Blue Guardian's 50K 2 Step Standard costs $232 with a static $4,000 max loss, and it also sells 1-step, instant and futures accounts. Trustpilot currently shows no rating after removing reviews it says were fake, and every payout carries a 3% processing fee.
Opens blueguardian.com
Your loss limit sits at a fixed level below the starting balance and never moves. Profits widen your cushion instead of tightening it.
Account balance Loss limit
Illustration with a $2,000 limit, not this firm's exact numbers.
Forex traders who want a static-drawdown two-step challenge at a lower price than the big names. Its Guardian Shield rule closes trades at a floating loss of 1 to 2%, and a first breach halves your split.
| 50K account | 2 Step Standard | 1 Step Standard | Instant Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steps | 2-step | 1-step | instant funding |
| Price (50K, list) | $232 one-time | $200 one-time | $324 one-time |
| Activation fee | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Profit target | $4,000 | $4,500 | — |
| Max loss | $4,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Drawdown type | Static | Trailing | Trailing |
| Daily loss limit | $2,000 | $2,000 | None |
| Consistency rule | — | — | 20% |
| Profit split | 85% (90% as a paid add-on) | 85% (90% as a paid add-on) | 80% (90% as a paid add-on) |
| Payouts | Every 14 days | Every 14 days | On demand after 5 profitable days |
Account sizes offered: 5K, 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 300K, 400K.
| News trading | Restricted: allowed in challenges; on funded/instant accounts no opening/closing within 5 minutes before/after high-impact (red folder) news and FOMC, profits may be removed; Instant Standard bought after 13 Nov 2025 no news trading |
|---|---|
| Bots and EAs | Restricted: EAs allowed for your own strategies on forex/CFD; HFT, tick scalping (trades under 2 minutes flagged) and arbitrage bots prohibited |
| Copy trading | Restricted: only between accounts you legally own; copying another trader prohibited; hedging across accounts prohibited |
| Overnight and weekend | Overnight and weekend holding allowed on forex/CFD accounts |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, DeepCharts |
| Instruments | Forex, commodities, indices and other CFDs; CME-listed futures via Blue Guardian Futures |
| Restricted countries | Forex help center lists Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Cuba, Iran, Jordan, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Senegal, Syria, Vietnam; futures list is longer (incl. Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen). https://help.blueguardian.com/en/articles/15618204-general-information-rules |
| Payout methods | Rise (no max; $500 min), Crypto (under $5,000; $100 min) |
| Company | Iconic Exchange FZCO (t/a Blue Guardian), IFZA Business Park, DDP, Dubai, UAE (operates site, payments); Blue Guardian Limited, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia (simulated platforms); Blue Guardian Marketing LLC, Dubai. Terms governed by UAE law (Dubai). |
| When | What changed |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | Futures Express: from 2nd payout, new profit equal to 50% of previous payout required (accounts bought from 2 Sep) source |
| 2026-08 | 1 Step Standard target cut from 10% to 9%; 2 Step Standard min trading days cut from 5 to 3 (accounts bought from 20 Aug) source |
Blue Guardian promo code and current discount
Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.
Blue Guardian's main 50K plan uses static drawdown with a max loss of $4,000, as of October 16, 2026.
The list price of Blue Guardian's cheapest main 50K plan was $232 when we checked on October 16, 2026. Discounts often lower this; see the Blue Guardian promo code page.