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Blue Guardian is a prop trading firm offering a profit split of up to 90%. With a maximum leverage of 1:100, Blue Guardian supports trading across multiple platforms including MT5, Match-Trader, and TradeLocker. Traders can engage with a diverse range of assets, from Forex and indices to metals, cryptocurrencies, and energies, while choosing from various challenge types such as Instant, 1 Step, and 2 Steps. This firm is well-suited for both novice and experienced traders seeking flexible trading options and substantial profit potential.

Trading Rules

Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.

ALLOWED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Own-strategy EAs allowed. Banned: tick scalping, HFT, arbitrage bots, hedge arbitrage, trade emulators.

Weekend Holding

Overnight and weekend holding allowed.

Hedging

Within one account only.

RESTRICTED

Copy Trading

Only between accounts you own.

News Trading

Challenge: allowed · Funded and Instant: no trades 5 min before or after high-impact news.

Except Instant Starter: Allowed

Scalping

Minimum holding time 2 minutes per trade.

NOT ALLOWED

HFTTick ScalpingHedging Across Accounts

Arbitrage

Latency, reverse and hedge arbitrage, and arbitrage bots.

Gambling

Using over 80% of margin in running trades counts as gambling.

Exploits & Trade Emulators

Trade emulators, delayed data feeds, exploiting demo-server errors.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

True Cost Calculator

See how much it truly costs to get funded at Blue Guardian, including multiple failed attempts.

Fee

$100

Split to you

80%

Account

$10K

How many attempts?

Drag to model your worst-case scenario

2attempts
1Best
2
3
4
5Worst
Total Spent

$200

2 attempts × $100 fee

Net Cost

$200

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

2.50%

Profit needed on $10K after 80% split

Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Forex
  • Indices
  • Metals
  • Crypto
  • Energies

Available Trading Platforms

  • MT5 logo
    MT5
  • Match-Trader logo
    Match-Trader
  • TradeLocker logo
    TradeLocker

Restricted Countries & Regions

AFAfghanistan
ALAlbania
DZAlgeria
BRBrazil
BGBulgaria
CUCuba
IRIran
JPJapan
JOJordan
KEKenya
LYLibya
MMMyanmar
KPNorth Korea
PKPakistan
PHPhilippines
SNSenegal
SGSingapore
SYSyria
VNVietnam

Check the firm website for the full and up-to-date list. Full list at Blue Guardian.

Frequently Asked Questions

Blue Guardian is an established prop firm offering Instant Funding (Starter and Standard), 1 Step and 2 Step evaluations (Standard and Nano) on CFDs from $5K to $400K, plus a separate futures arm. Funded traders keep 85% by default (90% with the add-on).
Fees are one-time and depend on plan and size, from $26.66 for a $5K 1 Step Nano to $2,200 for a $400K Instant account; a $100K 1 Step Standard is $398 and a $100K 2 Step Standard is $463. No activation fees. See the Challenges page for every size and current promo codes.
Funded accounts keep 85%, or 90% with the profit-split add-on. Instant Standard accounts start at 80% (90% with add-on) and Instant Starter accounts pay 90%.
Instant Starter ($5K only) and Instant Standard ($5K–$400K), funded from day one; 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Nano and 2 Step Standard ($5K–$200K); 2 Step Nano ($25K–$200K); and Buy Now Pay Later ($5K–$200K, $10 to start, rest paid on passing). Nano is the lower-priced version of each evaluation.
No single day may be more than: 20% of total profit on Instant Standard, 15% on Instant Starter, 50% on 1 Step Nano (challenge and funded) and 2 Step Nano (funded only), and 20% on Buy Now Pay Later (funded only). 1 Step Standard and 2 Step Standard have no consistency rule — only a minimum of 3 profitable days.
Yes. You may use Expert Advisors you set up for your own strategy. Tick scalping, high-frequency trading, arbitrage bots, hedge arbitrage and trade emulators are prohibited.
Funded accounts can request a payout every 14 days (every 7 days with the 7-day add-on), the first one 14 days after the first trade. Instant accounts pay on demand. Requests are processed within 24 business hours via Rise or crypto, with a 24-hour payout guarantee.
Instant Standard (20%), Instant Starter (15%), 1 Step Nano (50%), 2 Step Nano (50%, funded only) and Buy Now Pay Later (20%, funded only). 1 Step Standard and 2 Step Standard have none.

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