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BLUE GUARDIAN FUTURES – OVERVIEW (AS OF JULY 2025)
🏢 GENERAL INFORMATION
- Type: Futures prop firm offering evaluation-based challenges and Instant Funded options
- Markets: CME, COMEX, NYMEX, CBOT futures via Rithmic & Tradovate
- Platforms: NinjaTrader & proprietary ProjectX interface
- Ideal For: Traders who seek flexible drawdown rules, quick payouts, and high profit splits
💸 ACCOUNT TYPES & RULES
🔹 Evaluation Challenges (Standard, Guardian X, Starter, Instant)
- Account Sizes: $5k up to $200k+
- Drawdown: Trailing end-of-day max and daily loss limits (e.g., 3% daily, 5–6% total)
- Profit Targets: Vary by plan; typically 6–8%
- Contracts Allowed: Based on size (e.g., 3 per $50k, 15 per $150k)
- Minimum Trading Days: 1–3 days or 5 profitable days depending on challenge
- Consistency Rule: Max single-day gain ≤ 40% of total profits
- News Trading: Allowed, but must clear positions 2 minutes before/after major releases
- Overnight Positions: Allowed except specific Instant plans
🔹 Instant Funded Accounts
- Drawdown Style: EOD trailing
- Daily Drawdown: Typically 3% of balance
- Profit Payouts:
- 100% split up to $15k profit
- Then 90% split thereafter
- Payout Eligibility:
- 5 profitable days with $100–$300 each
- Withdrawals every 7 days after first payout
- Daily max withdrawal cap during first 60 days
📋 TRADING RULES (All Programs)
- News Releases: Must clear or not place trades within ±2 minutes
- HFT & Latency Arbitrage: Prohibited
- Hedging & Martingale: Allowed for most plans
- Minimum Hold Time: 2+ minutes to avoid tick scalping flags
- Inactivity: At least one trade per 30 days required
💰 PAYOUT & PROFIT STRUCTURE
Evaluation Challenges
- Progression: Pass to Instant or Guardian stage
- Profit Split: 80–90% in top tiers
Instant Funding
- Profit Split: 100% up to $15k, then 90%
- Withdrawals: Weekly, typically 7-day processing
- Caps (First 60 Days):
- $50k account → max $1.5k per payout
- $100k → $3k
- $150k → $4k
Requirements per Withdrawal
- 5 winning days with $100–$300 depending on size
- Consistency rule must be met
✅ PROS
- Flexible structures: evaluation, instant funding, and multiple tiers
- High profit potential: up to 100% split on first $15k profits
- Straightforward rules: clear drawdown and activity limits
- News trading support: with sensible blackout windows
- Multiple account paths: suit different trader styles and timelines
⚠️ CONS
- Consistency rule (40%) may limit big single-day gains
- Tight intraday drawdown caps require good risk control
- Payout caps apply during initial period
- Strict proximity-to-news rule may limit event-driven trading
🧠 CONCLUSION
Blue Guardian Futures is ideal for futures traders seeking a tiered, structured pathway: from challenges to instant funding. With high profit splits, weekly payouts, and risk guidelines that reward disciplined behavior, it suits both steady swing/day traders and those ready to accelerate funding.
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