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The real cost of Blueberry Funded and Sure Leverage Funding

Sure Leverage Funding is cheaper for traders looking for low entry prices and commissions, while Blueberry Funded is more cost-effective for those who want to avoid payout delays caused by consistency rules. If you prioritize the absolute lowest starting fee, Sure Leverage Funding wins with its unique payment model, but if you value simple risk rules, Blueberry Funded is the safer investment.

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Entry price

The cost of starting a challenge varies significantly depending on the model you choose.

  • Blueberry Funded: Entry prices start at $30 for a $2,500 account and go up to $1,240 for a $200,000 evaluation. They do not offer refunds of the evaluation fee, which means the initial cost is a sunk cost regardless of your success.
  • Sure Leverage Funding: They offer a "Buy Now, Pay Later" option where you can start any account size for just $10, paying the rest only after you pass. For standard evaluations, a $50,000 account costs $199 (2 Phase) or $455 (1 Step). Unlike their competitor, they offer a refund of the fee on the 4th payout for accounts purchased after January 2026.

What you pay while trading

Operating the account has a direct impact on your profit margins through commissions and platform choices.

  • Blueberry Funded: You pay $7 per lot on Forex and Metals. This is a higher-than-average cost that penalizes high-frequency traders. However, Indices and Crypto are commission-free ($0). They offer a wider range of platforms, including Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, and DXTrade.
  • Sure Leverage Funding: Commissions are lower at $5 per lot across Forex, Crypto, Metals, and Indices. This $2 difference per lot can save a heavy scalper hundreds of dollars over a month. Platform options are more limited, restricted to Metatrader 5 and TradeLocker.

What mistakes cost you

In prop firms, the "cost" of a mistake is measured by how easily the firm closes your account due to risk breaches.

  • Blueberry Funded: For 1-Step and 2-Step challenges, the maximum drawdown is static (6% to 10%). Static drawdown is "cheaper" for the trader because it doesn't move up as you make profit, giving you more room to breathe. However, they have a strict "Risk Per Trade Idea" rule of 1.5% (on funded accounts); exceeding this is a mistake that leads to warnings or account termination.
  • Sure Leverage Funding: Their 1-Step evaluation uses an End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown of 10%. Trailing drawdown is "expensive" because it follows your balance peak, effectively locking in your losses and giving you less margin for error as you grow the account.

What it costs to get paid

Getting your money out isn't free, and the rules can delay your access to capital.

  • Blueberry Funded: There are no explicit payout fees mentioned, but crypto withdrawals are capped at $2,000. The standard payout frequency is 14 days. A unique economic benefit is the 110% Payout Option, where withdrawing to a Blueberry Markets live account gives you a 30% bonus on your funds.
  • Sure Leverage Funding: Every payout carries a 2% fee or a $10 minimum. The real "cost" here is time: most accounts are subject to a profit consistency rule (between 20% and 50%). If one single day represents more than that percentage of your total profit, you cannot withdraw that full amount yet, forcing you to keep trading and risking your capital to balance the proportions.

Where each one hides its cost

Both firms use "Add-Ons" and specific instrument rules to increase the total price.

  • Blueberry Funded: Faster payouts (7 days instead of 14) cost an extra +20% on the initial fee. Increasing your risk limit per trade to 2% also requires a paid upgrade. Their "Synthetic" accounts are a unique instrument class but are not available for standard payouts.
  • Sure Leverage Funding: They offer several paid upgrades, such as a +10% profit split boost for +15% of the price, or weekly payouts for an extra +20%. While the entry price seems low, a fully "boosted" account can end up costing 35% more than the base price.

Cheapest for whom

Sure Leverage Funding is the cheapest option for swing traders and low-frequency traders who want to leverage the $10 entry fee and benefit from lower commissions without being bothered by consistency rules.

Blueberry Funded is the better value for scalpers and news traders who need the safety of static drawdown and want to avoid the 2% payout fee, even if they have to pay more for the initial challenge and higher commissions.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm is cheaper for a $100,000 account, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?

Sure Leverage Funding is significantly cheaper for a $100,000 2-step account, with a price of $359, compared to the $620 charged by Blueberry Funded for their Step 2 model. Even in the 1-step category, Sure Leverage Funding costs $711 while Blueberry Funded reaches $605 (1-Step) or $835 (Flex), though Sure Leverage Funding offers the $10 "Buy Now Pay Later" entry for all sizes.

Does Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding have higher trading commissions?

Blueberry Funded has higher commissions for Forex and Metals at $7 per lot, while Sure Leverage Funding charges a flat $5 per lot across almost all assets, including Forex, Crypto, and Indices. This makes Sure Leverage Funding more economical for high-volume traders, although Blueberry Funded offers $0 commissions on Indices and Crypto.

Which firm has more restrictive payout fees, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?

Sure Leverage Funding is more restrictive as it charges a 2% payout fee (or $10 minimum) on every withdrawal, whereas Blueberry Funded does not list a specific withdrawal fee. Additionally, Sure Leverage Funding imposes consistency rules (e.g., no single day can exceed 25% to 50% of total profit), which can delay payouts, while Blueberry Funded has no consistency rules on its main challenge types.

Who offers a better refund policy, Blueberry Funded or Sure Leverage Funding?

Sure Leverage Funding has a better refund policy for new traders, as accounts purchased after January 9, 2026, are eligible for a fee refund on the 4th payout. In contrast, Blueberry Funded explicitly states they have no refund policy (hasRefund: false), meaning the cost of the evaluation is never recovered.

Field by field

Blueberry Funded and Sure Leverage Funding, side by side

Rules, plans, platforms, leverage, commissions and payouts of both, with the option to see only what differs.

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Headquarters

Govant Building, 1st Floor, Kumul Highway, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Al Shohada Road 10055, Al Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, 10055, Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E.

CEO

Marcus Fetherston

Sebastian Ness

Country

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2024

2023

Banned Countries
United States, Australia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk (Ukraine), Somalia, Syria, Pakistan, Algeria
Assets
Forex, Crypto, Commodities, Indices, Stocks
Forex, Crypto, Indices, Commodities
Brokers
Blueberry Markets

Liquidity Provider

Refund
No
Limited

Historically, standard challenges were non-refundable. A newer rule states that evaluation fees purchased after January 9, 2026 are refundable on the 4th payout, while older purchases remain non-refundable.

Payout Fee
No data

2% payout fee or a $10 minimum transaction fee per payout.

Platforms
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, DXTrade
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Payout Frequency

14 days, including Synthetics. Standard accounts: 7 days with the 7-Day Payout Add-On (+20%), or On-Demand with the Payout On-Demand Add-On. These add-ons are not available for Synthetics accounts.

1 Step Evaluation and 2 Step

  • Instant payout request once requirements are met.

Instant Funding Static

  • Base schedule every 14 days.
  • Promotional instant requests may apply.

Instant Funding Trailing and Buy Now, Pay Later

  • Every 14 days.

EA Challenge

  • First payout after 4 weeks, then every 2 weeks.

Futures Style

  • Instant Funding: payout eligible after 5 days.
  • 1 Step Pro Evaluation: payout eligible after 3 days.

Instant Funding Zero

  • Every 14 days. No minimum trading-day requirement; meeting the buffer from a single trade does not make payout processing immediate.
Payout Guarantee
No data

Payouts are processed within 24 business hours or the trader receives an extra 10% on the profit split.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No data
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

$2,000 for Crypto

  • Instant Funding Zero under the new terms announced on August 20, 2026: no payout cap.
  • Other funded products: usually capped at 5% of the initial balance per payout cycle, depending on the program.
Minimum Withdrawal

$100

$100 minimum withdrawal. Lower withdrawals may be processed on request with fees deducted.

  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: $250 / $500 / $750 / $1,000 minimum payout on $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
Forex
  • 1 Step, Instant: 1:30
  • 2 Step: 1:50
  • Standard challenge accounts: 1:50
  • Funded phase: 1:30
  • EA Challenge during challenge phase: 1:100
Metals
10:1

Gold is included in the firm's general leverage framework.

Energies
10:1
No data
Indices
  • Standard indices: 1:10
  • Synthetic indices: 1:30
No data
Crypto
2:1
No data
Forex
7 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
7 / lot
5 / lot
Energies
0 / lot
5 / lot
Indices
0
5 / lot
Stocks
2 / lot
No data
Crypto
0 / lot
5 / lot
Swap Free
No
No
Account Reset

You can reset your account from the stage you reached: Phase 1, Phase 2 or even a Funded Account. If you reached funded, the reset provides a new funded account at the same starting size, so you can return to trading toward your next payout without completing the evaluation again.

Resets are available through your Trader Dashboard for 7 days after an account breach.
Synthetics exception: evaluation phases only, at 20% off base price. Funded synthetic accounts cannot be reset.

Only the 1 Step Evaluation documents a free reset, available if the funded account is lost within 10 days. Futures Style Instant Funding and Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation show reset availability; no reset fee is stated publicly. Other listed products do not include a free reset.

Add-ons
Yes
Yes
  • +10% Profit Split (+15%)
  • Weekly payout (+20%)
  • +10% Profit Split + Weekly payout (+30%)
  • News trading: Instant Funding Static and 1 Step
  • Instant Funding Zero: remove daily drawdown (+30%), static maximum drawdown (+50%), or both (+80%). Percentages apply to the base account price.
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Eligibility Criteria (3 months)

  • Generate at least 10% net profit over 3 consecutive months
  • Process at least 4 payouts within the same 3-month period

Benefits

  • Upgraded Profit Split: Earn up to 90% of your profits
  • Balance Scale-Up: Your account balance increases by 25% every 3 months
  • Maximum Allocation: Scale your account balance up to a maximum of $2 million
    Synthetic 1-Step and 2-Step are eligible. Synthetic Instant is not eligible.
No
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • Standard 1 Step, 2 Step: Static
  • Standard Instant: Trailing
  • Synthetic 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant: Static
  • 1 Step Evaluation: 10% maximum drawdown, trailing on end-of-day (EOD) high-watermark.
  • EA Challenge uses trailing high-watermark logic.
  • 2 Step and Free Challenge use static maximum drawdown.
  • Instant Funding Static uses static drawdown.
  • Instant Funding Zero: trailing from the highest recorded equity by default, or static if selected at purchase. After payout, the balance resets to the starting balance; withdrawing all profit above the buffer can breach the trailing drawdown.
  • Instant Funding Trailing and Buy Now, Pay Later funded phase use trailing high-watermark logic.
  • Futures Style Instant Funding: EOD maximum-loss limit of $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000 for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: EOD maximum-loss limit of $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
Profit Split

80%

  • 1 Step Evaluation: 90%
  • 2 Step: 80%
  • Instant Funding Static: scales from 50% to 80%
  • Instant Funding Zero: 70% from the first payout
  • Instant Funding Trailing: 80% from the first payout
  • EA Challenge: scales from 50% to 80%
  • Buy Now, Pay Later: 80%
  • Futures Style Instant Funding: 90%
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: 90%
  • Free Challenge funded outcome: 50%
Free Trial
No
Yes

A Free Challenge exists, but it still requires a small activation fee of $1 to $5 and converts into a $5,000 2 Step account if passed.

Profit After Breach
No data

Soft-breached profit is deducted at payout review. If deductions reduce profit to zero or below, the payout is denied and the account is reset.

Daily Drawdown

Based in highest value between equity and balance
Synthetics: highest previous day's closing equity or balance.

Daily drawdown resets at 5 PM EST and is generally recalculated from the higher of balance or equity using the product's initial-balance loss allowance.

  • Futures Style Instant Funding: no daily limit on $25K; $1,200 / $2,100 / $3,000 on $50K / $100K / $150K.

  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: no daily limit on $25K; $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700 on $50K / $100K / $150K.

  • Instant Funding Zero: daily drawdown can be removed at purchase.

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
400,000
200,000
Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

No time limits are stated for the 1 Step and 2 Step evaluations. No broader firm-wide maximum duration rule was documented for the other active products reviewed.

Minimum Trading Days
No data

Instant Funding Zero under the new terms announced on August 20, 2026: no minimum trading days.

Monthly Competition
Yes
No
Minimum Profitable Days

Minimum days with 0.5% profit per payout cycle or phase:

  • Flex 1 Step: none to pass. If one trade idea generated more than 60% of the profit target, the funded account requires 4 minimum trading days before a payout can be requested
  • Instant Lite: none
  • 1 Step: 3 days
  • Instant Elite: 5 days (reduced to 3 with the 3-Day Fast Track Add-On)
  • Prime: 3 days per phase for accounts purchased from August 17, 2026 (previously 5). Eligible to request a payout in as little as 3 trading days when combined with the On-Demand Payout Add-On
  • Synthetic 1-Step: 5 active days
  • Synthetic 2-Step: 3 active days per phase
  • Synthetic Instant: 5 active days
  • An active synthetic day requires at least 0.5% profit on equity.
No data
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed under the firm's EA conditions, including current Synthetics. Legacy synthetic accounts prohibit EAs until passing their current evaluation phase or their next funded payout.

Limited

EAs are generally prohibited, except on the EA Challenge where they are allowed only during the challenge phase and prohibited once funded.

VPN
Yes

You are allowed to use a VPN or VPS as long as it has a Static IP.

Also be aware that the IP rule restricts multiple accounts from different individuals from being accessed from the same IP address to ensure the integrity and fairness of our trading environment.

No
Hedging
Limited

Allowed. Synthetics: within the same trading account only.

Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

Tick scalping (holding trades for only a few seconds to capture minimal price movements) is prohibited. Regular scalping is allowed; the previous "50% of trades > 1 minute" rule was removed for accounts purchased after March 12, 2026.
Funded Synthetics: profits from full or partial closes inside 5 minutes are removed at payout. Soft breach; the account stays open. Legacy accounts apply this after their next payout.

Limited

Scalping is not completely banned, but tick scalping is prohibited and trades should generally remain open for more than 2 minutes.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Yes
Martingale
Limited

Allowed on other account types. Prohibited on Synthetics under the current rules. Legacy synthetic accounts retain permission until passing their current evaluation phase or their next funded payout.

No data
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Flex 1 Step (evaluation and funded): 1% Risk Per Trade Idea from the initial account size. Positions on the same instrument count as one idea. The first automatic breach is soft and the second is hard; aggregated re-entry losses may cause direct account closure.

Other Funded Accounts purchased after March 12, 2026 (Prime excluded): 1.5% Risk Per Trade Idea. A "trade idea" includes your initial position and any positions opened in the same direction within 10 minutes of closing a losing trade. The combined loss across all positions in that window cannot exceed 1.5% of your initial account size.

Optional Add-On at checkout: Upgrade to 2% Risk Per Trade Idea for more drawdown room.

Instant Lite (accounts purchased from August 17, 2026): once the account reaches 4% in profit, a 1% maximum risk per trade applies.

No
Copy Trading
Limited

Prime and Flex 1 Step: external signals and copy trading are not allowed. Other account types allow copy trading.
Synthetics: between your own accounts only.

Yes
News Trading
Limited
  • Flex 1 Step: do not open or close positions within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news event, during either evaluation or funded stages. Holding through news is allowed. Strikes carry over: the first deducts the profit, the second also reduces the profit split from 85% to 60%, and the third closes the account
  • Other accounts: do not open new trades within 2 minutes before or after a scheduled high-impact news release. You may close or manage existing trades, and take-profits, stop-losses and partial closes remain permitted
Limited

For new accounts purchased after the rule change announced on 30 September 2026, trading high-impact (red-folder) news is prohibited during the 5 minutes before and after the event. A news trading add-on is available at checkout for Instant Funding Static and 1 Step. Accounts purchased before the change retain their previous news trading permissions.

Inactivity Rule

30 days

At least one open trade or pending order is required every 30 days to keep the account active.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Instant Lite accounts purchased from August 17, 2026 have a 15% consistency rule. It does not apply to Flex 1 Step, Instant Elite, standard 1-Step, Prime or standard 2-Step accounts, which have no consistency rule.
Synthetics: 25% once funded; no evaluation consistency. Legacy funded synthetics: 30% until the next payout.

Yes

Profit Consistency Rule

  • 1 Step Evaluation: no single trading day can make up 50% or more of total profits, in both evaluation and funded phases.
  • 2 Step, Instant Funding Static and EA Challenge: a trading day cannot equal or exceed 25% of total profit for the payout period.
  • Instant Funding Lite: 15%.
  • Instant Funding Trailing and Buy Now, Pay Later: 20%.
  • Instant Funding Zero under the new terms announced on August 20, 2026: no consistency rule.
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: none in evaluation; 40% in funded status.

There is no lot size consistency rule.

Hold Weekend
Limited

Flex 1 Step: overnight holding is allowed, but weekend holding is not allowed. Other account types allow weekend holding.

Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • Arbitrage
  • HFT (High Frequency Trading)
  • Tick Scalping
  • Toxic Trading
  • Bad Faith Trading
  • Current Synthetics: grid trading and martingale
  • Tick scalping / ultra-short trades
  • High-frequency trading (HFT)
  • Latency arbitrage
  • Reverse arbitrage
  • Martingale
  • Account management
  • Third-party copy trading or mirrored group trading
  • Exploiting pricing, execution, latency or platform errors
  • Manipulative hedging patterns designed to game payouts or risk limits
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