Sky Trade trader levels: Start to Orbit, perks and monthly reset

Sky Trade has five trader levels: Start, Takeoff, Altitude, Stratosphere and Orbit. Your level depends on one number — the total of your credited real deposits in the current calendar month — and it resets at the start of every month. Here is what each level gives you and how the counting works.

The five levels

You can see your current level and progress in the Trader levels section of the platform.

How deposits are counted

• Only real deposits count. Demo balance, bonuses and trading profits do not.
• A deposit counts once it is credited, that is, fully paid and confirmed — not when you create the request.
• Only deposits from the current calendar month count, measured in UTC.

Example: you deposit $60 on the 3rd and $50 on the 20th. Your monthly total is $110, so you reach Takeoff ($100) on the 20th. On the 1st of next month your total starts again from $0.

Monthly reset (UTC)

Levels reset at the start of each calendar month by UTC time. Depending on your time zone, that may be the evening of the last day of the month or the morning of the 1st. Safe trades and payout boosts are also counted per month.

Orbit is granted by application

Reaching $10,000 in monthly deposits makes you eligible for Orbit, but Orbit is not switched on automatically: you apply, and the application is approved manually.

What the perks do

• Safe trade — if a protected real trade loses, the stake is returned. Caps and rules: safe trade.
• Personal promo code — a deposit bonus of the size shown above, with a wagering requirement (×50–×100 depending on level). Read bonuses and promo codes before using it.
• Withdrawal priority — Stratosphere requests are placed higher in the manual review queue, and Orbit gets the highest priority. This affects the order of review, not a promised time. See how withdrawals work.
• Referral rewards (Stratosphere and up) — 10% of a friend's first fully paid deposit of at least $50, up to $50, paid as a bonus with wagering.
• Payout boost (Orbit) — raises one instrument's payout to 92% for 24 hours, 2 times per month. No payout goes above 92% with a boost. More in payout percentage.
• Own promo codes, ideas program, early access (Orbit) — extra participation features for the top level.

Should you chase a level?

Honestly, no. Perks such as a safe trade or a few extra payout points are small next to the amount you would need to deposit, and depositing to unlock perks is a classic way to put more money at risk than you planned. Decide your deposit size first, from risk per trade and your budget, and treat any level you reach as a side effect.