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Headquarters

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

56 Alekou Konstantinou, Strovolos, 2024, Nicosia, Cyprus

CEO

Jelle Dijkstra

Revin Zabala

Country

United Arab Emirates

Cyprus

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Cuba, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, North Korea, Cyprus
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Commodities, Forex, Indices, Crypto
Brokers

Market Data Provider

Liquidity Provider

Refund
No
Yes

Full refund after 3rd payout. Not available for Instant Funding Accounts and 1-step Nitro X Accounts

Payout Fee
No data

5% processing fee on crypto payouts (covers blockchain costs, liquidity swaps, and infrastructure). Only TRC20 USDT supported for crypto payouts.

Platforms
MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
cTrader, TradeLocker, MatchTrader, Metatrader 5
Demo Account
DXTrade
IDMagic_BFPasswordBF_Magic123!
cTrade
IDBrightFunded-DemoPasswordBrightFunded123!
Metatrader 5
ID318747699PasswordBrightFundedMT5!ServerBrightFunded-Server
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordpzddx08j7q
TradeLocker
ID-PasswordK8aqkT,YR_gn
cTrader
IDctid8638354Passwordspreadtest
Metatrader 5
ID100003PasswordAemI1#0n0G0ServerFundedTraderMarkets-server
Stop Out Level
No data

100%

Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Crypto, Card, GooglePay, ApplePay
Card, Crypto
Margin Call Level
No data

110%

Payout Frequency

7 days

On Demand, provided you have met these specific criteria:

  • Consistency Rule
  • Minimum Payout Amount of 1% of Initial Balance (Before-Split)
  • Minimum Trading Days
Payout Guarantee
No data

The 24-hour payout guarantee ensures that you are eligible to receive your full payout within 24 business hours of your payout request. If Funded Trader Markets fail to meet this time frame, they will double the requested payout and issue a free account of the same size. This guarantee is only applicable for payouts up to $1000.

Maximum Withdrawal

No limit

  • 2-Step Prime: $15,000 per month
  • 1-Step Nitro X: $5,000 per account and request, and required to leave a buffer of 50% of the profits
  • Crypto payouts: $5,000 per transaction (TRC20 USDT only)
Minimum Withdrawal
No data
  • 1-Step Nitro X: Must make at least a 3% profit before withdrawal
  • All other accounts: 1% of initial balance
Forex
100:1
100:1
Metals
40:1
30:1
Energies
40:1
30:1
Indices
20:1
30:1
Crypto
5:1
  • BTC, ETH: 5:1
  • Other crypto: 2:1
Forex
3 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
0.001%
7 / lot
Energies
0.001%
7 / lot
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0.024%
0
Commission-Free Option
No
No data
Swap Free
Yes

With add-on

Yes

All accounts are swap free

Account Reset
No data

A reset gives a trader who has violated their account rules (such as exceeding the Daily or Overall Loss Limit) the ability to restore the account to its original starting balance paying a fee, and begin trading again.

1-Step Nitro X (Evaluation Phase)

  • Reset Limit: Unlimited
  • Reset Window: Within 30 days of the original purchase date

1-Step Nitro and 1-Step Nitro X (Funded Phase)

  • Reset Limit: One-time only

Instant Standard

  • Reset Limit: One-time only
  • Reset Window: Within 24 hours after the breach
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

90% Profit Split (2-Step Plus): It has no cost on money but Shield Risk Protocol will apply now on evaluation phase as well

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

  • Instant, 1-Step: Trailing
  • 2-Step: Static
Profit Split

80%

Instant Standard, Instant Pro

  • 1st payout: 50%
  • 2nd payout: 60%
  • 3rd payout: 70%
  • 4th payout and next: 80%

Instant Plus

80%

2-Step Plus

70% (up to 90% with 2-Step Plus add-on)

1-Step Nitro

90% for the first $10,000 and 80% after that

1-Step Nitro X

100%

Free Trial
No
No
Profit After Breach
No data

If your Simulated Funded account with Funded Trader Markets is in profit but has been breached, you may still qualify for a withdrawal with a 50% split, provided the following conditions are met:

  • Stop Loss Usage: Every trade had an SL in place.
  • Loss Limits: No single position incurred a loss exceeding 1% of the account's initial balance.
Daily Drawdown

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

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

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
400,000

Evaluations

  • 2-Step Plus: $200,000
  • 1-Step Nitro: $300,000
  • 1-Step Nitro X: $150,000

Instant Funding

  • Instant Standard: $100,000
  • Instant Pro: $100,000
  • Instant Plus: $100,000
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.
Yes
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

Evalution Phases: 5 days

No data
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
No
Minimum Profitable Days
No data

1-Step Nitro / 1-Step Nitro X

  • Evaluation: no minimum days.
  • Funded Simulation: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit count.

2-Step Plus

  • Evaluation: 3 minimum days per phase.
  • Funded Simulation: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit.

Instant Standard / Pro / Plus

  • Payout eligibility: 5 minimum days, only days with ≥0.5% profit count.
  • Instant Pro: trading-day requirement can be removed with a checkout add-on.
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes
VPN
Yes
Yes
Hedging
No
Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes
Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No data
Yes
Martingale
No data
Yes

Martingale and layering are allowed per account (increasing position size after a loss, or opening multiple positions in the same direction at different price levels). Running these strategies across multiple accounts simultaneously is prohibited and counts as abusive behavior.

Maximum Risk Limit
No data
Yes

Shield Risk Protocol

Maximum Floating Loss Limits

  • Instant Plus, 2-Step Plus: Maximum floating loss = 1% of account balance

Breach Consequences

  • Breach it once = 80% profit split drops to 50%
  • Breach it repeatedly = payout share reduces permanently to 40%, 30% and finally 20%
Copy Trading
Yes
Yes

Built-in Copy Trading lets traders link their own FTM accounts and mirror trades, including from Evaluation to Funded phases. Available across supported platforms. Account sharing and group trading remain 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.

Yes
Inactivity Rule

30 days

Accounts inactive for 30 days are subject to closure.

Consistency Rule
No
Yes

Instant (all)

  • If a single day's profit is more than 20% of your total profit in the Instant Funding Account, you have to keep trading until the best day profit is less than 20% of the total profit.

1-Step Nitro

50% on evaluation phase and 45% on funded phase

1-Step Nitro X

25% on funded phase

2-Step Plus

No consistency rule on evaluation. No consistency rule on funded phase.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
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).
  • Using Manipulative Software or Techniques
  • Non-Standard Trading Practices
  • Using External or Slow Data Feeds
  • Exploiting Service Errors
  • Manipulative Trading
  • Hedging Across Accounts
  • Account Management Services
  • Group Trading
  • High-Frequency Trading
  • News Scalping
  • Arbitrage Trading
  • Multi-Account Reverse Trading
  • Tick Scalping
  • Internal Reverse Trading
  • Group Hedging
  • Account Management Services
  • Account Sharing
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