BrightFunded drawdown rules
When the loss limit rises, what it is measured against, where it stops rising and what a payout does to it, in the firm’s own words.
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, phase 2, funded
Our reading
It does not move at all
“Static — fixed from the original account balance, does not move.”help centre · help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9241611-what-are-the-current-rules-for-the-evaluation-process · 2026-09-02 · saved copy
Plans: 2-Step Bright, 2-Step Classic
What the limit is measured against · phase 1, phase 2, funded
Our reading
Live equity, open trades included
“If your balance or equity hits this level at any point during the day, your account will be considered breached and terminated.”help centre · help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/9241611-what-are-the-current-rules-for-the-evaluation-process · 2026-09-02 · saved copy
Plans: 2-Step Bright, 2-Step Classic, 1-Step
What makes the loss limit rise · phase 1, funded
Our reading
It rises tick by tick, while you trade
“The trailing maximum drawdown updates in real time (high-water mark). Every time your equity reaches a new high during the trading day, the allowed minimum equity level is automatically recalculated from that new peak — not only at the end of the day.”help centre · help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/14284743-brightfunded-1-step · 2026-09-02 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step
Where the limit stops rising
Our reading
At your starting balance
“Once the equity reaches $106,000, the drawdown limit is fixed at $100,000 and will no longer move up.”help centre · help.brightfunded.com/en/articles/14284743-brightfunded-1-step · 2026-09-02 · saved copy
Plans: 1-Step
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This is what the firm publishes, not our opinion. When a firm changes a sentence we see it, and the date moves.