The split
At Blueberry Funded, the profit split is standardized at 80% for most accounts, which can scale up to 90% as you grow your balance. A unique feature is the "110% Payout Option," which allows you to receive a 30% bonus if you withdraw your profits directly to a live Blueberry Markets account.
At forTraders, the split depends heavily on the chosen plan:
- Evaluation products (Fast, Classic, Pay After Pass) start at 80%.
- Instant accounts start at 70% and can reach 90%.
- Instant Pro accounts start at a lower 60%, scaling up to 90% with rewards.
How often you can withdraw
Blueberry Funded sets a default payout cycle of 14 days. However, they offer "Add-Ons" at checkout that allow you to reduce this to 7 days or even request payouts on demand.
forTraders also operates on a 14-day cycle. They stand out with a "Payout Guarantee": if the withdrawal is not processed within 48 hours, the trader receives 100% of the profit split for that cycle.
Minimums and methods
Both firms set a minimum withdrawal of $100.
Blueberry Funded uses:
- Methods: Crypto and Rise.
- Limits: Maximum of $2,000 for Crypto withdrawals.
forTraders offers more variety but with specific costs:
- Methods: Bank Transfer, Crypto, and Rise.
- Fees: $25 for Crypto withdrawals between $100 and $399; $50 for Rise withdrawals over $400.
- Limits: Maximum of $15,000 per bi-weekly cycle on most accounts.
What delays a payout
The most common obstacles to reaching your first check are risk and consistency rules:
- Risk per trade: Blueberry Funded is strict about "Trade Ideas." In most funded accounts, you cannot exceed a 1.5% loss per trade idea (initial position plus any added within 10 minutes). forTraders limits risk to 3% on a single open position.
- Consistency: Blueberry only applies a 15% consistency rule to its Instant Lite accounts. forTraders is more demanding: in Pay After Pass accounts, no single day can exceed 20% of total profit, and in Instant accounts, the limit is 15%.
- Gambling Rule: forTraders will void an evaluation if a single trade accounts for more than 70% of the profit target.
- Minimum Days: Blueberry requires between 3 and 5 profitable days (depending on the plan). forTraders requires 3 profitable days (reaching at least 0.5% profit in each) for its Fast and Classic accounts.
What it takes to get there
To reach the payout stage, you must first choose your investment path:
- Investment: forTraders allows you to start for as little as $29 with their "Pay After Pass" $25k account (paying the rest only after passing). A standard $100k 1-step evaluation costs $469. At Blueberry Funded, a $100k 1-step account costs $605, while a $100k 2-step (Prime) costs $650.
- Phases: Blueberry offers 1-step, 2-step, and Instant options. forTraders offers 1-step (Fast, Fast Static and Pay After Pass), 2-step (Classic) and Instant options.
- Platforms: Blueberry is ideal for those needing MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, DXTrade, or TradeLocker. forTraders offers MetaTrader 5, cTrader, and TradeLocker.
- Permitted Styles: Blueberry allows fully autonomous EAs and news trading (with minor lot limits). forTraders prohibits fully autonomous bots (only decision-support EAs are allowed) and Martingale strategies.
Which pays out more comfortably
forTraders is the better choice for manual traders looking for the lowest possible entry cost (via Pay After Pass) and who value a tiered loyalty program that improves their conditions over time.
Blueberry Funded is significantly more comfortable for traders using automated systems (EAs) or those who already use Blueberry Markets as their broker, as the 110% payout option provides a mathematical edge that is hard to beat if you intend to move capital to a live personal environment.
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper to start an evaluation, Blueberry Funded or forTraders?
forTraders is significantly cheaper to start due to its "Pay After Pass" model, where you can access a $100,000 evaluation for an initial $49, paying the $489 activation fee only after passing. In contrast, Blueberry Funded requires an upfront payment of $605 for a $100,000 1-step account or $650 for a 2-step account.
Which firm offers a better profit split for the trader, Blueberry Funded or forTraders?
Blueberry Funded offers a more consistent 80% split from the start on most accounts, which can scale to 90%. forTraders varies more: while its evaluation accounts start at 80%, its Instant models can start as low as 60% or 70%, although they can also scale up to 90% through their loyalty program.
Which allows the use of EAs with fewer restrictions, Blueberry Funded or forTraders?
Blueberry Funded is much more permissive, as it allows fully autonomous EAs and trading bots. forTraders only allows EAs as decision-support tools (alerts or partial management) and strictly prohibits fully autonomous trading bots, as well as Martingale and grid strategies.
What trading platforms are available at Blueberry Funded vs. forTraders?
Blueberry Funded offers a wider variety of platforms, including MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, and DXTrade. forTraders focuses on more modern interfaces, offering MetaTrader 5, cTrader, and TradeLocker, but lacks support for the classic MetaTrader 4.
