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Headquarters

Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Top Floor, Rodney Court Building, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St. Lucia

CEO

Jelle Dijkstra

Martin Doepke

Country

United Arab Emirates

St. Lucia

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Australia, St. Lucia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Central African Republic, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Libya
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Brokers

Market Data Provider

DNA Markets
Refund
No
No
Payout Fee
No data

1% for cryptocurrency withdrawals. $50 for international bank transfers.

Platforms
MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
TradeLocker
Demo Account
DXTrade
IDMagic_BFPasswordBF_Magic123!
cTrade
IDBrightFunded-DemoPasswordBrightFunded123!
Metatrader 5
ID318747699PasswordBrightFundedMT5!ServerBrightFunded-Server
TradeLocker
IDsupport@dnafunded.comPassword5pa1PA$=!814ServerPTTSER
Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Crypto, Card, GooglePay, ApplePay
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

7 days

First payout after 14 trading days (7 days with Early Payout add-on).

Average processing time: 1-4 business days plus 1-2 additional days for funds to arrive.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No data
Yes

Weekend trading is permitted for cryptocurrencies only. For other markets, trades can be held over the weekend but cannot be executed. Weekend trading is strictly prohibited for Rapid and Instant Funding challenges.

Maximum Withdrawal

No limit

5% profit cap on the first three approved payouts. Profits exceeding this cap are wiped when the account resets to original balance.

After three payouts, the cap is removed.

Minimum Withdrawal
No data

$100 after profit split. If profit split is 80%, at least $125 in profits is needed.

Forex
100:1

1:50 for all challenge types.

Metals
40:1

1:10

Energies
40:1

1:10

Indices
20:1

1:10

Crypto
5:1

1:2

Stocks
No data

1:5

Forex
3 / lot
0
Metals
0.001%
0
Energies
0.001%
0
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0.024%
0
Commission-Free Option
No
Yes
Stocks
No data
0
Swap Free
Yes

With add-on

No
Account Reset
No data

Reset Demo add-on: restarts account if failed during demo/evaluation phase.

  • Usable once per purchase
  • Conserves all other add-ons
  • Must be selected during purchase
Add-ons
Yes
  • Bi-weeky payouts (+15%)
  • Weekly payouts (25%)
  • 90% Profit Split (+20%)
  • 100% Challenge Refund (+10%)
  • No minimum trading days (+15%)
  • Swap-Free (+10%)
Yes
  • Early Payout: Reduces first payout waiting to 7 days.
  • Profit Share Booster: Increases split to 90%.
  • Reset Demo: Restart failed evaluation once.

Add-ons must be selected during purchase and cannot be added later.

Instant
No
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

If you meet the requirements of the scaling plan, your funded star account will be increased by 30% of its original size.

  • Every funded star account goes through an evaluation over a period of four consecutive months.
  • You must be profitable in at least two out of those four months, with a minimum total gain of 10% during the entire four-month period.
  • You must also successfully complete at least two payout requests on your funded star account.
  • When the scale-up takes place, the balance of the funded star account must be at breakeven or in profit.
  • There are no restrictions on upside balance.
No
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Static

1-Phase, 2-Phase, Rapid
Static drawdown. Maximum lifetime drawdown is a fixed percentage of initial balance (Initial Balance × Limit / 100).

  • 1-Phase: 6% total
  • 2-Phase: 8% total
  • Rapid: 5% total

Instant Funding
Progressive drawdown (4%). When the account makes profits, the drawdown limit increases accordingly. Example: $10,000 account has a $9,600 minimum that adjusts upward with gains.

Profit Split

80%

80/20 split. Can be boosted to 90/10 with the Profit Share Booster add-on.

Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown

Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

Based on balance. Static drawdown calculated as Previous Day Balance × Limit / 100. Resets at end of day.

  • 1-Phase: 5% daily
  • 2-Phase: 5% daily
  • Rapid: 4% daily
  • Instant Funding: No daily drawdown limit.
Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
400,000
600,000
Merge Accounts
Yes
  • Accounts can only be merged into sizes that currently offered
  • Only accounts in the Funded Stage are eligible for merging.
  • The accounts to be merged must have the same add-ons.
  • Merging is only possible if you request it before we send the Funded Account for the first time or after a payout.
No
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

No time limit for 1-Phase, 2-Phase and Instant Funding. Rapid challenge has a 10-day time limit.

Minimum Trading Days

Evalution Phases: 5 days

  • 1-Phase: 5 minimum trading days
  • 2-Phase: 5 minimum trading days
  • Rapid: 5 minimum trading days
  • Instant Funding: 5 minimum trading days
  • Funded phase: 14 days before first payout (7 with Early Payout add-on). Trades must be opened on 3 different days.

A trading day is defined as one single trade held for 60+ seconds.

Points Reward Program

Trade2Earn is a BrightFunded program that rewards traders based on their trading volume, not just their profits. For every trade you make on Challenge or Funded accounts, you earn BrightFunded Tokens that can be exchanged for exclusive perks.

Available perks

  • More Drawdown – Greater flexibility and margin for error.
  • Lower Profit Targets – Easier to pass evaluations.

Token calculation

  • Forex, indices, commodities: 0.2 tokens / $100,000 volume
  • Crypto: 0.2 tokens / $20,000 volume
No data
Monthly Competition
No
Yes

Free entry tournaments with prize pools up to $750K in funded accounts.

Prizes

  • 1st: $200K
  • 2nd-3rd: $100K
  • 4th-6th: $50K
  • 7th-10th: $25K
  • 11th-15th: $10K
  • 16th-25th: $5K

Paid re-entry available ($3) after elimination. Rules: 5% daily loss / 8% max loss, swap-free accounts, leverage 1:50.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes

EAs and algorithmic trading permitted on 1-Phase, 2-Phase and Rapid challenges. Strictly prohibited on Instant Funding accounts.

VPN
Yes
Limited

VPN/VPS allowed, but you must be able to prove access was done by you. Payouts may be delayed or declined if DNA cannot verify this. Using VPN to mask location, share accounts, or allow third-party trading is a prohibited act.

Hedging
No
No
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes
Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No data
No
Copy Trading
Yes
Limited

Copy trading only permitted between own DNA Funded accounts. Copying from non-DNA Funded accounts or between different users is prohibited.

News Trading
No

Trading 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the event is prohibited ( this is a soft breach and will not result in your account being breached).

Trading during this window will result in a deduction of the profit that you made on that particular trade.

Executed trades during this period that lead to a loss won't be compensated.

Executing a trade refers to initiating or closing a market order, as well as triggering any pending order, including stop-loss and take-profit instructions.

No

No orders 5 minutes before/after high-impact news events (marked red on FXStreet calendar).

Also applies to unexpected high-impact events (market shocks).

Inactivity Rule

30 days

Traders must execute at least one trade every 30 days to avoid account inactivity.

Consistency Rule
No
Yes

During the funded phase, traders can generate up to 30% of the requested payout amount as profit per calendar day.

Gains exceeding the 30% daily threshold are removed from the payout, but the account is not disqualified.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

For non-crypto markets, trades can be held over the weekend but no new trades can be opened. Strictly prohibited for Rapid and Instant Funding challenges.

Prohibited Strategies
  • Hedging across multiple accounts
  • Exploiting Service Errors or Platform Delays.
  • Using External or Delayed Data Feeds.
  • Coordinated or Multi-Account Manipulation.
  • Violating Platform or Provider Terms.
  • Use of Automated Software, AI, or High-Speed Trading Tools.
  • Trading During High-Impact News or Events.
  • Risk-Abusive Trading: Overleveraging, Overexposure, One-Sided Bets, and Account Rolling.
  • Abusive Strategy Types: Grid Trading, Arbitrage, Tick Scalping, High-Frequency Trading (HFT).

All phases (evaluation + funded)

  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Reverse Arbitrage Trading
  • Hedging
  • Copy Trading from non-DNA Funded accounts
  • Gap Trading
  • Account Management (third party access)

Funded phase only

  • Latency Arbitrage
  • News Scalping
  • Reverse Hedging Between Accounts
  • Hedge Arbitrage Trading
  • Tick Scalping
  • Grid Trading
  • Martingale Strategies
  • One-Sided Betting
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