Blue Guardian

General Information about Blue Guardian

Accounts and Scaling

Blue Guardian offers account sizes from $5,000 to $200,000. Traders can manage a maximum capital of $400,000, and it is possible to merge accounts of the same challenge type (e.g., two 2-Step accounts) up to this limit. Accounts of different types (e.g., 1-Step and 2-Step) cannot be merged.

Additionally, the company offers a scaling plan that allows traders to grow their capital up to a maximum of $2,000,000.

It is important to understand that all accounts provided by Blue Guardian are demo accounts with virtual funds, operating in a simulated environment using real market quotes.

Legal Relationship and Risk

The relationship between the trader and Blue Guardian is based on a Funded Trader Agreement. The trader is not responsible for losses; the company assumes responsibility for the capital and losses in the trading account.

If a trader violates a rule during the evaluation, the account is no longer eligible for funding. If the violation occurs on a funded account, the account is closed and the contract is terminated.

Funding Plans

Blue Guardian offers a wide variety of evaluation and instant funding programs. Below are all the plans, sizes, and prices.

Instant Funding - Standard

This plan offers immediate funding with no evaluation phase.

Size	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	6%	3%	$76
$10,000	6%	3%	$109
$15,000	6%	3%	$149
$25,000	6%	3%	$309
$50,000	6%	3%	$479
$100,000	6%	3%	$779
$200,000	6%	3%	$1045

Key rules: Minimum 5 trading days. The maximum drawdown is “trailing” and locks at the initial balance once a 6% profit is reached. News trading is allowed. A 20% consistency rule and the 1% “Guardian Shield” apply (see details in the rules section).

Instant Funding - Starter

A starter plan with instant funding and specific limitations.

Size	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	5%	3%	$27

Key rules: Limited to one account per trader. Only a single payout is allowed, with a maximum cap of 5% of the initial balance. After the withdrawal, the account is closed. Minimum 5 trading days. Trailing max drawdown that locks at the initial balance upon reaching 5% profit. News trading is allowed. 15% consistency rule and 1% “Guardian Shield”.

1 Step - Standard

Single-phase evaluation.

Size	Profit Target	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	10%	6%	4%	$70
$10,000	10%	6%	4%	$97
$25,000	10%	6%	4%	$197
$50,000	10%	6%	4%	$297
$100,000	10%	6%	4%	$497
$200,000	10%	6%	4%	$997

Key rules: Minimum 3 trading days. The maximum drawdown is “trailing” and locks at the initial balance upon reaching 6% profit. On the funded account, news trading is not allowed (5 min rule) and the 2% “Guardian Shield” applies.

1 Step - Pro

A one-phase evaluation with slightly different rules.

Size	Profit Target	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	10%	6%	3%	$87
$10,000	10%	6%	3%	$120
$25,000	10%	6%	3%	$244
$50,000	10%	6%	3%	$369
$100,000	10%	6%	3%	$707

Key rules: Minimum 3 trading days. The maximum drawdown is static (6% of the initial balance). On the funded account, news trading is not allowed (5 min rule) and the 2% “Guardian Shield” applies.

2 Step - Standard

Classic two-phase evaluation.

Size	Profit P1 / P2	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$42
$10,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$97
$25,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$197
$50,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$297
$100,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$497
$200,000	8% / 4%	8%	4%	$997

Key rules: Minimum 5 trading days in each phase. The maximum drawdown is static (8% of the initial balance). On the funded account, news trading is not allowed (5 min rule) and the 2% “Guardian Shield” applies.

2 Step - Pro

A two-phase evaluation with different targets and drawdown.

Size	Profit P1 / P2	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$36
$10,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$79
$25,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$141
$50,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$250
$100,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$464
$200,000	10% / 4%	10%	4%	$921

Key rules: Minimum 4 trading days in each phase. The maximum drawdown is “trailing” and locks at the initial balance upon reaching 10% profit. On the funded account, news trading is not allowed (5 min rule), the 2% “Guardian Shield” applies, and a 25% consistency rule.

3 Step

A three-phase evaluation with lower profit targets.

Size	Profit P1/P2/P3	Max Drawdown	Daily Drawdown	Price
$5,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$30
$10,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$67
$25,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$147
$50,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$227
$100,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$367
$200,000	6% / 6% / 6%	8%	4%	$667

Key rules: Minimum 3 trading days in each phase. The maximum drawdown is static (8% of the initial balance). On the funded account, news trading is not allowed (5 min rule) and the 2% “Guardian Shield” applies.

Key Trading Rules

Guardian Shield (FUNDED Accounts Only)

This is a distinctive feature of Blue Guardian. It is a “soft breach” designed for risk management.

For most plans (1, 2, and 3 Step): If the floating PnL of open trades reaches 2% of the initial balance, the system will automatically close all trades. For Instant plans: The limit is 1% of the initial balance. Consequences of the Guardian Shield: 1st breach: The profit split is reduced to 50%. 2nd breach: The account is considered violated and is closed.

Daily Drawdown

The daily loss limit resets every day at 5 PM EST. It is calculated by taking the higher value between the account’s balance and equity at 5 PM EST, and subtracting the daily drawdown percentage from that value (calculated on the initial balance).

For example, on a $100,000 account with a 4% daily drawdown ($4,000): If at 5 PM EST the equity is $102,000 (due to a floating trade), the limit for the next day will be $98,000 ($102,000 - $4,000). If at 5 PM EST the equity is $98,000 (due to a floating trade), the $100,000 balance is used (for being higher), and the limit for the next day will be $96,000 ($100,000 - $4,000).

News Trading

News trading is allowed during all evaluation phases.

However, it is restricted on FUNDED accounts (except for Instant plans). On funded 1, 2, and 3-step accounts, traders must not open or close trades 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after high-impact news (red folder) and FOMC events. Profits earned during this time may be removed.

Trading Styles and Restrictions

Allowed:

• EAs (Expert Advisors).
• Trade Copiers.
• Hedging.
• Martingale.
• Trading without a Stop Loss.
• Holding trades overnight and over weekends.

Not allowed (Considered “Cheating”):

• Taking advantage of demo server errors or delayed data feeds.
• Tick scalping, high-frequency trading, arbitrage bots (including reverse, latency, or hedge arbitrage).
• “All or nothing” or gambling strategies. Risking 3-4% on a single trade using most of the margin (and usually without a SL) is against the rules.

Other Important Rules

Minimum Trading Days: Varies by plan (3, 4, or 5 days). At least a 0.5% profit must be made on those days for them to count. There are no maximum trading days. Minimum Trade Time: 2 minutes. Trades closed in less than 2 minutes may be flagged as tick scalping. Inactivity: At least one trade is required every 30 days (from account creation) to prevent it from being marked as inactive and breached. Password: Changing the trading platform password is not allowed. Consistency Rule: Applies to 2 Step Pro (funded) and Instant (funded) plans. It is not a hard breach, but it prevents requesting a withdrawal if the best trading day represents too high a percentage of the total profit (15%, 20%, or 25% depending on the plan).

Technical Aspects and Platforms

Trading Platforms

Blue Guardian offers three platforms:

• MetaTrader 5 (MT5)
• Tradelocker
• Matchtrader (uses TradingView charting technology)

Requesting a platform change between evaluation phases is allowed, but not if trades have already been placed on the active account.

Instruments and Commissions

You can trade FX, FX Exotics, Indices, Gold & Commodities, and Cryptocurrencies. The accounts offer “Raw” spreads.

Instrument	Commission per lot
FX	$5
Indices	$0
Commodities	$5
Cryptocurrencies	$0

Leverage

Leverage varies between the evaluation and the funded account, and also by plan.

Category	Evaluation	FUNDED
Forex	100:1	30:1
Indices	20:1	10:1
Commodities	20:1	10:1
Crypto	2:1	2:1