Does Direct Funded Trader pay out?
Direct Funded Trader does pay some traders, but a dense and specific pattern of denied payouts, concentrated in May to September 2026, makes it a firm to approach with real caution. Money demonstrabl…
Direct Funded Trader at a glance
Direct Funded Trader is a proprietary trading firm based in United Arab Emirates, in business since 2023.
- Account sizes on sale
- $5K – $200K
- Profit split to the trader
- 80%
- programmes, across 20 plans
- 4
- Cheapest plan
- $10
On the record
- Based in
- United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- 2023
- Trades through
- Markets
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 5
- Instrument types
- Cfd
- Website
- directfundedtrader.com
- Evidence last checked
Pay for a plan with
- Credit/Debit Card
- Crypto
- Bank Transfer
Get paid by
- Crypto
- Riseworks
What Direct Funded Trader sells
20 plans in 4 programmes: 4 instant-funding accounts, 9 one-step evaluations, and 7 two-step evaluations.
- Highest split · Instant Funding
- 80%
- Most drawdown room · Evaluation Challenge
- 10%
- Fewest minimum days · Turbo Challenge
- 2
- Highest leverage · Turbo Challenge
- 1:100
Instant fundingInstant FundingInstant funding4 sizesFee refunded80%profit split
The rules
- Max drawdown
- 6% · Static
- Daily loss limit
- 3%
- Minimum trading days
- 3
- Max leverage
- 1:50
- Fee refunded on passing
- Yes
On this programme
- News tradingNot allowed
- Copy tradingNot allowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Allowed
- Weekend holdingAllowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossRequired
Account sizes
- $5K
- $10K
- $25K
- $50K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepFast Funding Standard1-step4 sizesFee refunded80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 10%
- Max drawdown
- 7% · Static
- Daily loss limit
- 4%
- Minimum trading days
- 5
- Max leverage
- 1:50
- Fee refunded on passing
- Yes
On this programme
- News tradingNot allowed
- Copy tradingNot allowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Allowed
- Weekend holdingNot allowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossRequired
Account sizes
- $15K
- $25K
- $50K
- $100K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
1-stepTurbo Challenge1-step5 sizesFee refunded80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 6%
- Max drawdown
- 8% · Static
- Daily loss limit
- 3%
- Minimum trading days
- 2
- Max leverage
- 1:100
- Fee refunded on passing
- Yes
On this programme
- News tradingNot allowed
- Copy tradingNot allowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Allowed
- Weekend holdingAllowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossRequired
Account sizes
- $15K
- $25K
- $50K
- $100K
- $200K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
2-stepEvaluation Challenge2-step7 sizesFee refunded80%profit split
The rules
- Phase 1 target
- 8%
- Phase 2 target
- 5%
- Max drawdown
- 10% · Static
- Daily loss limit
- 5%
- Minimum trading days
- 5
- Max leverage
- 1:100
- Fee refunded on passing
- Yes
On this programme
- News tradingNot allowed
- Copy tradingNot allowed
- Expert advisors (EAs)Allowed
- Weekend holdingAllowed
- Overnight holdingAllowed
- Stop lossRequired
Account sizes
- $5K
- $10K
- $15K
- $25K
- $50K
- $100K
- $200K
Per-size prices are published on the firm’s site, not on this record.
Compare all 4 programmes side by side
| Programme | Type | Sizes | Split | Target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Min days | Leverage | Fee refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Funding | Instant funding | $5K – $50K | 80% | Not recorded | 6% | 3% | 3 | 1:50 | Yes |
| Fast Funding Standard | 1-step | $15K – $100K | 80% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 5 | 1:50 | Yes |
| Turbo Challenge | 1-step | $15K – $200K | 80% | 6% | 8% | 3% | 2 | 1:100 | Yes |
| Evaluation Challenge | 2-step | $5K – $200K | 80% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 5 | 1:100 | Yes |
Leverage by market
Leverage runs from 1:50 on FX to 1:100 on FX, depending on the programme.
| Market | Instant | 2-step |
|---|---|---|
| FX | 1:50 | 1:100 |
How Direct Funded Trader pays
Traders keep 80% of their profits, paid out by Crypto and Riseworks.
- Profit split
- 80%
- Payout methods
- 2
- Plans refunding the fee
- 20 of 20
Paid out by
- Crypto
- Riseworks
Payout policy
Payouts are requested from the client dashboard once the trading cycle closes in profit. On Evaluation and Fast Funding accounts the first profit share is paid after four trading weeks; from the second payout onward the cycle runs every two trading weeks.
The standard split is 80 percent to the trader. A trader who completes a streak of more than five consecutive payouts becomes eligible for a 100 percent split; below that milestone the split stays at 80 percent. At checkout the payout period can also be set to monthly, biweekly or weekly, and the firm shows a different share against each of those options.
The minimum withdrawal is $100. Payouts are made in USDT or through Riseworks, which settles by bank transfer or crypto. The firm also offers payment through Deel for traders who want an invoice for tax declarations. Traders remain responsible for their own taxes.
The registration fee is returned with the first payout from the funded account, advertised at up to 150 percent of the fee. The firm notes this refund is subject to conditions and can vary by account type and promotion. Where an account is reset part way through, only the most recent fee paid is refunded.
KYC must be completed before a funded account is issued.
What you can trade
4 asset classes, traded as CFDs.
Asset classes
- FX
- Indices
- Other Commodities
- Crypto
Instrument types
- CFDs
Trading costs
A commission is charged on every market; the per-lot figures are below.
- FX
Commission is $5 per lot traded, charged on top of raw spreads that start from 0 pips.
The firm also publishes a cashback ceiling per account size, returning up to $3 per lot against these caps: $50 on a $5,000 account, $200 on $15,000, $225 on $25,000, $250 on $50,000, $500 on $100,000 and $1,000 on $200,000. The firm notes the cashback amounts can change by account type and promotion.
What Direct Funded Trader lets you do
Across all 20 plans, as recorded programme by programme.
- News tradingNot allowed on any plan
- Copy tradingNot allowed on any plan
- Expert advisors (EAs)Allowed on every plan
- Weekend holdingAllowed on 16 of 20 plans
- Overnight holdingAllowed on every plan
- Stop lossRequired on every plan
News trading. During the evaluation phases traders may trade through news events, though the firm advises against it because of slippage and volatility. On funded accounts all high impact news trading is prohibited: positions must be closed at least 5 minutes before a high impact release, and new positions may only be opened 5 minutes after it. Traders are expected to check the dashboard daily for scheduled releases. The published list covers interest rate decisions and press conferences from the Fed, BoE, ECB, BoC, RBA, SNB, RBNZ and BoJ, plus CPI, unemployment rate, GDP growth, non-farm payrolls and crude oil inventories.
Weekend and overnight positions. Positions may be held overnight on every program. Weekend holding is permitted on Evaluation, Turbo and Instant Funding accounts, and crypto may be traded over the weekend within its own market hours. The Fast Funding Standard plan does not permit weekend holding. Gap risk sits with the trader, including where a gap causes a breach.
Expert advisors. EAs and indicators are allowed, including risk management tools, automated trading bots and third party EAs, with no requirement to supply source code.
Copy trading. Copying trades from other traders is prohibited, and a trade matching another trader's is treated as a breach. Copying out of your own account is permitted.
Hedging. Hedging within a single account is allowed. Hedging across two or more accounts is not.
Stop losses. Optional during the challenge phases. Mandatory on funded accounts, where a stop loss must be set within 30 seconds of opening a position.
Trade duration. A position must stay open for at least 60 seconds. Opening and closing inside a minute breaches the rules.
Lot sizes and instruments. No lot size limits, and no restrictions on which instruments or position sizes may be traded.
Consistency rules
Instant Funding accounts carry a consistency rule, shown on the plan as a maximum of 30 percent of net profit.
The firm describes the rule as requiring traders to maintain a consistent trading pattern throughout the funded trading period, and states that it applies only to Instant Funded plans, once a trader has been approved and is actively trading. The Evaluation, Turbo and Fast Funding Standard programs are not listed as carrying it.
The firm does not publish the basis the 30 percent figure is measured against.
Firm rules
Beyond the loss limits, the following breach an account:
- Changing the MetaTrader 5 master password, which voids and terminates the account immediately.
- Opening and closing a position in under 60 seconds.
- Failing to set a stop loss within 30 seconds of opening a position on a funded account.
- Prohibited strategies: emulators, high frequency trading whether manual or automated, reverse arbitrage, hedge arbitrage, latency arbitrage, tick scalping, grid trading and martingale, one sided betting, and copying trades from other traders. The terms additionally prohibit trading on an external or slow data feed, coordinating opposite positions across accounts or between traders, and the use of challenge passing services.
Instant Funding accounts add a single trade loss limit: no individual trade may lose more than 2 percent of the current day's balance. The firm states this rule applies only to certain plans.
Funded accounts require a minimum of 3 trades per week, placed on different days. KYC is mandatory before a funded account is issued. Trading from multiple IP addresses or through a VPS is discouraged, and proof must be supplied to support if you do.
A trader whose account finishes with a positive balance and no loss limit breach is entitled to a free retry, and retries are unlimited.
Where Direct Funded Trader does not take traders
Residents of 7 countries cannot open an account with Direct Funded Trader.
- Albania
- Iran
- Kosovo
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
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