# VaultX Funded > Prop firm evaluations with broker-backed funded accounts. VaultX Funded — prop firm evaluations and funded trading accounts. VaultX Funded (VaultX) is a proprietary-trading evaluation firm. Traders buy an evaluation, trade it on MetaTrader 5, and on passing receive a funded account whose trades are placed on a real brokerage account the firm holds. Evaluation sizes run from $2,500 to $100,000; a funded account is 10% of the evaluation size (the firm's "VaultX Live" product). Profit splits are 80% depending on the route. Identity verification (KYC) is required before the first payout. The operator is VaultX Funded Ltd., Company number 2025-00227, Saint Lucia. The service is not offered in: United States of America, Afghanistan, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen, the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. Support: support@vaultxfunded.com, +1 844 475 2910 (English, Urdu, Hindi). ## Routes and rules - **3 Step** — Smaller targets. Bigger drawdown. - 3 Step: targets: Phase 1 4%, Phase 2 5%, Phase 3 8%; max daily loss 3%; max loss 8%; minimum trading days 2 / 2 / 3; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 80%; funded daily loss None. - **2 Step** — Standard, Prime or Pro - 2 Step: targets: Phase 1 10%, Phase 2 5%; max daily loss 5%; max loss 10%; minimum trading days 5 Profitable Days; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 35%; funded daily loss n/a. - 2 Step Prime: targets: Phase 1 10%, Phase 2 5%; max daily loss 5%; max loss 10%; minimum trading days 5 Profitable Days; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 50%; funded daily loss n/a. - 2 Step Pro: targets: Phase 1 5%, Phase 2 8%; max daily loss 5%; max loss 8%; minimum trading days 5 Profitable Days; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 60%; funded daily loss None. - **1 Step** — Standard or Pro - 1 Step: targets: Target 12%; max daily loss 4%; max loss 8%; minimum trading days 5 Profitable Days; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 45%; funded daily loss None. - 1 Step Pro: targets: Target 12%; max daily loss 3%; max loss 6%; minimum trading days 5 Profitable Days; trading period Unlimited; profit split 80%; payouts Multiple Daily; funded max loss 60%; funded daily loss None. Full rules: https://vaultxfunded.com/challenge ## Pages - [VaultX Funded](https://vaultxfunded.com/): Prop firm evaluations with broker-backed funded accounts. - [Prop firm challenge rules](https://vaultxfunded.com/challenge): Every evaluation rule and number, by route and account size: targets, daily loss, maximum loss, profitable days, payouts. - [How a funded account works](https://vaultxfunded.com/how-it-works): From buying an evaluation to a broker-backed funded account and payouts. - [Prop firm FAQ](https://vaultxfunded.com/faq): Eligibility, rules, KYC, payouts and refunds, answered. - [Funded trading account](https://vaultxfunded.com/funded-account): What a funded account is, the rules, the cost and how to get one. - [Guides](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides): Passing an evaluation, every rule explained, payouts, risk, choosing a firm. - [Glossary](https://vaultxfunded.com/glossary): Every prop firm and funded account term, defined. - [What is a funded trading account, and how do you get one?](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/what-is-a-funded-trading-account): A funded trading account lets you trade a prop firm's capital for a share of the profit. What it is, what it costs, the rules, and how VaultX funds traders. - [How to pass a prop firm challenge: a plan that survives the rules](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/how-to-pass-a-prop-firm-challenge): Pass rates come down to sizing, not setups. A step-by-step plan for passing a prop firm challenge built around VaultX's targets, daily loss and max loss rules. - [Prop firm rules explained: daily loss, max loss, profitable days and the rest](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/prop-firm-rules-explained): Every prop firm rule in plain language with worked examples: profit targets, daily loss limit, static maximum loss, profitable days, funded drawdown and prohibited practices at VaultX. - [1 Step vs 2 Step vs 3 Step evaluations: which route fits how you trade](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/one-step-vs-two-step-vs-three-step): One phase or three? Compare 1 Step, 2 Step and 3 Step prop firm evaluations by target, loss limits, fee and funded drawdown, with VaultX's numbers side by side. - [How prop firm payouts work: splits, timing, minimums and what can delay them](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/how-prop-firm-payouts-work): From profit split to money in your wallet: how prop firm payouts are calculated, how often you can request one at VaultX, the $20 minimum, verification, and what delays a payout. - [Funded account vs your own account: costs, risk and upside compared](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/funded-account-vs-personal-account): Should you trade a prop firm's funded account or your own money? A side-by-side on capital, cost, drawdown risk, payout speed and the hidden trade-offs, using VaultX's numbers. - [MetaTrader 5 for prop firm traders: setup, limits and habits that protect your account](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/metatrader-5-prop-firm-guide): How to set up MetaTrader 5 for a prop firm evaluation: logging in with your server and login, position sizing tools, alerts near the loss limits, EAs and copiers, and the mistakes that breach accounts. - [Risk management for funded accounts: sizing to the rules, not the target](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/risk-management-for-funded-accounts): A risk framework for prop firm and funded accounts: risk per trade from the daily limit, position sizing formula, losing-streak maths, and how to keep a funded account for years rather than weeks. - [How to choose a prop firm: a 12-point checklist before you pay a fee](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-prop-firm): Twelve checks to run on any prop firm before buying an evaluation: static drawdown, time limits, payout terms, transparency, what is simulated, support and company details, with how VaultX answers each. - [Instant funding vs evaluation: which path to a funded account costs less in the end?](https://vaultxfunded.com/guides/instant-funding-vs-evaluation): Instant funding skips the challenge for a higher fee and tighter rules; an evaluation costs less up front and gives more room. How the two compare, and where VaultX's direct route stands. - [About](https://vaultxfunded.com/about): Who is behind VaultX and how the firm is run. - [Partner programme](https://vaultxfunded.com/partners/join): Affiliate, influencer and PAM partner terms. - [Verify a certificate](https://vaultxfunded.com/verify): Check any certificate by its public id. - [Legal notice](https://vaultxfunded.com/legal): Operator, restricted countries and risk warning. - [Terms and conditions](https://vaultxfunded.com/terms): The agreement behind every evaluation. - [Privacy policy](https://vaultxfunded.com/privacy): What is collected and why. ## Optional - [Everything in one file](https://vaultxfunded.com/llms-full.txt): every rule, every price and every FAQ answer.