta is a trading platform built on top of Vanta Network's decentralized infrastructure. Traders complete a one-step evaluation to demonstrate consistent profitability, then receive a scaled account with 100% reward splits, weekly reward distributions, and the ability to scale up to a $2.5M account. Reward distributions are determined by the network and facilitated by Vanta — not subject to human discretion.

Vanta is built by the team behind Taoshi, one of the leading decentralized trading infrastructure providers in the Bittensor ecosystem. All reward distributions are verified on-chain and distributed exactly as calculated.

Account Tiers

Vanta offers five account tiers, each available across Crypto, Forex, Gold & Silver, Equities, and All Markets.

Evaluation Rules

The Vanta Evaluation is a one-step challenge. Most rules are consistent across tiers, with some variation by asset class as noted below.

Profit Target

• Forex, Gold & Silver: 8% of account balance
• Crypto and Equities: 10% of account balance

Max Drawdown

• Daily loss limit: 5% — equity cannot drop more than 5% from the day's opening equity at any point during the day. Resets at 00:00 UTC.
• EOD trailing loss limit: 5% — end-of-day equity cannot drop more than 5% from the end-of-day high water mark.
• Breaching either rule results in immediate elimination.

Time Limits & Minimum Days

• Time limit: None. The trading period is unlimited.
• Minimum trading days: None. You can pass in a single day if you hit the target.
• Activity requirement: You must place at least one trade within 30 days of account activation. Accounts with no trading activity within 30 days will be removed.
• The evaluation completes when you either hit the profit target (pass) or breach the drawdown limit (fail).

No Consistency Rule

There is no single-day profit cap or consistency rule. You may generate any proportion of your profits in a single day.

Other Evaluation Rules

• The full rule set is: profit target + max drawdown. There are no hidden rules.
• You receive new trading credentials for each evaluation account.

Scaled Account Rules

Once you pass the evaluation, your scaled account is activated immediately.

Drawdown Limit (Scaled)

• Maximum Drawdown: 8% trailing from the account's high water mark
• If breached, the scaled account is closed. You may attempt the evaluation again.

Profit Target (Scaled)

• None. There is no profit target on scaled accounts.
• You trade for 7-day cycles and receive reward distributions based on realized profits.

Reward Split

• 100% of profits go to the trader. Vanta takes 0%, including on scaled accounts.

Leverage & Buying Power

Vanta's platform expresses leverage as buying power rather than traditional leverage ratios. This means the limits below define how much of your account balance you can deploy — per single position, and across your entire portfolio at once.

There are two limits to understand:

• Single Position Buying Power — the maximum you can allocate to any one trade at a time
• Total Portfolio Buying Power — the maximum combined exposure you can have across all open positions at once

All limits are enforced automatically by the platform.

Account Size & Leverage Tiers

Leverage Limits

Trading Conditions & Restrictions

What's Allowed

• Manual trading
• Algorithmic trading / EAs / bots (must be your own strategies)
• News trading — no restrictions on trading during news events
• Overnight and weekend holding for all supported markets
  • Crypto: 24/7 market, always available
  • Forex, Gold & Silver: follows standard Forex market hours
  • Equities: follows standard equity market hours
• Multiple individual asset class evaluations simultaneously (one per class — Crypto, Forex & Commodities, Equities), or a single All Markets evaluation. You cannot hold both an All Markets evaluation and an individual asset class evaluation at the same time.

What's Not Allowed

• Third-party copy trading — using signals, copy trading services, or strategies that are not your own is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate disqualification from your evaluation or scaled account. Using your own copy trading setup (mirroring your own strategy across your own accounts) is permitted.

Account Activity Requirement

You must place at least one trade within 30 days of account activation. Accounts with no trading activity within 30 days will be removed. Once you have placed your first trade, the trading period remains unlimited.

No Consistency Rule

There is no single-day profit cap or consistency rule. You may generate any proportion of your profits in a single day.

Platform

All trading is conducted through the Vanta Trading Desk or natively on Hyperliquid, depending on your chosen platform. Both options provide access to institutional-grade simulated trading execution.

Spread, Fees & Slippage

Reward Distributions

• Frequency: Weekly (every 7 days), based on realized profits from your scaled account
• Reward Split: 100% — traders keep all profits
• Payment methods: USD via Stripe. Reward distributions via PayPal and in Cryptocurrency are coming soon.
• Processing: Currently manual; automatic processing coming soon
• Minimum reward distribution amount: None
• Verifiability: Every reward distribution is calculated and verified on-chain via decentralized infrastructure. Provided a trader has followed all rules and policies, reward distributions are processed exactly as calculated — without alteration or delay.
• Evaluation fee refund: The evaluation fee is not refunded upon passing. It is a participation fee, not a deposit.

Scaling Program

Scaling promotions occur once per quarter. To qualify, a scaled trader must meet both of the following requirements during the quarter:

• Return: 5% or more quarterly return
• Sharpe Ratio: 1.0 or above

Scaling Path

Scaling Cap

• All paid tiers (Starter through Tier IV): Can scale up to $2,500,000
• Free ($1K): Not eligible for scaling

Bonus Program

Scaled traders who meet the following quarterly requirements are eligible for a performance bonus:

• Requirement: 2% or more quarterly return and a Sharpe Ratio of 1.0 or above
• Bonus Amount: 25% of quarterly realized PnL
• This bonus is paid in addition to the standard 100% reward split.

Tradeable Markets & Instruments

You may register for individual asset class evaluations (one per class), or a single All Markets evaluation covering all 60 instruments. You choose your market when purchasing the evaluation. Click each category to expand the full instrument list.

KYC & Identity Verification

• Standard KYC verification through Stripe is required when activating your scaled account in order to receive reward distributions.
• KYC is not required to begin an evaluation.

Policies & Safety

• Regulation: Vanta is a trading platform and technology facilitator, not a broker or prop firm. It does not handle customer deposits or trade against users. All trading activities occur in a simulated environment built on top of Vanta Network's decentralized infrastructure.
• Reward distribution security: All reward distributions are calculated and verified on-chain through decentralized infrastructure. Traders who follow all rules and policies will receive their reward distributions exactly as calculated. Reward distributions may be withheld if a trader is found to have violated Vanta's rules or policies.
• Data security: All account data, reward distributions, and performance records follow strict security and privacy standards.
• Market selection lock: Once an evaluation begins, the market cannot be switched.
• Account breach: If a scaled account is breached (exceeds 8% drawdown), the account is closed. The trader may purchase a new evaluation to start again.

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