At a glance
The short version
BrightFunded runs 3 evaluation programs for forex and CFD traders. The headline one, BrightFunded 1-Step, asks for a 10% profit target with a 6% intraday trailing max loss and a 3% daily loss limit. This page puts every BrightFunded rule set in one table, runs each through thousands of simulated challenges to show what the rules alone do to your odds, and opens a chart that enforces them candle by candle — so you can rehearse the BrightFunded challenge on real historical data before you pay for one.
BrightFunded challenge rules, program by program
Rules as published on brightfunded.com, checked 21 October 2026. Prop firms revise rules often — confirm on their site before you buy; the source for each program is in the fine print below. Account sizes offered: $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k.
What the BrightFunded rules do to your odds
The same trader passes one firm's challenge far more often than another's, and the difference is the rules, not the trader. To isolate it, each program below was run through the CRTLAB challenge simulator for three traders: a break-even one (50% wins at 1:1 — zero edge, so any pass is the rules' slack plus luck), a small edge (45% at 1:1.5) and a solid edge (45% at 1:2).
Of BrightFunded's 3 programs, BrightFunded 2-Step Bright leaves a break-even trader the most room (25.9% pass) and BrightFunded 1-Step the least (21.2%).
| Program | Break-even trader | Small edge | Solid edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrightFunded 1-Step | 21.2% | 43.9% | 67.3% |
| BrightFunded 2-Step Bright | 25.9% | 64.2% | 88.2% |
| BrightFunded 2-Step Classic | 22.2% | 67.3% | 93% |
Simulated: $100k account, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day, 60 trading days or the program's own limit; multi-phase programs multiply each phase's pass rate. Min-day and consistency rules are not simulated. Run your own numbers in the prop firm challenge calculator.
The rule most likely to end a BrightFunded attempt
On BrightFunded 1-Step the target (10%) is 1.7× the room you have to lose (6%). That gap is the whole difficulty: a trader has to make 1.7 units for every unit they can afford to give back, so a cold streak early in the phase ends more attempts than a lack of edge does.
The max loss trails intraday, including open profit: a trade that runs 6% in your favour and comes back to break-even has used your entire allowance without closing a loss. This is the rule that catches traders who let winners breathe, and it is the first thing to rehearse.
There is a 3% daily loss limit, measured from the higher of the day's starting balance and equity. With only 6% in total, two bad days are the whole account.
You need at least 5 trading days before a phase can pass, so a single big day does not finish it.
In simulation, a trader with a small edge (45% wins at 1:1.5, 1% risk) fails 56.1% of phase-one attempts on the max loss; the ones who pass take a median of 13 trading days.
Rehearse the BrightFunded challenge on a real chart
The button opens CRTLAB with prop firm mode running on BrightFunded 1-Step rules. The chart's HUD carries your progress to target, the distance to the max loss and the daily floor, and it calls the verdict — passed, phase two, or breached — the moment a rule is hit, exactly as the firm's dashboard would. Every BrightFunded program and account size is one click away in the rules panel, and so are the other 98 firms in the catalogue.
What makes it a rehearsal rather than a demo account: you replay real historical data, candle by candle, on any of 38 markets from 1-minute to weekly, and you can do in an evening what a live challenge takes a month to show you. Run the same week three times with three different risk sizes and watch which one the intraday trailing floor catches.
There is no account to fund and no time limit on practice — the replay waits for you. When your rehearsals pass consistently, you know the edge survives BrightFunded's rules before the fee is spent.
BrightFunded fine print worth knowing
BrightFunded 1-Step: Trailing DD locks at initial balance once +6%. Min days waivable with paid add-on. Rules for orders from 13 Apr 2026. BrightFunded's rules page.
BrightFunded 2-Step Bright: Min days waivable with paid add-on. BrightFunded's rules page.
BrightFunded 2-Step Classic: Min days waivable with paid add-on. BrightFunded's rules page.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official BrightFunded challenge?
No. CRTLAB is an independent backtesting platform and is not affiliated with BrightFunded. It reproduces BrightFunded's published rules (checked 21 October 2026) so you can practise against them on historical data; passing here does not fund an account.
What is the BrightFunded max drawdown?
BrightFunded 1-Step: 6% intraday trail; BrightFunded 2-Step Bright: 8% static; BrightFunded 2-Step Classic: 10% static.
Does BrightFunded have a daily loss limit?
BrightFunded 1-Step: 3%; BrightFunded 2-Step Bright: 4%; BrightFunded 2-Step Classic: 5%.
What is the BrightFunded profit target?
BrightFunded 1-Step: 10%; BrightFunded 2-Step Bright: 8% then 5%; BrightFunded 2-Step Classic: 10% then 5%.
Is the BrightFunded simulator free?
CRTLAB is free to try. You get prop firm mode with BrightFunded's rules and every other firm's, with every tool the product has, for your first 10,000 candles of replay — roughly two hours of stepping through a chart, no card needed. After the sample, unlimited replay is $14.99 a month, cancel any time. Prop firm mode itself is never behind a paywall.