BrightLane Futures rules
BrightFunded Futures rules, with the numbers
There are few rules, but three of them end accounts and two quietly block a pass or a payout. This page sorts them by what they cost you, with worked examples on a $50K account.
- No daily loss limit
- Consistency only in the evaluation
- Auto close 16:45 ET
Facts checked 13 Nov 2026
Short version. Three things end an account: equity touching the Max Loss Limit floor, a second hedge, and inactivity. Two things only delay you: the consistency rule and the minimum trade duration. There is no daily loss limit and no news blackout. Source: BrightFunded's futures help centre, 7 November 2026.
Every rule in one table
| Rule | Evaluation | SIM Funded | If you break it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Loss Limit | Yes | Yes, locks at start + $100 | Account closed |
| Daily loss limit | None | None | Does not exist |
| Hedging | Not allowed | Not allowed | First time a warning, second time closed |
| Inactivity | 1 new trade per 30 calendar days | 1 new trade per 7 trading days | Account closed |
| Consistency | 40% Core, 50% Plus | None | Pass is delayed |
| Minimum trade duration | Yes | Yes | Pass or payout is blocked |
| News trading | Allowed | Allowed | No restriction |
| Overnight holding | Not possible | Not possible | Auto close, never a breach |
The Max Loss Limit
This is the only loss rule. The floor sits below your highest point by a fixed amount, and it follows you up. On BrightCore the highest point is your best daily close. On BrightPlus it is your best equity in real time, open profit included.
| Size | Max Loss Limit | Starting floor | Floor once locked |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $1,000 | $24,000 | $25,100 |
| $50K | $2,000 | $48,000 | $50,100 |
| $100K | $3,000 | $97,000 | $100,100 |
| $150K | $4,500 | $145,500 | $150,100 |
In the evaluation the floor never stops trailing. Once funded it locks for good at the starting balance plus $100: on BrightPlus when equity reaches the buffer ($52,100 on $50K), on BrightCore when your first payout is approved. After the lock, touching it even for a moment ends the account.
Consistency: only a delay
In the evaluation your best day may not be more than 40% of total net profit on BrightCore, or 50% on BrightPlus.
- BrightCore $50K: target $3,000. If your best day is $1,500, you need $3,750 in total before the pass is accepted ($1,500 is 40% of $3,750).
- BrightPlus $50K: the same $1,500 day is exactly 50% of the $3,000 target, so you pass at the target.
You do not fail for missing it. You keep trading smaller days until the ratio fits. There is no minimum number of trading days, but this rule sets the fastest pass: 2 trading days on BrightPlus and 3 on BrightCore.
Minimum trade duration
More than half of your winning profit must come from trades held longer than 15 seconds. It is never a breach. It blocks the pass in the evaluation and the payout request once funded, until enough profit comes from longer trades.
Hedging
Holding a long and a short at the same time on the same instrument, or on instruments of the same group, counts as hedging. A mini against its micro counts too: long NQ and short MNQ is a hedge. So is doing it across two of your own accounts, and then both accounts take the breach.
- First time on an account: a warning. The hedged positions are closed and their profit is removed. Losses stay.
- Second time on the same account: the account is closed.
A reset does not give the warning back.
Inactivity
Open at least one new trade every 30 calendar days in the evaluation and every 7 trading days once funded. Holidays do not count as trading days. Missing the window always closes the account, with no warning first.
Trading hours and the auto close
The trading day follows the CME session, 18:00 to 17:00 New York time. All open positions are closed at market at 16:45 New York time, Monday to Friday. It is never a breach, but it means no trade survives the night or the weekend.
What is allowed
- Trading the news, with no blackout.
- Bots and EAs that do not copy another trader.
- Copy trading between your own accounts.
- Unlimited evaluations at the same time.
Not allowed: copying other traders, group trading, letting someone else trade your account, and more than one profile per person. Accounts can be reviewed before or after a payout. Payouts pause while a review is open, and you are asked to reply within 3 business days.
Questions traders ask
What is the Max Loss Limit on BrightFunded Futures?
$1,000 on $25K, $2,000 on $50K, $3,000 on $100K and $4,500 on $150K. The floor is the highest point minus that amount. If live equity touches the floor, open trades included, the account is breached.
Is there a consistency rule on BrightFunded Futures?
Only in the evaluation. Your best day may be at most 40% of total net profit on BrightCore and 50% on BrightPlus. Missing it never fails the account, it only delays the pass. There is no consistency rule once you are funded.
Can I hold trades overnight?
No. Every open position is closed at market at 16:45 New York time, Monday to Friday. The auto close is never a breach.
Is news trading allowed?
Yes, in the evaluation and when funded, with no blackout window.
Are bots and copy trading allowed?
Bots and EAs are allowed if they do not replicate another trader. You may copy between your own accounts. Copying other traders or trading as a group is a hard breach.
How many accounts can I have?
Unlimited evaluations, and at most 5 active SIM Funded accounts per household, up to $750,000 of simulated capital.