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Blue Guardian Blue Guardian
The5ers The5ers
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country Saint Lucia United Kingdom
Established Sep 2021 Jan 2016
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Match Trader, MT5, Volsys, TradeLocker, ProjectX Trading View, MT5
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% Up to 100% Best
Daily Drawdown 3-4% daily, 6-10% total (varies by plan) Hyper Growth: 3% daily pause / 6% stop-out. High Stakes: 5% Maximum Daily Loss / 10% Maximum Total Drawdown.
Payout Frequency Every 14 days (24hr guarantee or 100% split)
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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.
  • Up to 100% profit split, Hyper Growth 1-Step evaluation with 10% target and unlimited time, High Stakes 2-Step with Step-1 cash/HUB rewards from $2 to $40 by account size, London-based (Five Percent Online LTD) since 2016.
Main Drawbacks
  • Sometimes high Spreads, some bugs with the trading platforms
  • Hyper Growth stop-out at 6% below initial balance; High Stakes requires two steps plus verification refund to pass; minimum 3 profitable days required on Pro Growth/High Stakes.
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

The5ers Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$22
one-time fee
$2.5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$39
one-time fee
$5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$39
Futures — Day Trade Basecamp evaluation fee
$25K 1 Step P1: 6% ($1,500)
P2: 4% funded ($1,000)
P1: 4% EOD ($1,000)
End-of-day balance drawdown limit
P2: 4% EOD ($1,000)
End-of-day balance drawdown limit
P1: No separate total drawdown limit (4% EOD balance drawdown only)
P2: No separate total drawdown limit (4% EOD balance drawdown only)
80% $70
$78
one-time fee
$10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$195
one-time fee
$25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$260
one-time fee
$5K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None
$309
one-time fee
$50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$450
one-time fee
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None
$545
one-time fee
$100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$850
one-time fee
$20K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None