Blue Guardian

Copy Trading

Copy trading is permitted on Blue Guardian accounts with conditions:

• EAs and Trade Copiers are allowed
• Using Trade Copiers to bypass copy trading rules is prohibited
• Internal copy trading (from one Blue Guardian account to another) is allowed

Make sure to comply with copy trading guidelines.

News Trading

News trading rules vary by account stage:

• During Evaluation: News trading is allowed without restrictions
• Funded Accounts: News trading is NOT allowed within 5 minutes before and after high-impact news events or FOMC events
• Standard Pro: News trading allowed without restrictions during challenge phase

Violating news trading rules on funded accounts may result in account penalties.

Account Types

Blue Guardian offers multiple account types:

Unlimited Guardian:

• 1-Step, 2-Step, or 3-Step evaluation options
• Profit target: 8% (Phase 1), 4% (Phase 2)
• Maximum drawdown: 8% trailing
• Daily drawdown: 4%
• Minimum trading days: 0

Elite Guardian:

• 1-Step, 2-Step, or 3-Step evaluation options
• Profit target: 8% (Phase 1), 4% (Phase 2)
• Maximum drawdown: 10% trailing
• Daily drawdown: 4%
• Minimum trading days: 5

Rapid Guardian:

• 1-Step evaluation only
• Profit target: 10% (Phase 1)
• Maximum drawdown: 6% trailing
• Daily drawdown: 4%
• Minimum trading days: 0

Instant Funding:

• No evaluation required - start trading immediately
• Steps: 0 (instant access)
• Maximum drawdown: 6% trailing
• Daily drawdown: 3%
• Minimum trading days: 5

Profit Targets

Profit targets vary by challenge type and account size:

Instant Funding:

• No profit target required (instant access)

1-Step Challenges:

• Unlimited/Elite Guardian: 8% profit target
• Rapid Guardian: 10% profit target

2-Step Challenges:

• Phase 1: 8% profit target
• Phase 2: 4% profit target

3-Step Challenges:

• Progressive profit targets (typically 6% per phase)

Complete all required phases to receive your funded account.

Expert Advisors

The use of Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading systems is permitted on Blue Guardian accounts. However:

• Strategies exploiting demo delays are prohibited
• EAs must comply with all trading rules
• Most discretionary and technical trading styles are allowed

Inactivity Rule

Blue Guardian has a 30-day inactivity rule:

• You must place at least one trade every 30 days from account creation
• Failure to trade within 30 days may result in account deactivation

Keep your account active by trading regularly.

Consistency Rule

Blue Guardian has a consistency rule for Instant accounts:

• Instant Accounts: No trading day can be above 20% consistency
• This ensures consistent trading performance

This rule applies specifically to Instant Funding accounts.

Maximum Daily Loss

The maximum daily loss limit varies by account type:

• Instant Funding: 3% of the initial account balance
• All Other Accounts: 4% of the initial account balance

This is calculated based on the higher of balance or equity at 5 PM EST reset time (balance/equity - highest at EOD).

Maximum Total Loss

The maximum total loss (drawdown) varies by account type:

• Unlimited Guardian: 8% trailing drawdown (measured from highest closed balance)
• Elite Guardian: 10% trailing drawdown
• Rapid Guardian: 6% trailing drawdown
• Instant Funding: 6% trailing drawdown

Drawdown is measured from the account's highest point.

Minimum Holding Time

Blue Guardian requires a minimum holding time of 2 minutes for trades. This prevents tick scalping and ensures trades are based on market analysis rather than system exploitation.

Minimum Trading Days

Minimum trading days vary by account type:

• Unlimited Guardian: 0 days (no minimum)
• Elite Guardian: 5 days minimum
• Rapid Guardian: 0 days (no minimum)
• Instant Funding: 5 days minimum

A trading day is defined as a day where at least one position is opened.

Prohibited Practices

Blue Guardian prohibits the following practices:

• Tick scalping (exploiting demo delays)
• High-frequency trading (HFT)
• Arbitrage bots
• All or nothing strategies
• One-click trading (not allowed)
• Trading without a plan or stop loss in a gambling manner

Stop Loss Requirements

Stop losses are NOT required on Blue Guardian accounts. However, trading without a stop loss is permitted, and one-click trading is not allowed.

Weekend and Overnight Holding

Weekend and overnight holding rules:

• Weekend holding: Permitted on all account types
• Overnight holding: Permitted on all account types
• Subject to swap fees and financing charges

You can hold positions over weekends and overnight without restrictions.

Fee Refund

Evaluation fees are refundable after the 4th payout for non-instant challenges. There are no free retries. Challenge fees start as low as $27.

Profit Split

Blue Guardian offers competitive profit splits:

• Standard Profit Split: 85% to traders (exceeds industry standard of 80%)
• Upgraded Profit Split: Up to 90% via add-on for certain challenge types
• Profit splits apply to: 1-Step, 1-Step Pro, 2-Step, 2-Step Classic, 2-Step Pro, and 3-Step challenges

Scaling Plan

Blue Guardian offers a scaling plan for eligible traders:

• Eligible Accounts: 3-Step, 2-Step Pro, 1-Step, or 2-Step Standard
• Requirements: Achieve 12% profit within any 3-month period
• Reward: Account size increases by 30%
• Maximum: Scale up to $2,000,000

This allows consistent performers to grow their capital systematically.

Payout Methods

Blue Guardian offers multiple payout methods:

• Rise Pay (e-wallet)
• Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, LTC)
• Bank Transfer
• PayPal

Withdrawals are fee-free with prompt processing.

Payout Frequency

Blue Guardian offers flexible payout options:

• Bi-Weekly Payouts: Every 14 days (standard for most challenges)
• First Payout: Available 14 days after initiating your first trade on a funded account
• Instant Models: Different payout rules apply
• Processing Time: Typically processed within a few hours (very fast)

Spreads & Commission

Blue Guardian charges:

• Forex and Commodities: $5 commission per lot
• Crypto and Indices: Commission-free

Commission structure is transparent and competitive.