You pay a one-time assessment fee. You trade index options on live NSE and BSE prices inside a daily loss limit and an overall loss limit, both fixed in rupees before you start.
Reach the profit target without breaching either limit and a funded account of the same size is issued to you at no further cost. From then on you keep an agreed share of the profit the account records — 80% on the evaluation programmes, 70% on instant funding — paid to your Indian bank account on a 14-day cycle.
Breach a limit at any point, in the assessment or afterwards, and the account ends. That is the entire arrangement; everything else is detail.
DhanFunded's own figures, on a ₹1,00,000 account. Use them as a yardstick when you compare firms — the fee alone tells you very little without the limits beside it.
| Programme | One-time fee | Target | Daily loss | Overall loss | Window | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Step Evaluation | ₹2,700 | ₹8,000, then ₹5,000 | ₹4,000 | ₹10,000 | 60 days | 80% |
| 1-Step Evaluation | ₹3,900 | ₹10,000 | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | 45 days | 80% |
| Instant Funding | ₹4,100 | ₹5,000 | ₹3,000 | ₹6,000 | 30 days | 70% |
This list is not written to favour us. Run it against this site as strictly as you would against any other.
Every limit that can end your account should be visible, in rupees, on a public page. If the daily limit only appears in a PDF after payment, that is the whole answer.
Some firms void a pass if one day contributed too much of the profit. It is a legitimate rule, but it has to be stated up front. DhanFunded caps a single day at 40% of the target and says so before you buy.
A monthly charge that continues while you are still evaluating changes the maths completely. Check whether the funded account itself costs extra.
Look for a fixed cycle, a stated minimum profit, and payment to your own bank account. Vague "on request" wording usually means discretion sits with the firm.
Most evaluation platforms in India, DhanFunded included, are simulated on live prices — nothing reaches NSE or BSE. That is not a problem in itself. A firm that is vague about it is.
Indian market only — NIFTY, BANKNIFTY and SENSEX index options, priced and paid in rupees. No forex, no crypto, no USD conversion on the way in or out. Assessments run in a simulated environment on live market data; orders are not routed to NSE or BSE and no position exists on an exchange.
DhanFunded is not a broker, exchange member, investment adviser or portfolio manager and is not SEBI registered. No trading advice, tips or recommendations are provided. Participation risks the assessment fee, and past performance does not indicate future results.
Proprietary trading means trading a firm's capital rather than your own, and sharing the profit with it. The modern retail version is an evaluation: you pay a one-time fee, prove you can work inside a fixed set of risk limits, and are then given a larger account whose profit you share.
Indian platforms run the evaluation in a simulated environment on live NSE and BSE prices. You trade index derivatives — NIFTY, BANKNIFTY, SENSEX — against published daily and overall loss limits. Clear the target without breaching a limit and a funded account is issued; the profit share is paid in INR to your bank account.
No, and no evaluation platform of this type is. DhanFunded is not a broker, exchange member, investment adviser or portfolio manager. It does not route orders to an exchange, does not hold client funds for trading, and gives no advice or recommendations. What you buy is entry to a skill assessment with published rules.
On DhanFunded, ₹2,700 for the 2-Step assessment on a ₹1,00,000 account. The 1-Step is ₹3,900 and Instant Funding is ₹4,100. All three are one-time fees with no subscription.
The assessment fee, and the account if you breach a limit. You never deposit trading capital, you are never asked to cover a loss, and you cannot lose more than the fee you paid. The fee is non-refundable once the account is issued.
Across the industry, most do not — a rules-based evaluation is designed to be hard, and the daily loss limit ends far more accounts than the profit target does. Treat any firm quoting a high pass rate with scepticism.
The 2-Step assessment is the cheapest way to find out whether you can work inside a fixed daily limit.