Blue Guardian

Evaluation Phases

• Blue Guardian offers multiple challenges: Instant Funding, 1-Step, 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro and 3-Step Challenge.
• Most challenges come with no time limits, meaning traders can take as long as needed to complete the evaluation.

Profit Targets

• 1-Step: Profit target of 10%.
• 2-Step Standard: Phase 1 requires 8%, Phase 2 requires 4%.
• 2-Step Pro: Often set at higher requirements, such as 10% per phase.
• 3-Step: Early phases carry higher targets, with later phases reduced.
• Instant Funding: No profit target requirements during evaluation, since funding is provided upfront.

Drawdown Rules

• Daily Drawdown is set around 3-4%, depending on the challenge type.
• Maximum Drawdown ranges between 6-10%
• Some Instant Funding accounts include a trailing drawdown, which locks in gains as the account grows

Strategy Rules

Blue Guardian permits both manual and algorithmic trading with certain safeguards in place:

• Max Daily Loss: Resets daily at 5 PM EST (not local time).
• Stop-out Level: Accounts close all open trades if margin drops below 100%.
• Platform Switching: Allowed only after completing a phase and before placing trades.
• VPN/VPS: Allowed, but using them to disguise activities like copy trading, group trading, or signal services will result in account termination.
• Hedging: Permitted across all accounts.
• Expert Advisors (EAs): Fully supported, provided traders configure them to match their own strategy.
• Copy Trading: Trade copiers are permitted, except for banned strategies like latency arbitrage or tick scalping.
• Martingale & Arbitrage: Martingale is acceptable, but arbitrage tactics (e.g., latency, frozen feeds, tick scalping) are strictly banned.
• News Trading: Allowed, though restrictions apply once funded.

Profit Split

• Instant Funding accounts: ~80% to traders.
• Challenge accounts (1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step): up to 90%, depending on account type and performance.

Payout Frequency 

• For most funded accounts: payments can be requested every 14 days by default.
  Optionally, some add-ons allow 7-day payout for certain accounts.
• Instant Starter: you can withdraw once, capped payout; eligibility from around 7 days after first trade.

Processing Time 

• Standard payout processing: 1-2 business days.
• Blue Guardian offers a 24-hour payout guarantee; if they miss it, traders may keep 100% of profits for that payout.

Scaling Plan

• Traders must complete multiple payout cycles (typically four), remain consistently profitable and avoid breaching drawdown rules. The account balance must be at or above the initial starting point (breakeven or better).
• Blue Guardian supports account merging, allowing traders to combine funded accounts of the same type to reach higher capital levels. Maximum allocation in the main division can reach $400,000. As accounts grow, profit splits may also improve from the standard 80% up to 90%.
• Scaling is not automatic. Even if requirements are met, final approval is discretionary and handled on a case-by-case basis.