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BrightFunded vs Crypto Fund Trader

Rules, drawdown model, fees, and trading conditions compared side by side. Data verified from official sources.

BrightFunded

Dubai, UAE · est. 2023

Varies

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Crypto Fund TraderCrypto-only

Switzerland · est. 2022

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BrightFunded vs Crypto Fund Trader: Full Comparison

Rule	BrightFunded	Crypto Fund Trader
Drawdown	Varies Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step… Full detail Varies by plan after the 2.0 relaunch: the 1-Step uses a trailing max drawdown that locks once equity is 6% above the initial balance; the 2-Step (Bright/Classic) uses a static max loss fixed from the starting balance.	Varies Varies by program: the 2-Phase and 3-Phase evaluations use a static max loss; the 1-Phase and Break models use a trailing max loss. Full detail Varies by program: the 2-Phase and 3-Phase evaluations use a static max loss; the 1-Phase and Break models use a trailing max loss. No program uses tick-by-tick on unrealised intraday peaks.
Consistency rule	None	Varies
Risk per trade cap	No cap No max risk-per-trade rule and no max-lot cap; sizing is constrained only by the 5% daily / 10% max drawdown.	Capped Funded / final-stage accounts require a stop-loss and no single trade may exceed 2% risk of account size.
News trading	Varies Unrestricted in the challenge; funded accounts ban trading 5 min before/after high-impact news.	Varies Generally allowed; the Ascend Evaluation bans opening or increasing risk within 2 min of high-impact news or market opens.
Weekend holding	Yes Allowed on all accounts; weekend gap losses still count toward drawdown.	Yes Allowed on all account types and instruments.
EAs / bots	Varies Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. Full detail Bans HFT, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid, gap/news bots and cross-account copy/hedging. NO minimum hold time (firm states so explicitly); the 60s figure is the threshold for a day to count as a trading day.	Varies EAs allowed but bans HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage and news-scalping EAs, and cross-account/copy strategies.
Daily loss limit	5%	5%
Overall loss limit	10%	10%
Profit split	80% base, 90% add-on Base is 80%. Upgrading to 90% split costs +20% on the challenge fee at checkout.	80% base, 90% add-on 80/20 default on funded accounts; the 90% Bonus Performance add-on costs 20% of the evaluation price.
Fee refund	Varies Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. Full detail Not included by default: a 100% fee refund on first payout is a paid checkout add-on. The standard policy refunds only untraded challenges bought within the last 30 days (help centre, Sep 2026).	Verify
Platforms	MT5, cTrader, DXtrade	MT5, Match-Trader, Bybit
Assets	Crypto, FX, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, FX, Indices, Stocks, Commodities
Account sizes	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $400K	$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Payout methods	-	Crypto

Last verified: 2026-09-28 (BrightFunded), 2026-09-29 (Crypto Fund Trader). Always verify current terms on each firm's official site before purchasing.