BrightFunded rules: drawdown, consistency, news trading, EAs and payouts
What BrightFunded publishes on drawdown, loss limits, consistency, news trading, EAs, weekend holding and payouts across 3 products. Every value below is read from BrightFunded’s own website; rows we could not confirm say so.
Rules at a glance
| Rule | BrightFunded | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown type | Varies by product
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Firm’s wording“Maximum Drawdown 6% Trailing (dynamic)”“Maximum Drawdown 8% Static”“Maximum Drawdown 10% Static” |
| Daily loss limit | Varies by product
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Firm’s wording“Daily Drawdown 3% Higher value between Equity and Balance”“Daily Drawdown 4% Higher value between Equity and Balance”“Daily Drawdown 5% Higher value between Equity and Balance” |
| Maximum loss | Varies by product
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Firm’s wording“Maximum Drawdown 6% Trailing (dynamic)”“Maximum Drawdown 8% Static”“Maximum Drawdown 10% Static” |
| Consistency rule | None none | Checked Nov 4, 2026Firm’s wording“At BrightFunded, we do not currently enforce a consistency rule.” |
| News trading | Allowed with conditions restricted | Checked Nov 4, 2026Firm’s wording“During Phase 1 and Phase 2, you can trade around news events freely, with no restrictions.”“Trading within a 10-minute window surrounding significant news releases-defined as 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the event-is prohibited.” |
| Expert Advisors (EAs) | Allowed with conditions restricted | Checked Oct 20, 2026 · product page capture |
| Weekend holding | Allowed allowed | Checked Nov 4, 2026Firm’s wording“Yes, at BrightFunded, we allow traders to hold positions over the weekend.” |
| Profit split | 80% | Checked Nov 4, 2026Firm’s wording“The Profit Split is 80/20 by default and can be scaled up to 100/0 with our Scaling Plan or to 90% instantly with our add-on.” |
| Payout frequency | Every two weeks First Reward Split 30 days after the first funded trade, then every 14 days (bi-weekly); 7-day (weekly) cycle via paid add-on Rechecked 4 November 2026. Help Centre article dated 18 March 2026 states the first Reward Split is after 30 days on the Funded Account, then bi-weekly (14 days), and also lists a 'Bi-weeky add-on (Payouts every 14 days)' next to the weekly add-on. Live marketing the same day (homepage, How it Works, CFD 1-Step / 2-Step Bright / 2-Step Classic) lists only Weekly Payouts among challenge add-ons. The BrightFunded blog (18 November 2025) states subsequent payouts every 14 days, with weekly (7 days) via add-ons. Account-merge help (updated 19 May 2026) requires matching payout-cadence add-ons and gives Bi-weekly Payouts versus Weekly Payouts as the example. No CFD product page publishes a different cadence; firm-wide default is bi-weekly after the first 30-day wait, with weekly as the paid add-on. The Bi-weeky add-on line is kept in evidence. |
Firm’s wording“You can request your first Reward Split after 30 days after you place your first trade on your Funded Account. After your first Reward Split, you can request a Reward Split bi-weekly (14 days).”“You can select the following add-ons at the checkout for fastest and bigger payouts: ⚡️ Bi-weeky add-on (Payouts every 14 days) ⚡️ Weekly add-on (Payouts every 7 days)”“Initial Payout: Your first payout is generally available after 30 days of trading on your funded account. Subsequent Payouts: Following the first one, you can request subsequent payouts every 14 days, with options available for even faster weekly payouts (every 7 days) via add-ons.” |
| Platforms | MT5, DXTrade, cTrader | Checked Nov 4, 2026Firm’s wording“At BrightFunded, we have three platforms designed to provide the best experience for our users: DXTrade, cTrader and MT5.” |
Rules by product
| Product | Phases | Profit target | Min. trading days | Daily loss | Max loss | Drawdown | Profit split | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrightFunded 1-Step | 1 | 10% | 5 | 3% | 6% | Trailing (intraday) | 80% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| BrightFunded 2-Step Bright | 2 | 8% / 5% | 5 | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| BrightFunded 2-Step Classic | 2 | 10% / 5% | 5 | 5% | 10% | Static | 80% | Oct 20, 2026 |
Our take
BrightFunded's help centre says it does "not currently enforce" a consistency rule. That puts it with the majority. Only 21 of the 62 CFD products in our dataset publish a consistency percentage. The rules that matter here are the drawdown and the clock.
Both 2-Step plans use a static floor, 8% on Bright and 10% on Classic. The 1-Step is the one to read twice. Its 6% maximum drawdown trails your highest equity in real time, floating profit included, and only locks at the starting balance once equity is 6% up. On a $100,000 account, a trade showing +$4,000 lifts the floor to $98,000. If that trade reverses and closes at −$3,500, the account is breached, although you never lost 6% from the start.
Once funded, trades executed within 5 minutes either side of a listed high-impact release lose their profit. That's a soft breach, not a closed account, and take-profits on trades opened at least 48 hours earlier are exempt. Evaluations carry no news limit. The first reward unlocks 30 days after your first funded trade. After that, payouts are bi-weekly; weekly payouts are available as a paid add-on.
Pick the 2-Step Classic if you hold over weekends (allowed on all three plans) and can wait a month for the first payout. Skip the 1-Step if you let open winners run before banking them.
Sources
- brightfunded.com/ — checked Nov 4, 2026
- brightfunded.com/1-step — checked Oct 20, 2026
- brightfunded.com/2-step-bright — checked Oct 20, 2026
- brightfunded.com/2-step-classic — checked Oct 20, 2026
- brightfunded.com/blog/how-brightfunded-structures-payouts — checked Nov 4, 2026
- brightfunded.com/cfds/how-it-works — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/10855521-what-trading-platform-does-brightfunded-offer — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/12577176-does-brightfunded-have-a-consistency-rule — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/14284743-brightfunded-1-step — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/14284817-brightfunded-2-step-bright — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/14284844-brightfunded-2-step-classic — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9241611-what-are-the-current-rules-for-the-evaluation-process — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9241694-can-i-trade-news — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9268323-is-it-allowed-to-hold-positions-over-the-weekend — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9268736-how-does-my-reward-split-work-on-my-funded-account — checked Nov 4, 2026
- help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9436456-how-the-account-merge-works — checked Nov 4, 2026
- Dataset norms: CFD products in content/data/challenges (as of 2026-11-04)