| Bonus Range | Min. Deposit | Max Leverage | Withdrawals | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% / 200% / 400% | R100 | 1:1000 | Instant | MT4 & MT5 |
Vault Markets offers one of the wider ranges of bonus accounts available among South African brokers, with three active tiers: 100%, 200%, and 400% on deposits. All bonus accounts share the same R100 minimum deposit and instant withdrawals, but each tier comes with its own rules, and it is important to know exactly how the credit works before you pick one.
The bonus lands in your account as a credit. It is not cash and cannot be withdrawn on its own. What it does is give you more breathing room to hold positions. Once it is in the account, it stays until one of the removal triggers is hit.
| Account | Bonus | Min. Deposit | Leverage | Instruments | Spreads | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT 100 | 100% | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
| VAULT 200 | 200% | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
| VAULT 400 | 400% | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT5 Only |
| VAULT 1000 | None | R100 | 1:1000 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT5 Only |
| VAULT ZERO | None | R100 | 1:500 | Indices | From 0 Pips | MT4 Only |
| VAULT NO BONUS | None | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
| VAULT NO STOP-OUT | None | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
| VAULT MICRO | None | R50 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
| VAULT SWAP FREE | None | R100 | 1:500 | Indices, Currencies, Energies, Metals | From 1 Pip | MT4 & MT5 |
All three bonus accounts (VAULT 100, VAULT 200, VAULT 400) run on the same core structure. Here is what you need to understand before you open one:
| Topic | How It Works |
|---|---|
| What the Bonus Is | A credit added to your equity. It cannot be withdrawn and is not part of your real balance. It gives you more room to hold trades open. |
| Maximum Bonus Cap | R300,000 combined across VAULT 100 and VAULT 200. If the bonus exceeds this, an automated correction runs and may affect open positions. |
| Margin Calculations | Do not include the bonus in your margin calculations. The account shows margin as a percentage of equity, not balance. Your P/L must never fall below your actual deposited balance. |
| Withdrawals | Withdrawing any funds removes a proportional amount of bonus credit equal to the promotional percentage of what you took out. A full withdrawal removes the full bonus. |
| Internal Transfers | Not allowed on bonus accounts. Any transfer request cancels the bonus. |
| Negative Balance | If your balance goes negative, it is zeroed by the system and the bonus is removed at the same time. Losses first eat into your deposit, then into the bonus. Once the position closes, whatever bonus remains is automatically cancelled. |
| Stop-Out | Stop-out triggers when margin falls below 40%. When this happens, negative balance protection kicks in, the remaining bonus is removed, and the account balance resets to zero. Vault Markets takes no responsibility for losses caused by stop-out after bonus removal. |
| Bonus After Stop-Out | Once a stop-out removes the bonus, it will not be re-credited. You would need to deposit again and open a new bonus account. |
| Expiry | Bonus accounts carry expiry dates. Check your account for the specific date. If you have open trades close to expiry, make sure you have enough real equity to hold them without the credit. |
| No-Bonus Option | If you would rather trade without any of these restrictions, VAULT NO BONUS is available from the same dashboard. It carries no bonus conditions at all. |
| Quick Take: The 400% tier is the most aggressive offer here and the riskiest to misread. On a R1,000 deposit you would have R5,000 in equity on paper, but R4,000 of that is credit that disappears the moment your P/L dips below your real balance. The wider your bonus, the faster a small losing run can trigger a removal event. The 100% tier is the more forgiving entry point for traders who want the extra room without overextending. |