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BluSky BluSky
FTMO FTMO
Overview
Asset Type Futures CFD
Country United States Czech Republic
Established - Jan 2015
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Volumetrica, Rithmic, Tradesea, DeepCharts, Tickblaze cTrader, MT5, MT4
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% to the trader Best Up to 90%
Daily Drawdown Varies by plan: EOD trailing/static drawdown ($2,000-$5,000) on Launch/Propel evals; $1,000-$2,000/day hard cap on Instant Funding & Direct to Funded Maximum Daily Loss Amount, which is 5% of the Initial Simulated Capital (2-Step) or 3% (1-Step)
Payout Frequency Daily
Payouts available every trading day (M-F) once above buffer; requests before 11AM ET process same day, after 11AM ET process next business day
Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
Direct Path to Funded ✓ Yes ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Up to 90% profit split, daily payouts from $250 with no minimum trading days, one-day Sim Funded stage before Live Brokerage, news trading allowed, up to 3 funded accounts per trader
  • Up to 90% of your simulated profits as a reward, accounts up to $200,000 FTMO Account, established 2015 with 3.5M+ customers worldwide, MT4 MT5 cTrader supported, 100% refund of initial fee on first reward (2-Step), Prague-based with $500M+ paid in rewards
Main Drawbacks
  • Evaluation plans auto-renew as a 30-day recurring subscription until passed or cancelled; reset fees apply per failed attempt; $5,000/day and $10,000/week profit caps trigger a mandatory Risk Review
  • All accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds and any trading is in a simulated environment only; prices charged in EUR; 2-Step Verification phase required before reaching FTMO Account
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
Between 50% and 90% off for all challenges
No offers

Challenge Details

BluSky Challenges

11 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$59 $50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $3,000
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
90% to the trader $99
$69 $100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,500
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
90% to the trader $149
$79 $200K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,000
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 50%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Static
P2: $-2,000 Static
90% to the trader $179
$150 $105
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$25K 2 Steps P1: $1,500
P2: $1,500
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-1,200 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $1,200 Trailing (EOD)
90% to the trader Unknown
$160 $112
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $3,000
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $2,000 Trailing (EOD)
90% to the trader Unknown
$170 $119
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$150K 2 Steps P1: $3,000
P2: $2,000
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-1,000 Static
P2: $-1,000 Static
90% to the trader Unknown
$220 $154
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,500
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,500 Trailing (EOD)
P2: $2,500 Trailing (EOD)
90% to the trader Unknown
$270 $189
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$200K 2 Steps P1: $6,000
P2: $3,000
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 34%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 34%
P1: $-2,000 Static
P2: $-2,000 Static
90% to the trader Unknown
$320 $224
Promo code 30OFF applied at checkout
$300K 2 Steps P1: $20,000
P2: $3,500
P1: -
Evaluation-phase consistency rule: 21%
P2: -
Buffer-phase consistency rule: 21%
P1: $-5,000 Static
P2: $-2,500 Static
90% to the trader Unknown
$599 $50K Instant P1: -
P1: $1,000 per day
21% consistency rule: largest single day profit <= 21% of total net profit for payout eligibility
P1: $2,000 trailing intraday; locks at $51,000 once balance exceeds $53,000
80% to the trader Unknown
$749 $3.5K Instant P1: -
P1: $2,000 per day
3 negative days allowed per rolling 10 trading days (4th fails account); 21% consistency rule for payout eligibility
P1: $2,500 (closes at $1,000 minimum static balance)
50% for 30 trading days, then 80% Unknown

FTMO Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$79
EUR one-time
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$89
EUR one-time
$10K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$199
EUR one-time
$25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$250
EUR one-time
$25K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$319
EUR one-time
$50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$345
EUR one-time
$50K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$540 $439
EUR one-time (popular tier, on sale)
$100K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None
$499
EUR one-time (popular tier)
$100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$999
EUR one-time
$200K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount (1-Step)
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
90% None
$1080
EUR one-time
$200K 2 Steps P1: 10%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Maximum Daily Loss Amount
P2: 5%
Verification phase
P1: 10% Maximum Loss
P2: 10% Maximum Loss
Up to 90% None