Velotrade Introduces Advanced API Trading Access for Crypto Prop Firm Clients

Velotrade, a Hong Kong-based crypto proprietary trading company founded by former derivatives professionals from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, and Dresdner Kleinwort, has officially launched full API trading access for users across its crypto funded trading platform.

The newly introduced API functionality enables traders to integrate automated execution systems, algorithmic trading strategies, and external trading infrastructure directly with Velotrade accounts. The feature is available across both challenge and funded account stages and does not require additional authorization or separate onboarding.

The company says the rollout is designed to support the increasing demand for automated and systematic crypto trading while providing traders with infrastructure commonly associated with institutional financial firms.

With the API integration, traders can now:

• Programmatically place and manage trades
• Access real-time account and market information
• Connect third-party trading signals and automation software
• Develop algorithmic and quantitative trading models
• Build portfolio tracking and multi-account systems

Velotrade stated that automated trading has remained part of its trading framework since launch, positioning the company differently from many crypto prop firms that restrict or prohibit bot-based strategies.

“Our objective has always been to create a trading environment where skilled traders can scale efficiently with the right infrastructure,” said Gianluca Pizzituti, CEO and Co-Founder of Velotrade. “By expanding API access to all traders, we are making institutional-level trading tools available throughout the platform.”

Prior to founding Velotrade, Pizzituti worked on the equity derivatives desk at Dresdner Kleinwort in London before later establishing a proprietary high-frequency trading operation in Singapore focused on FX and equity index markets. Velotrade’s trade finance division later processed more than USD 2.5 billion in disbursements globally before the company expanded into crypto proprietary trading.

According to the company, API-based trading activity remains governed by the same trading conditions applied to discretionary accounts, including daily loss parameters and maximum drawdown limits. Traders are expected to configure automated systems to remain within account requirements.

The API launch follows a broader platform structure focused on crypto-native trading conditions, including:

• No consistency-based trading rules
• No weekend position restrictions
• No limitations during major market news events
• Payout processing within 24 hours in USDC or USDT
• Trading conditions built specifically for digital asset volatility

“We continue to see strong interest from traders using automation, quantitative execution, and systematic trading strategies,” said Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman of Velotrade. “The API infrastructure allows traders to deploy those systems directly within funded crypto trading accounts.”

Vittorio De Angelis brings decades of institutional finance experience, having held senior trading and derivatives positions at major financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America, and Dresdner Kleinwort.

About Velotrade

Velotrade is a Hong Kong-based crypto proprietary trading firm providing funded crypto trading accounts ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 200,000. The platform offers leverage of up to 6x on Bitcoin and Ethereum and is operated by Velotrade Re Limited, a separate Hong Kong entity established in November 2025. The broader Velotrade group also operates an international trade finance business with more than USD 2.5 billion in global disbursements.

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