Simulated 1-Step and 2-Step evaluations from $5K to $200K, plus a free $1K challenge, on DXTrade, cTrader and MT5
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BrightFunded sells simulated trading evaluations in three paid formats: a 1-Step Challenge, a 2-Step Bright Challenge and a 2-Step Classic Challenge. Account sizes run from $5K to $200K, and the prices on its plan pages are shown in euros. It also offers a Free $1,000 Challenge with one phase and no entry fee. Trading is on DXTrade, cTrader and MT5. The firm says funded traders start at an 80% payout ratio, which rises to 90% at the first scale-up and to 100% from the third scale-up. A 90% payout ratio from the start is offered as a challenge add-on chosen at sign-up.
Its Terms and Conditions say the services are provided by Bright Global FZCO, located in Dubai Silicon Oasis, and that all trading takes place on demo accounts with simulated funds. The firm says it was established in 2023. Some of the firm's pages disagree with each other, for example on whether the scaling plan has a cap; we point these out below.
Everything in this review comes from BrightFunded's own web pages, saved on 7–8 October 2026. Rules and prices change, so check the firm's site before you buy.
| Highest profit split | Up to 100% 1 Firm's wording: “From your third scale-up onwards, you keep 100% of your profits.” |
|---|---|
| Account types | 1-Step evaluation, 2-Step evaluation 123 |
| Markets | Forex, Crypto, Indices, Commodities 1 |
| Platforms | DXtrade, MetaTrader 5, cTrader 1 |
| Allowed / offered on at least one account type |
Rules can differ between account types — check the linked page for the account you want. |
| Not allowed, or rules that apply (firm says so) | |
| Restricted countries named | Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam 1 Countries the firm names. Its list may also refer to sanctions lists or other countries — check the linked page. |
BrightFunded lists three paid evaluation plans. The 1-Step has a single evaluation stage; the 2-Step Bright and 2-Step Classic each have a Challenge stage followed by a Verification stage. Each plan is offered in six sizes: $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K and $200K.
The table shows the price displayed on each plan page before the promotional discount. When we saved the pages, every plan was shown with a lower promotional price beside these figures, under an "Autumn Promo". The comparison table on the Free $1K Challenge page describes the $100,000 Challenge as a "One-time fee." The Terms say no refunds are given if you cancel, fail to meet the conditions or breach the Terms.
| Account size | 1-Step | 2-Step Bright | 2-Step Classic |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5K | €49 | €47 | €49 |
| $10K | €97 | €87 | €97 |
| $25K | €197 | €187 | €197 |
| $50K | €297 | €277 | €297 |
| $100K | €497 | €477 | €497 |
| $200K | €997 | €947 | €997 |
The plan pages list five optional add-ons: Swap-Free, Weekly Payouts, 100% Challenge Fee Refund, No Minimum Trading Days and 90% Payout Ratio. The help centre says the Challenge fee can be paid in cryptocurrency, listing Bitcoin, USDT, USDC, Ethereum, Litecoin, Tron and Solana.
The firm also offers a Free $1,000 Challenge and says there is "No fee. No card required." To claim it, you create an account, complete a 2-minute trading survey and verify your phone number. To pass, you must make $100 in simulated profit without losing more than 3% in a single day or 6% in total. On the resulting funded account you keep 80% of simulated profits, and the page says there is no payout cap. The page also says only a limited number of free challenges can be claimed per country each day.
The help-centre article "How do I get funded?" and the plan pages give the targets and loss limits below.
| Plan | Stage 1 target | Stage 2 target | Max daily loss | Max total loss | Min trading days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Step | 10% | None (one stage) | 3% | 6% (trailing) | 5 |
| 2-Step Bright | 8% | 5% | 4% | 8% (static) | 5 |
| 2-Step Classic | 10% | 5% | 5% | 10% (static) | 5 |
The help centre says there is no time limit on any of these evaluation stages, and the Terms say the Challenge "will last for unlimited days from the date of activation." The plan pages describe the daily loss limit as "reset daily". Under the Terms, both drawdown limits count closed trades and open (floating) positions. The Terms say a maximum drawdown "may be static (fixed from initial simulated capital) or trailing (following the high-water mark), depending on the Product."
The plan pages state "No Consistency Rules". The Terms, however, warn against "initiating significantly larger or smaller position sizes or numbers compared to other trades". A "No Minimum Trading Days" add-on is listed for those who do not want the five-day minimum.
A purchased Challenge is activated by placing the first trade. If it is not activated within 30 days of payment, access is suspended, and the Terms give six months to request renewal. After you pass, the help centre says a valid ID document is needed to finalise the funded account agreement. The Terms say the offer to join the Funded Trader Program is at the firm's sole discretion.
The help centre says 15% of the profits made in the evaluation stages are credited to the funded account once it reaches 10% growth and you request your first payout. The home page also showed this "+15% Evaluation Profit Reward" next to an "Autumn Rally Offer" banner.
News trading. The help-centre article on news says you can trade around news freely in Phase 1 and Phase 2. On a funded account, trading in a 10-minute window, from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after significant news, is prohibited. Profit from a trade in that window is deducted, losses are not compensated, and it is treated as a "soft breach" that does not breach the account. Take profits on trades with a minimum duration of 48 hours are exempt. The plan tables list "News Trading 5-min Restriction" without naming the phase; the How It Works page places this restriction on the Funded Account.
Prohibited practices. The Terms forbid exploiting service errors or price-display delays, trading on an external or slow data feed, and placing opposite positions with other people or across accounts to manipulate trading conditions. They also forbid software, artificial intelligence or ultra-high-speed trading that could manipulate or abuse the system, gap trading when major news or reports are due, and overleveraging, overexposure, one-sided bets and account rolling. Grid trading, high-frequency trading (HFT), tick scalping and arbitrage are named as prohibited strategies. The help centre adds that hedging across multiple accounts is not permitted.
Expert advisors and bots. The How It Works page says: "Whether you use a trading bot or trade manually, we have zero restrictions on your style." The prohibited-strategies article, however, bars any system "designed to execute orders with superhuman speed or to exploit market inefficiencies on a mechanical basis". The help centre has an article titled "Can I use EA?", but its content was not in the pages we saved.
Copy trading and accounts. The Terms permit copy trading only between accounts owned by the same individual, and allow each customer only one Client Section.
Overnight and weekend holding. The help centre has articles on holding positions overnight and over the weekend, but we could not see their content. The instruments page says positions left open overnight may be subject to swap charges, and a Swap-Free add-on is listed on the plan pages.
If forbidden practices are found, the Terms let the firm remove the trades, cancel services, terminate the agreement, cut leverage to 1:5 or impose other restrictions such as lower daily drawdown limits.
The How It Works page says the payout ratio starts at 80% and rises to 90% at the first scale-up. It also says you receive between 80% and 90% depending on the payout ratio chosen at sign-up; the plan pages advertise "Up to 90%".
The firm says: "Request your withdrawal and we'll process it within 24 hours." It also says its average payout time is around 17 hours. The plan pages list "24-Hour Guaranteed Payouts" for all plans. The How It Works page says there are no consistency rules on payouts, so one trade can make you eligible for a payout. Weekly payouts are offered as an add-on.
The help centre lists two payout methods: crypto (USDC on the ERC-20 network) and bank transfer, with bank transfers processed in euros. The Terms say the Challenge fee refund is only available to traders who bought the refund add-on, and is paid with the first performance reward.
The scaling page says each scale-up grows the funded account by 30%, after a review over four consecutive months. To qualify, you must be profitable in at least two of the four months with a total profit of at least 10%, complete at least two successful payouts in that period, and be at breakeven or in profit at the moment of scale-up.
| Stage | Payout ratio |
|---|---|
| New funded account | 80% (90% with the add-on) |
| 1st scale-up | 90% |
| 2nd scale-up | 90% |
| 3rd scale-up and beyond | 100% |
The scaling page shows an "Unlimited" scaling cap, and the How It Works page says "There's no limit on account size." The Terms, however, say total simulated capital "shall not exceed USD 400,000 per customer or trading strategy". The home page also says "Manage up to $400K Simulated Capital." Because the Terms and the home page both give USD 400,000, we treat that as the limit that applies; confirm with the firm before relying on further scaling.
Trade2Earn is a loyalty programme in which you earn BrightFunded Tokens based on the volume (lots) you trade, on profitable and losing trades alike, including in evaluation phases. Tokens can be redeemed for perks such as enhanced payouts or free evaluations. The Terms say tokens have no cash value and that the firm can change or end the programme at any time.
BrightFunded offers three platforms: DXTrade, cTrader and MT5. Its platforms page lists MetaTrader 5 and cTrader for Windows, Android, MacOS, iOS and web browser, and DXtrade for Android, iOS and web browser. The help centre says MT5 is not available to citizens or residents of the US or UAE, and cTrader is not available to those in the US; both also exclude restricted countries.
The instruments page lists four categories: Forex, Crypto, Commodities and Indices. The forex list we saved includes major pairs such as EUR/USD and GBP/USD as well as pairs such as USD/ZAR, EUR/TRY and USD/MXN. We could not see the crypto, commodities and indices lists in our saved pages.
Its Terms and Conditions name Bright Global FZCO, at Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, as the provider of the services. The site footer, however, says the CFD simulated trading services are "offered solely by BrightFunded Ltd.", a Saint Lucia company (registration number 2025-00358), and that futures services are offered by BrightFunded LLC of Wyoming. The footer states that the company "does not engage in any regulated financial activities".
The Terms say no real financial instruments are traded and no real capital is at risk, and that performance rewards are discretionary. The services are not available to residents, citizens or people located in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Vietnam, and the firm may restrict further jurisdictions. Customers must be at least 18. The Terms are governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates, with disputes going to the courts in Dubai, although the Terms say users keep any mandatory consumer protections of their home country. Consumers have a 14-day right to withdraw from the contract, but lose it once they place a demo trade.
The About Us page names Jelle Dijkstra as CEO and Syb Dijkstra as COO, says the firm launched officially in September 2023 and moved its headquarters to Dubai in January 2025. The firm's pages show "$16.5M+ Paid in Rewards", but the same About Us page also says "$13M+ paid out". These are the firm's own figures, which we have not verified.
BrightFunded may suit traders who want to choose between a one-stage and a two-stage evaluation with no time limit, and those who want to try the process without paying through the Free $1,000 Challenge, which pays 80% and is limited in number per country each day. Swing traders may note the 48-hour exemption in the news rule.
It is less suited to strategies the Terms prohibit, such as grid trading, HFT, tick scalping and arbitrage, to funded traders who rely on trading through high-impact news, and to US or UAE residents who want MT5.
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The footer names each entity, its jurisdiction and (for Saint Lucia and Cyprus) a registration number, and says the firm does no regulated financial activity and all trading is simulated. The About page names the founders, board advisors and other team members. Refund terms are in the Terms & Conditions and are consistent: no refunds once trading starts or on cancellation, a 14-day withdrawal right (forfeited by trading) with reimbursement within 14 days, and a fee refund only via the paid add-on. The site shows an undated carousel of per-trader payout amounts and an aggregate claim ('$16.5M+ Paid in Rewards'). The earliest Internet Archive copy of its homepage is from 25 Mar 2024, so about 2.5 years.
Its Transparency Index score is 65/100 (Good). We do not verify payouts or test accounts; this is what the firm’s own pages show.
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BrightFunded offers 1-Step, 2-Step Bright and 2-Step Classic evaluations with no time limit, plus a Free $1,000 Challenge, on DXTrade, cTrader and MT5. Funded accounts start at an 80% payout ratio, which the scaling plan raises to 100% from the third scale-up. Before choosing a plan, check the news rule for funded accounts, the trailing drawdown on the 1-Step, and the USD 400,000 allocation limit in the Terms and on the home page.
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Find my matchNo. The help centre says there is no time limit on the 1-Step or on either stage of the 2-Step plans.
The firm says funded accounts start at 80%, or 90% with an add-on chosen at sign-up. The scaling plan raises it to 90% at the first scale-up and 100% from the third.
In Phase 1 and Phase 2, yes, according to the help centre. On funded accounts, trading from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after significant news is prohibited and the profit from such trades is deducted.
DXTrade, cTrader and MT5. The help centre says MT5 is not available to citizens or residents of, or people living in, the US or UAE, and cTrader is not available to those in the US; both also exclude restricted countries.
The firm says it has no fee and needs no card. You must make $100 in simulated profit without losing more than 3% in a day or 6% in total, and you keep 80% of simulated profits on the funded account.
Simulated. The Terms say all trading takes place on demo accounts and no real capital is at risk.