BrightFunded $25,000 Account Rules
The BrightFunded $25,000 account has a $1,250 daily loss limit (5%), $2,500 max drawdown (static (floor never moves)), and a $2,000 profit target. The challenge fee is $169, with a minimum of 5 trading days required. Breach level is $22,500.
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules page
BrightFunded's $25,000 Phase 1 has a $1,250 daily loss limit (5%), $2,500 maximum drawdown (static (floor never moves)), and a $2,000 profit target. Minimum 5 trading days. Fee: $169.
| phase 1 | phase 2 | funded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Loss | $1,250 (5%) | $1,250 (5%) | $1,250 (5%) |
| Max Drawdown | $2,500 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| DD Type | Static | Static | Static |
| Profit Target | $2,000 | $1,000 | None |
| Min Days | 5 | 5 | None |
| News Trading | allowed | allowed | allowed |
| Overnight | Yes | Yes | Yes |
You can lose max $1,250 in a single day.
Your account can never drop below $22,500.
If you grow to $35,000, the floor stays at $22,500(static). Your profits don't shrink your safety net.
At 1% risk per trade ($250), you can take 5 losing trades before hitting the daily limit.
Understanding how many consecutive losers your account can survive is the difference between passing and failing. Here is the math for the BrightFunded $25,000 account at different risk levels, based on the $2,500 max drawdown (static (floor never moves)).
| Risk Per Trade | Dollar Risk | Losers to Max DD | Losers to Daily Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5% | $125 | 20 | 10 |
| 1% | $250 | 10 | 5 |
| 1.5% | $375 | 6 | 3 |
| 2% | $500 | 5 | 2 |
| 3% | $750 | 3 | 1 |
At the commonly recommended 1% risk per trade ($250), you can absorb 10 consecutive losing trades before breaching the $2,500 max drawdown. However, the $1,250 daily loss limit means you can only take 5 losers in a single day before getting locked out. This is the constraint that bites most traders first.
Because BrightFunded uses static drawdown, profits you accumulate before a losing streak create additional buffer. If you are up $1,000 before a drawdown, you effectively have $3,500 of room at 1% risk, which translates to 14 losing trades.
Proper position sizing on the BrightFunded $25,000 account depends on your stop loss distance, the instrument you trade, and the rules you need to respect. Below are practical guidelines for this specific account.
Forex (standard lots):
At 1% risk ($250) with a 20-pip stop loss, you can trade approximately 1.25 standard lots (each pip = ~$10 on majors). With a 50-pip stop, that drops to 0.50 lots. If you plan to take multiple trades in a day, remember your combined risk cannot exceed the $1,250 daily limit.
Conservative vs. aggressive sizing:
Conservative (0.5% risk): Risk $125 per trade. You can survive 20 consecutive losers before max drawdown. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 8 winning trades (with no losers) to hit the $2,000 profit target.
Standard (1% risk): Risk $250 per trade. You can survive 10 consecutive losers. At a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio, you need 4 winning trades to hit the target.
Aggressive (2% risk): Risk $500 per trade. Only 5 losers before breach. Just 2 losers hit the daily limit. Not recommended unless you have a proven win rate above 60%.
The key takeaway: on a $25,000 account with $2,500 max drawdown, your static drawdown gives you room to recover from losing streaks as long as you size properly. Your profit target is $2,000 (8%), which means you need to earn 0.8x what you can afford to lose. Use the drawdown simulator to test different scenarios.
- +Static drawdown with 10% max
- +Crypto trading available
- +Lower profit target (8%/4%) vs standard 10%/5%
- +Affordable entry fees
- -MT5 only
- -Relatively new and less proven
- -Limited account size options
- -Minimum 5 trading days per phase
Check a trade against BrightFunded's rules for the $25,000 account. No sign-up required.