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Blue Guardian Blue Guardian
Empire Funded Empire Funded
Blue Guardian 6.6 Get Started
Empire Funded 5.5 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Saint Lucia United Kingdom
Established Sep 2021 Apr 2025
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Match Trader, MT5, Volsys, TradeLocker, ProjectX MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% Best Up to 90% (Instant/1-Step/2-Step); 80% on Spartan
Daily Drawdown 3-4% daily, 6-10% total (varies by plan) 3% (Instant), 5% (1-Step), 3%/5% (2-Step phase 1/2), N/A (Spartan)
Payout Frequency Every 14 days (24hr guarantee or 100% split)
- 		Weekly
Next-day payouts marketed on hero
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 24hr payout guarantee (100% split if missed). Multiple plan types (1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step, Instant). Scaling to $4M. No min trading days on Pro plans. Crypto challenge available. 85K+ customers in 160+ countries. $20M+ paid out.
  • Spartan instant-funded entry from $9, MetaTrader 5 platform, 6% profit target on Instant/1-Step/2-Step, 12% max drawdown (1-Step/2-Step), up to 90% profit split, Weekly payouts, Fx/Commodities/Indices/Stocks/Crypto, Discord support, 24/7 support, multi-currency payouts (Visa/MasterCard/Bitcoin/ETH/USDT/UPI)
Main Drawbacks
  • Sometimes high Spreads, some bugs with the trading platforms
  • Newly incorporated (April 2025) so limited operating track record; TrustPilot page carries a 'received regulatory attention' badge; only 14 TrustPilot reviews; sole platform is MetaTrader 5; some negative reviews cite dashboard 'LOADING ERROR' and support-email bounces; restricted countries include Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, North Korea, Russia, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
45% off Blue Guardian Forex evaluations. Verified live on blueguardian.com homepage 2026-06-05 ("Forex Discount SAVE 35% to 45%"). BG45
35% off Blue Guardian Futures evaluations. Verified live on blueguardian.com homepage 2026-06-05 ("Futures Discount SAVE 35%"). BG35
No offers

Challenge Details

Blue Guardian Challenges

24 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$30 $5K 3 Steps P1: $300 (6%)
P2: $300 (6%)
P3: $300 (6%)
 P1: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $400 (8% Static)
P2: $400 (8% Static)
P3: $400 (8% Static)
 90% None
$36 $5K 2 Steps P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $200 (4%)
 P1: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $500 (10% Trailing)
P2: $500 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$67 $10K 3 Steps P1: $600 (6%)
P2: $600 (6%)
P3: $600 (6%)
 P1: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $800 (8% Static)
P2: $800 (8% Static)
P3: $800 (8% Static)
 90% None
$70 $5K 1 Step P1: $500 (10%)
 P1: $200 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $300 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$79 $10K 2 Steps P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $400 (4%)
 P1: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $1,000 (10% Trailing)
P2: $1,000 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$87 $10K 1 Step P1: $1,000 (10%)
 P1: $400 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $600 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$109 $5K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None
$111 $25K 2 Steps P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $1,000 (4%)
 P1: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $2,500 (10% Trailing)
P2: $2,500 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$147 $25K 3 Steps P1: $1,500 (6%)
P2: $1,500 (6%)
P3: $1,500 (6%)
 P1: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $2,000 (8% Static)
P2: $2,000 (8% Static)
P3: $2,000 (8% Static)
 90% None
$149 $10K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None
$177 $25K 1 Step P1: $2,500 (10%)
 P1: $1,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $1,500 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$227 $50K 3 Steps P1: $3,000 (6%)
P2: $3,000 (6%)
P3: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $4,000 (8% Static)
P2: $4,000 (8% Static)
P3: $4,000 (8% Static)
 90% None
$250 $50K 2 Steps P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $2,000 (4%)
 P1: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $5,000 (10% Trailing)
P2: $5,000 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$277 $50K 1 Step P1: $5,000 (10%)
 P1: $2,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $3,000 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$309 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None
$367 $100K 3 Steps P1: $6,000 (6%)
P2: $6,000 (6%)
P3: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $8,000 (8% Static)
P2: $8,000 (8% Static)
P3: $8,000 (8% Static)
 90% None
$464 $100K 2 Steps P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $4,000 (4%)
 P1: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $10,000 (10% Trailing)
P2: $10,000 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$477 $100K 1 Step P1: $10,000 (10%)
 P1: $4,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $6,000 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$479 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None
$667 $200K 3 Steps P1: $12,000 (6%)
P2: $12,000 (6%)
P3: $12,000 (6%)
 P1: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P3: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $16,000 (8% Static)
P2: $16,000 (8% Static)
P3: $16,000 (8% Static)
 90% None
$779 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None
$921 $200K 2 Steps P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $8,000 (4%)
 P1: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P2: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $20,000 (10% Trailing)
P2: $20,000 (10% Trailing)
 90% None
$927 $200K 1 Step P1: $20,000 (10%)
 P1: $8,000 (4% of initial balance)
P1: $12,000 (6% Trailing)
 90% None
$1195 $200K Instant P1: -
 P1: 3%
Fixed % of initial account balance (calculated from higher of balance/equity at 5PM EST day change)
P1: 6% Trailing
 80% None

Empire Funded Challenges

25 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$17 $9
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$1K Instant P1: $100
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $30 (3%) Static
 80% None
$39 $21
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$3K Instant P1: $240
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $90 (3%) Static
 80% None
$75 $49
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$6K Instant P1: $480
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $180 (3%) Static
 80% None
$54
2-Step Evaluation 		$5K 2 Steps P1: $300 (6%)
P2: $250 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$67
1-Step Evaluation 		$5K 1 Step P1: $300 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$112 $86
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$15K Instant P1: $960
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $450 (3%) Static
 80% None
$99
2-Step Evaluation 		$10K 2 Steps P1: $600 (6%)
P2: $500 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$159 $99
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$25K Instant P1: $2,000
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $750 (3%) Static
 80% None
$119
1-Step Evaluation 		$10K 1 Step P1: $600 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$119
Instant Funding 		$5K Instant P1: $300 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$225 $159
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$50K Instant P1: $4,500
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $1,500 (3%) Static
 80% None
$178
Instant Funding 		$10K Instant P1: $600 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$197
2-Step Evaluation 		$25K 2 Steps P1: $1,500 (6%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$204
Instant Funding 		$15K Instant P1: $900 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$419 $209
Spartan (Instant Funded) 		$100K Instant P1: $8,500
 P1: -
Not applied (Spartan)
P1: $3,000 (3%) Static
 80% None
$219
1-Step Evaluation 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$319
Instant Funding 		$25K Instant P1: $1,500 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$319
2-Step Evaluation 		$50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000 (6%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$340
1-Step Evaluation 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$497
Instant Funding 		$50K Instant P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$599
2-Step Evaluation 		$100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000 (6%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$619
1-Step Evaluation 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$793
2-Step Evaluation 		$200K 2 Steps P1: $12,000 (6%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
 P1: 3% Daily
Phase 1: 3% Daily Drawdown
P2: 5% Daily
Phase 2: 5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
P2: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$847
1-Step Evaluation 		$200K 1 Step P1: $12,000 (6%)
 P1: 5% Daily
5% Daily Drawdown
P1: 12% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
$897
Instant Funding 		$100K Instant P1: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: 3% Daily
3% Daily Drawdown
P1: 6% Maximum Drawdown
 90% None
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