DNA Funded

• Single Helix 1-step evaluation (10% profit target, 5% max daily drawdown, 10% overall loss limit, 1:30 forex leverage)
• Double Helix 2-step evaluation (10% then 5% targets, 6% then 5% max daily drawdown, 10% overall loss limit, forex leverage up to 1:50)
• Rapid Challenge 1-step, 10-day program (5% profit target, 4% daily loss, 5% total trailing loss, no crypto trading)
• Instant Funding accounts (no evaluation, 4% trailing max drawdown, 80%–90% profit split, payouts every 14 days or weekly with add-ons)
• Broker-backed conditions from DNA Markets with 800+ CFD markets, TradeLocker plus TradingView charts, and max allocation of around $600,000 per trader

Scaling Plan

DNA Funded currently focuses on a hard allocation cap rather than a formal tiered scaling ladder: traders can hold multiple funded accounts across its programs up to a combined simulated allocation of about $600,000 as long as they respect all drawdown and risk rules.

The firm has signalled that a more traditional scaling framework may be introduced in future, but for now growth is achieved by compounding within funded accounts and adding extra allocations up to this cap.

Maximum Daily Loss

Daily loss limits at DNA Funded depend on the program. Single Helix uses a 5% max daily drawdown, Double Helix typically applies 6% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2, Rapid Challenge runs with a 4% daily loss cap and Instant Funding does not apply a separate daily limit but is constrained by a tight trailing overall drawdown.

The daily loss check is balance- or equity-based around the end-of-day snapshot, and breaching the permitted percentage at any point in the trading day constitutes an account violation.

Maximum Overall Loss

For Single Helix, Double Helix and Rapid Challenge, DNA Funded uses static lifetime loss caps, typically around 10% for the main 1-phase and 2-phase models and 5% for Rapid.

Instant Funding accounts instead use a 4% trailing overall drawdown that ratchets up as new equity highs are made; if balance or equity falls below this trailing line the account is breached, even if it remains above the initial starting balance.

Drawdown Model

The evaluation challenges primarily rely on static drawdown limits calculated from either the initial balance or an end-of-day balance snapshot, while the Instant Funding program uses a classic trailing drawdown that tracks new highs and never resets upward after a payout.

In practice this means evaluation traders can stabilise their static loss buffers by growing the account gradually, whereas Instant Funding traders must protect profits more aggressively because the allowed loss band follows their performance.

Commissions

Through its partnership with DNA Markets, DNA Funded typically charges about $5 per round-turn lot on FX (roughly $2.50 per side), with comparable dollar-per-lot pricing on many CFDs.

The combination of low commissions and tight spreads is designed to keep total trading costs competitive for both intraday and swing-style strategies.

News trading is permitted in principle, but traders must avoid opening, modifying or closing positions within roughly 10 minutes before and after high-impact economic releases or other designated major events, as defined by calendars such as FXStreet.

Pure news scalping, latency or gap exploitation around data releases is prohibited, and violations can lead to profit removal or account closure, especially on funded accounts.