Everything you need to know about the Blue Guardian Futures Express 1 Step $150K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$164
2 attempts × $82 fee
$164
No fee refund on this plan
1.82%
Profit needed on $10K after 90% split
💡 Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Hedging
Weekend Holding
Time Limit
None
Copy Trading
News Trading
Allowed on futures programs. On CFD funded accounts, no positions within 5 minutes before or after red-folder news.
Consistency Rule
Futures Standard: none on the evaluation, 40% once funded. Direct (instant funded): scales 20% to 25% to 30%. Standard payout caps scale with consistency up to $4,500.
Daily Loss Limit
Futures Standard: $2,000 soft breach at 100K. Reserve and Direct: no daily loss limit on any account size. Standard $25K: no daily loss limit.
Drawdown Type
End-of-day trailing on futures programs, on both evaluation and funded accounts
Payouts
Standard: every 3 days. Express: every business day, processed in under an hour, $1,100 daily cap. Reserve: flat caps of $1K / $2K / $2.5K / $3K by size, 5 payouts moves you to Live. Direct: instant payout.
Scalping
Min 2-min holding time. Trades under 2 min may be flagged.
Martingale
Standard allowed; extreme martingale (gambling-risk) prohibited
Fully Automated EAs
Only semi-automated with active trader monitoring allowed
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