BrightPulse Free $1K
The BrightFunded free $1K challenge
BrightFunded's free challenge gives anyone a $1,000 simulated account with one phase and no fee. Pass it and you trade a funded account with real payouts. It is also the cheapest way to find out whether you can follow prop rules at all.
- $1,000 account
- 10% target
- 3% daily, 6% trailing
- 80/20 split
The rules
| Rule | Free $1K challenge | On a $1,000 account |
|---|---|---|
| Profit target | 10% | Reach $1,100 |
| Daily drawdown | 3% of the day's starting equity or balance, whichever is higher | About $30 a day |
| Maximum drawdown | 6%, trailing until the account is 6% up | Starts at $940 |
| Minimum trading days | 5 | A trade open at least 60 seconds counts |
| Split once funded | 80/20 | You keep 80% |
BrightFunded help centre, 31 October 2026.
What $30 a day means
On a $1,000 account, the daily limit is about $30. With 0.01 lots on EURUSD worth about 10 cents a pip, a 20-pip stop costs $2, so you can take several trades and still be far from the limit. With 0.10 lots, the same stop costs $20 and two losers end the day, or the challenge. Small size is the whole game on a $1K account.
A five-day plan
- Day 1: mark support and resistance on the 4-hour chart; take at most two trades at 0.01 lots with stops beyond the levels.
- Days 2 and 3: same size, same levels. Aim for steady progress, not the whole 10%.
- Day 4: if you are up, protect it. Your trailing floor has moved up with your best equity.
- Day 5 onward: keep going at the same size until 10% arrives. There is no time limit, so a slow pass is still a pass.
Setups that suit this: candlestick patterns at marked levels.
After you pass
You get a funded account with an 80/20 split. The first reward request opens 30 days after your first funded trade and then every 14 days, paid in USDC on ERC-20 or by bank transfer in euros, with no minimum amount. From there the same discipline applies, and the scaling plan can grow the account over time.
Free versus paid
The free challenge uses the same style of limits as the paid 1-Step plan but on a small account and without the 15% evaluation bonus. If you pass it comfortably, a paid account from $5K to $200K follows the same percentages: how to pass any BrightFunded challenge.
Questions traders ask
Is the BrightFunded free challenge really free?
Yes. The free $1K challenge has no fee. You pass one phase and receive a funded account with an 80/20 split.
What are the free challenge rules?
A 10% profit target, at least 5 trading days, 3% daily drawdown from the higher of equity or balance at the start of the day, and a 6% trailing maximum drawdown that follows your high until the account is 6% up.
When can I withdraw from the free account?
Your first reward split opens 30 days after your first trade on the funded account, then every 14 days. There is no minimum amount.
Does the free challenge get the 15% bonus?
No. BrightFunded's 15% evaluation profit share applies only to paid challenge accounts.