Risk Disclosure
Velocity Funds Risk Disclosure
Important information about the risks of trading, hypothetical performance, and simulated accounts.
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Trading in futures, derivatives, and other leveraged financial instruments involves a high degree of risk and is not suitable for all investors. This Risk Disclosure is intended to help you understand the nature of those risks when using Velocity Funds LLC ("Velocity Funds", "we", "us", or "our") evaluation and simulated funded account programs.
By participating in any Velocity Funds program (including Velocity Starter evaluations and Velocity Funded accounts), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accept the risks described below, as well as those outlined in our Terms of Use and related policies.
Futures and derivatives markets can be highly volatile. Price movements may be sudden and substantial, and can be driven by a wide range of factors including economic data, geopolitical events, central bank policies, liquidity conditions, and market sentiment. Even disciplined strategies can experience rapid and significant drawdowns.
Trading futures typically involves leverage, which allows you to control a large notional position with a smaller amount of capital. While leverage can amplify gains, it also magnifies losses. A relatively small move in the underlying market can result in substantial losses and may quickly exceed the value of your account in a live environment.
Even though Velocity Funds operates in a simulated environment, your risk parameters (such as account size, daily loss limits, and trailing drawdown) are designed to reflect the realities of leveraged trading risk and may result in rapid failure of an evaluation or termination of a simulated funded account.
Velocity Funds programs are based on simulated trading. Orders, fills, and price feeds in our environment are not live executions on regulated exchanges. As a result:
- Simulated fills may differ from real-world fills in terms of slippage, latency, and liquidity.
- Simulated performance may not accurately reflect emotional and psychological pressures experienced in live trading.
- Risk controls may behave differently than those of an actual brokerage account.
Past performance in a simulated environment does not guarantee future performance in live markets. No representation is made that any account will achieve profits or losses similar to those seen in a simulation or example.
The information provided by Velocity Funds is for educational and evaluation purposes only. We do not provide investment, tax, legal, or financial advice, and nothing on our website or within our programs should be interpreted as a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument. You are solely responsible for your trading decisions and strategies.
Trading, whether live or simulated, should only be undertaken with risk capital — funds that you can afford to lose without impacting your financial stability, lifestyle, or obligations. Even though Velocity Funds operates in a simulated environment, strategies and habits formed here may influence future live trading behavior. You should carefully evaluate your financial situation, experience level, and risk tolerance before engaging in any trading activity.
Each Velocity Funds program is governed by specific rules (including maximum daily loss, trailing drawdown, minimum trading days, consistency requirements, and Weekly or Dynamic Reward Caps). Violating these rules can result in immediate failure of an evaluation, removal from a program, or termination of a simulated funded account.
You are responsible for understanding and monitoring all applicable rules. Our enforcement of these rules is part of our risk management framework and is not negotiable.
Trading systems and technology are subject to failures, delays, and interruptions. These may arise from issues including, but not limited to:
- Internet connectivity problems or ISP outages.
- Platform or server maintenance, instability, or downtime.
- Delays or disruptions in data feeds or simulated order execution.
- Hardware malfunctions (computers, devices, network equipment).
Velocity Funds does not guarantee uninterrupted access to its platform and is not liable for losses, missed opportunities, or evaluation failures caused by technical issues, whether on our side or yours.
Trading regulations vary by country and jurisdiction. It is your responsibility to ensure that your participation in Velocity Funds programs complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in your location. We do not represent that our Services are appropriate or available for use in every jurisdiction.
Any performance results, leaderboards, account summaries, or payout examples provided by Velocity Funds are hypothetical or simulated unless explicitly stated otherwise. Hypothetical performance has inherent limitations:
- Results are developed with the benefit of hindsight.
- They do not reflect real financial risk or psychological pressure.
- They may not account for real-world execution issues such as slippage, partial fills, or liquidity constraints.
No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown in any examples, marketing materials, or simulations.
Rewards offered through the Velocity Funded program (including profit splits and Weekly or Dynamic Reward Caps) are discretionary and subject to your adherence to all rules, risk limits, and compliance reviews. Reward structures, caps, and eligibility criteria may change over time at our sole discretion.
You should not rely on any specific payout, reward cycle, or profit figure as guaranteed or promised income. All examples are illustrative only.
By participating in Velocity Funds programs, you agree that Velocity Funds LLC will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Services, including but not limited to evaluation failures, loss of data, platform outages, or decisions you make in your own trading activities.
If you have any questions about this Risk Disclosure, please contact us at:
Velocity Funds LLC
Orlando, Florida (USA) - Mailing address to be inserted here
Email: support@velocityfunds.io
This Risk Disclosure is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace personalized legal or financial advice. You should consult your own advisors to understand how these risks apply to your specific situation.