Blue Guardian vs Funded Trader Markets
Blue Guardian and Funded Trader Markets are not the same product at different prices. Below is every term each firm publishes, side by side, and the differences that decide which one suits a given trader.
The difference in two lines: Blue Guardian is $1 cheaper at the entry tier ($19 with code NOV30 against $20). Verification differs: Blue Guardian verifies identity before the first payout, Funded Trader Markets verifies identity before the account activates. Open Blue Guardian
| Term | Blue Guardian | Funded Trader Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest evaluation | $19 code NOV30 | $20 |
| Size at that price | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25k fee | $94 code NOV30 | $59 |
| Profit split | 85% default, 90% with paid add-on | Up to 90% |
| Drawdown (25k) | 6% trailing, 4% daily (1 Step Standard) | 6% from the highest recorded balance, fixed at the initial size once 6% profit is reached, 4% of the initial balance (3% on the 300k) (1 Step Nitro) |
| Profit target (25k) | 9% (1 Step Standard) | 10% (1 Step Nitro) |
| KYC | Before payout | Before activation |
| Payout rail | Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min) | USDC / USDT / BTC / ETH / SOL / Rise |
| Payout speed | Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours | 24-hour guarantee, average around 20 minutes |
| Leverage | Forex 1:50 (1:100 on 1 Step Standard challenge), indices/metals 1:10-1:20, crypto 1:2 | BTC/ETH 1:5, other crypto 1:2, FX 1:100 |
| Allocation ceiling | $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000 | $300,000 per account |
| Instruments | Forex, indices, gold and commodities, cryptocurrencies; crypto commission $0 | 76 instruments including roughly 40 crypto CFDs |
Each drawdown above is the rule of the plan its own $25k fee buys. The rest of the ladder at that size: Blue Guardian: 2 Step Nano at $47 (10% of room), 1 Step Nano at $55 (6% of room), 2 Step Standard at $108 (8% of room) and Instant at $146 (6% of room); Funded Trader Markets: Instant Standard at $97 (5% of room) and 2 Step Plus at $98 (10% of room).
Which is cheaper, size by size
Funded Trader Markets is cheaper at 3 of the 3 sizes where both publish a price. Comparing the entry tier alone hides that: fee ladders do not scale at the same rate, so the cheaper start can become the dearer account.
| Account size | Blue Guardian | Funded Trader Markets | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25k | $94 code NOV30 | $59 | Funded Trader Markets |
| $50k | $140 code NOV30 | $120 | Funded Trader Markets |
| $100k | $279 code NOV30 | $249 | Funded Trader Markets |
What the fee buys, and what it takes back
The $35 gap is 0.6 cheap attempts at the Blue Guardian fee. The fee is also only the entry cost: at the headline split, Blue Guardian has to make $104 of profit before the attempt has paid for itself, and $66 at Funded Trader Markets.
| Measure | Blue Guardian | Funded Trader Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Fee for a $25k attempt | $94 code NOV30 | $59 |
| Fee per $1,000 of account | $3.76 | $2.36 |
| Profit needed to win the fee back at the headline split | $104 | $66 |
| Account destroyed on a bad day (drawdown in dollars) | $1,500 (6%) | $1,500 (6%) |
| Drawdown type | Trailing | Trailing |
Cost per $1,000, the break-even profit and the cost of 1% of drawdown are our arithmetic from each firm's published fee, split and limit; each drawdown figure is the firm's own percentage for the plan that fee buys, applied to a $25,000 balance.
Getting the money out
Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min), Funded Trader Markets pays USDC / USDT / BTC / ETH / SOL / Rise. Timing is not the same either: Instant accounts on-demand; challenge accounts every 14 days, 7-day add-on; processing within 24 business hours against 24-hour guarantee, average around 20 minutes.
Worth checking against your own cash-flow: a fast rail that pays into an account you then have to move is not the same as one that lands where you spend it.
Where they actually differ
- Payout rails are not the same: Blue Guardian pays Crypto (BTC/ETH/USDT, $100 min, under $5,000) / Rise Works (bank, $500 min), Funded Trader Markets pays USDC / USDT / BTC / ETH / SOL / Rise.
- Blue Guardian wants 9% (1 Step Standard) of profit at $25k before a payout, Funded Trader Markets 10% (1 Step Nitro).
- allocation ceiling, Blue Guardian: $400,000 active funded allocation; scaling plan to $4,000,000; Funded Trader Markets: $300,000 per account.
The decision rule
If the first attempt is a test rather than a plan, Blue Guardian at $19 with code NOV30 costs less to be wrong about. If identity documents are the sticking point, note that Blue Guardian verifies identity before the first payout and Funded Trader Markets verifies identity before the account activates.
Which one, and for whom
Choose Blue Guardian if Traders who want a cheap, well-documented challenge and will pay crypto or Rise for payouts, and who treat crypto as one market among several.
Choose Funded Trader Markets if Cost-sensitive traders who also want weekend crypto CFDs.
Both reviews carry the specific terms and the source pages: Blue Guardian review and Funded Trader Markets review. If a figure here has changed since it was read, email research@cryptopropfirms.com and it will be re-checked against the firm's own page.