Blue Guardian currently offers 37 challenge programs, with fees ranging from $26.66–$2200. Select a challenge type and account size below to compare profit targets, drawdown limits, payout frequency, and the full consistency rule — all sourced directly from Blue Guardian's official documentation and kept up to date.

Challenge Details

Blue Guardian Challenge: Instant

Program: Instant

Challenge Fee

$72

Profit Target

None

Max Daily Loss

3%

Max Total Loss

6% (trailing)

Profit Split

80%

Payout Frequency

Instant payouts

Consistency Rule

20%

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

How Blue Guardian challenges work

A Blue Guardian challenge is a paid evaluation phase where you trade simulated capital under Blue Guardian's rules — profit targets, daily drawdown, max drawdown, and time limits. Pass the evaluation and you move to a funded account and keep a share of the profits. At most prop firms, challenge and funded accounts trade with virtual (simulated) money.

Blue Guardian's evaluation structure (1-step, 2-step, or instant-funding) depends on which program you pick. Each challenge card above shows the exact steps, the profit target per phase, the time limit (if any), the daily and overall drawdown limits, and the profit split you'll earn once funded. We pull these values directly from Blue Guardian's official rulebook and keep them up to date.

Industry-wide pass rates on prop firm challenges sit around 10%. The traders who pass most consistently treat the challenge as a paid stress test of an already-profitable strategy — not as a way to learn one. If you're newer to trading, the Blue Guardian matcher tool can help you find a challenge with rules that fit your style before paying for the evaluation.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Guardian Challenges

A Blue Guardian challenge is the paid evaluation phase where you prove you can hit a profit target without breaching drawdown rules. Once you pass, you move to a funded account and keep a share of the profits. At most prop firms, challenge and funded accounts trade with virtual (simulated) money.
Blue Guardian typically offers multiple formats — both one-step and two-step evaluations are common across the industry, and some firms also offer instant-funding options. The exact structure depends on which account size and program you pick. The challenge cards above show the current steps, profit targets, and time limits for each tier.
Profit splits in this industry typically range from 70% to 90% to the trader. Higher splits are usually unlocked through Blue Guardian's scaling plan after consistent payouts. The exact current split for each program is shown on the main Blue Guardian review page along with payout frequency and minimum payout amounts.
Most prop firms enforce both a daily drawdown limit (around 4–5%) and a maximum overall drawdown (around 8–10%). The make-or-break detail is whether the overall drawdown is static (calculated from starting balance) or trailing (follows equity highs). Each challenge card above shows Blue Guardian's exact rule for that account size — read it carefully before paying.
You lose the challenge fee. Some firms offer discounted resets or free retries — check Blue Guardian's own rules before you buy.
News trading rules vary across firms and across Blue Guardian's individual programs. Most prop firms restrict trading during high-impact news (NFP, FOMC, CPI) and some require positions to be closed before weekend gaps. Blue Guardian's specific trading rules are listed on the main Blue Guardian review page in the Trading Rules section.

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