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Headquarters

IFZA Business Park, DDP, Premises No. 35882-001, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Algaroud Center, 2nd Floor, Office 101-05, Dubai, UAE

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2023

2021

Banned Countries
Cuba, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Vietnam, Kenya, Albania, Algeria, North Korea, Senegal
Afghanistan, Cuba, Mongolia, Senegal, Albania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Montenegro, South Africa, Algeria, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, Haiti, Bahamas, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Barbados, Iceland, North Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Belarus, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran, Philippines, Turkey, Botswana, Iraq, Panama, Uganda, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Burma (Myanmar), Kosovo, Qatar, Vietnam, Burundi, Kenya, Russia, Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Laos, Romania, Yemen, Cambodia, Lebanon, Serbia, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Liberia, Slovenia, Cameroon, Libya, Somalia, China, Macedonia, South Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Sudan, Crimea, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Mauritius, Syria
CEO

Sean Bainton

Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

Refund
Payout Fee

$35 flat fee via Rise (for payouts of $1,000 or more). Payouts below $1,000 are paid in crypto and only carry the network fee.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, cTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto, ApplePay, GooglePay
Payout Frequency

First payout 14 days after the first trade. Every 14 days after that. First payout after 7 days with add-on (+15%).

  • Instant Pro: First Payout on Demand is available as a checkout add-on.
  • 1 Step Nano: up to weekly
  • 2 Step Nano: bi-weekly
  • Other products: 14 days
Payout Guarantee

Get Paid in 24 Hours or get an extra $1,000. Rewards are only processed on business days, and so the 48 Hour Reward Guarantee timer is paused on weekends.

Payouts processed within 24 business hours (Mon 9 AM – Fri 5 PM Dubai time). If they miss this window you automatically receive a 100% profit split on that payout (no Blue Guardian cut). Delays caused by compliance checks, risk reviews or pending KYC do not qualify.

Maximum Withdrawal

For traders with $200K accounts or larger, the first two reward requests are capped at a maximum withdrawal of $10,000 each. After the first two rewards, this restriction is removed, and there are no further withdrawal limits.

TryAqua: maximum lifetime withdrawal of $100.

2 Step Nano: 2% of the initial balance per payout ($500 on $25K, $1,000 on $50K, $2,000 on $100K and $4,000 on $200K).

Minimum Withdrawal

$100

$100 in crypto, $500 via Rise (bank transfer). On 1 Step Standard and Instant accounts, once you reach 6% profit and the trailing drawdown locks at breakeven, a 1% buffer must remain in the account.

Demo Account
MatchTrader
ID:-
Password:WuG"FFzv4+2z
TradeLocker
ID:-
Password:j%Purqe58eDz
Server:BLUEG
Forex
  • Instant Standard: 30:1
  • Instant Pro, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 50:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 100:1 during evaluation, 50:1 when funded
50:1
Metals
  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Energies
  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Indices
  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Crypto
  • Instant Standard: 1:1
  • Instant Pro, 2 Step, 1 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 2:1
4:1
Forex
5 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
5 / lot
5 / lot
Energies
5 / lot
5 / lot
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0
Swap Free
Add-ons
Instant
One Step
Account scaling
Two Steps
Max Drawdown
  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Pro, Aqua Man: Trailing, based on the highest value between equity and balance
  • TryAqua: Daily and maximum drawdowns are trailing
  • 1 Step Flex, 2 Step Elite, 3 Step: Static
  • Instant, Guardian X, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Nano, 2 Step Pro, Crypto: Trailing
  • 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Classic, 2 Step Nano, 3 Step: Static
Profit Split

90%. 100% with add-on (+15%)

  • Existing 1, 2 and 3 Step programs: 85%
  • 1 Step Nano and 2 Step Nano: up to 100%
  • Instant: 80%
  • Instant Starter: 90%
  • With add-on: 90%
Free Trial
dailyDrawdown

Based on highest value between equity and balance

Based on highest value between balance and equity

Three Steps
Max Allocation
400,000
400,000
Merge Accounts
Maximum Trading Days

No limit

No limit

Minimum Trading Days
  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro: 5 days (non-consecutive), 0.5% profit each
  • TryAqua: 5 days, with at least 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Standard: 3 days, 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard: 5 days, 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Flex: no minimum during evaluation; 3 days before the first funded payout, with at least 0.5% profit each
  • 2 Step Pro: 0 in evaluation, 5 in funded
  • 2 Step Elite: 3 per step
  • 3 Step: not specified

1 Step Nano: no minimum during the evaluation; 5 days when funded.

Monthly Competition
Account Reset
Minimum Profitable Days
  • Instant, 2 Step Standard, Guardian X: 5 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 1 Step, 2 Step Classic, 3 Step, Crypto: 3 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 2 Step Classic: 4 days with 0.5% profit or more
Expert Advisor (EA)
Hedging
~
Requires Stop Loss
Scalping
~
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
allowsMartingale
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
~
News Trading
~
~
hasInactivityRule

30 days

30 days

Consistency Rule
Hold Weekend
Prohibited Strategies
  • Use of platform or data freezing due to a Demo Server error.
  • Use of a delayed data feed
  • Trading on delayed charts
  • Tick scalping
  • High frequency trading
  • Arbitrage bots
  • Reverse arbitrage
  • Latency arbitrage
  • Hedge arbitrage or any emulators are prohibited.
  • Platform or data freezing exploits (using a Demo Server error).
  • Use of delayed data feed or trading on delayed charts.
  • Tick scalping (trades closed under 2 minutes), high-frequency trading, arbitrage bots.
  • Reverse arbitrage, latency arbitrage, hedge arbitrage and any emulators.
  • Hedging between accounts (within one account is fine).
  • Password changes (the password sent by email is the only one accepted).
  • Gambling: any trading where margin usage exceeds 80% on running trades.
  • Shared devices, VPS or accounts: each trader must use only their personal device. Shared usage across accounts results in payout disqualification, suspension or termination.
  • Bypassing copy-trading or signal-trading rules using VPN/VPS.
  • Account inactivity: at least 1 trade every 30 days (otherwise breach).
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