Direct Funded Trader Review 2025 – Prop Firm Features, Rules & Payout Explained

Company Information

• Company Name: Direct Funded Trader
• Company Legal Name: GFT GROUP LLC
• Company Registration No.: (Information not provided)
• Operating Since: January 2024
• CEO Name: Undisclosed

Challenge Details

Direct Funded Trader offers 3 types of challenge programs, Evaluation, Fast Funding Standard and Fast Funding Aggressive.

Evaluation Details:

Pricing:

• $5,000 Account : $31
• $10,000 Account : $27
• $15,000 Account : $100
• $25,000 Account : $199
• $50,000 Account : $299
• $100,000 Account : $479
• $200,000 Account : $979

Rules:

• Profit Target (Phase 1): 8%
• Profit Target (Phase 2): 5%
• Total Loss: 10%
• Daily Loss: 5%
• Profit Share: 80%, up to 90%
• Drawdown Type: Static Drawdown
• Time Limit: Unlimited
• Leverage: 1:100
• Max Lot Size: No limit
• Payout Frequency: Every 14 days
• Allows Copy Trading: Yes
• Minimum Trading Days: 5 Days

Fast Funding Standard Details:

Pricing:

• $15,000 Account : $150
• $25,000 Account : $280
• $50,000 Account : $350
• $100,000 Account : $590

Rules:

• Profit Target: 10%
• Total Loss: 7%
• Daily Loss: 4%
• Profit Share: 80%, up to 90%
• Drawdown Type: Static Drawdown
• Time Limit: Unlimited
• Leverage: 1:50
• Max Lot Size: No limit
• Payout Frequency: Every 14 days
• Allows Copy Trading: Yes
• Minimum Trading Days: 5 Days

Fast Funding Aggressive Details:

Pricing:

• $15,000 Account : $190
• $25,000 Account : $320
• $50,000 Account : $390
• $100,000 Account : $620

Rules:

• Profit Target: 10%
• Total Loss: 7%
• Daily Loss: 4%
• Profit Share: 80%, up to 90%
• Drawdown Type: Static Drawdown
• Time Limit: Unlimited
• Leverage: 1:30
• Max Lot Size: No limit
• Payout Frequency: Every 14 days
• Allows Copy Trading: Yes
• Minimum Trading Days: 5 Days

Scaling Plan

Yes, Direct Funded Trader offers a scaling plan. Traders can grow their account to a maximum of $1 million with it. To qualify, traders will have to achieve a 15% profit within a 3-month period. After meeting this criteria, their account size will increase by 50% of the initial balance.

Spreads and News Trading Rules

Spreads:

Direct Funded Trader has mentioned that they offer Raw Spreads.

News Trading Rules:

• During the challenge stage: In the Challenge Phase, Traders can freely trade during news but it is not recommended.
• During the funded stage: In the Funded Phase, Traders are not allowed to trade, modify or even hold their trades during any High-Impact News. The restricted period for news trading is 5 Minutes before and after the news.

Other Important Rules

Daily Drawdown Calculation:

Direct Funded Trader has not mentioned the calculation on their daily drawdown.

Countries Banned from Purchasing:

Direct Funded Trader does not offer their services to these countries listed below.

• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Pakistan
• Vietnam
• Iran
• Myanmar
• Albania
• Kosovo

Prohibited Trading Strategies:

• Use of emulators
• High-frequency trading (manual or bot)
• Reverse arbitrage trading
• Hedge arbitrage trading (manual hedging allowed)
• Latency arbitrage trading
• Tick scalping
• Grid trading/Martingale
• One-sided betting
• Copying trades from other traders

Violating these rules can result in account termination.

Payout Methods:

Traders can withdraw profits using the following methods on Direct Funded Trader:

• USDT
• RisePay (bank transfer and crypto)

Trading Commissions:

Direct Funded Trader charges $5 commission per lot.

IP Rule:

Direct Funded Trader does not encourage their traders to trade with different devices or different locations but if the trader want to trade then a proof of ownership will have to be submitted beforehand.