Blue Guardian vs FTMO
17 points compared. 6 rows could not be compared because one side is unverified. Those declare no winner.
Blue Guardian
#4 overall5 day min
MT5
Match Trader
TradeLocker
Tradovate
NinjaTrader
TradingViewMT5, Match Trader, TradeLocker, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
The short answer
Blue Guardian takes 4 of the 17 verified points, FTMO takes 3. That is a count of rows, not a recommendation. Read the ones that matter to you.
What it costs you
Entry price and what you keep
Cheapest way inThe lowest advertised challenge fee
$20best
$79
Challenge fee (100K)
$299best
$474
Your share of profits
100%best
90%
Rules that fail traders
The limits that end accounts
Daily loss limitA larger allowance is harder to breach
not verified
not verified
Daily loss type
not verified
not verified
Max loss limit
not verified
not verified
Max loss typeStatic drawdown is easier to plan around than trailing
not verified
not verified
News trading
conditional
restricted
EA / algo trading
yes
yes
Copy trading
conditional
yes
VPS allowed
yes
yes
VPN allowed
yes
yes
Hold overnight
yes
restricted
Hold over the weekend
yes
restricted
Consistency rule
Yes
Nobest
Getting paid
Speed, frequency and what traders say
Payout frequency
on demand
bi-weekly
Trader rating
4.2 / 5
4.8 / 5best
Access and scale
Steps, capital, platforms, markets
Max allocation
$400Kbest
$200K
Challenge stepsFewer steps means funded sooner
not verified
not verified
Min trading days
5 days
4 daysbest
Scaling plan
not verified
not verified
Platforms
MT5, Match Trader, TradeLocker, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView
MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
Assets
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Futures, Other Commodities
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Stocks, Other Commodities
Earnings calculator
Your monthly take-home at the same account size and return. Split comes from each firm's verified terms.
Gross profit $8.0K
Blue Guardian
$8.0K
100% of $8.0K gross
FTMO
$7.2K
90% of $8.0K gross
Blue Guardian pays $800 more per month at this size and return.
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