Challenge Comparison Tool

Select up to 3 firms to compare their challenges, rules, and pricing side by side.

BluSky BluSky
Quant Tekel (Ascendx) Quant Tekel (Ascendx)
BluSky 7.6 Get Started
Quant Tekel (Ascendx) 7.9 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures CFD
Country United States South Africa
Established - Oct 2023
Technology White-Label White-Label
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Volumetrica, Rithmic, Tradesea, DeepCharts, Tickblaze MT5, TradeLocker
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 90% to the trader Best 80% (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 3-4% daily, 6-10% max (varies by program)
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 		14 Days (2 Step / 2 Step Elite), Bi-weekly (Pay When Funded 1 Step), On-Demand (Power)
Varies by challenge type: 14-day cycle on QT 2 Step and QT 2 Step Elite, bi-weekly on Pay When Funded QT 1 Step, on-demand on QT Power.
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
  • 90% Profit Split
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
  • Reports of sometimes slow support
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
Between 50% and 90% off for all challenges
50% off all Quant Tekel accounts

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

Quant Tekel (Ascendx) Challenges

26 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$130 $10 $5K 1 Step P1: $300 (6%)
 P1: $150 (3%)
P1: $300 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$33 $13 $5K 2 Steps P1: $350 (7%)
P2: $250 (5%)
 P1: $200 (4%)
P2: $200 (4%)
P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $500 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$240 $15 $10K 1 Step P1: $600 (6%)
 P1: $300 (3%)
P1: $600 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$49 $20 $10K 2 Steps P1: $700 (7%)
P2: $500 (5%)
 P1: $400 (4%)
P2: $400 (4%)
P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $1,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$50 $20 $10K 2 Steps P1: $600 (6%)
P2: $600 (6%)
 P1: $400 (4%)
P2: $400 (4%)
P1: $800 (8%)
P2: $800 (8%)
 80% Unknown
$60 $24 $5K 2 Steps P1: $350 (7%)
P2: $250 (5%)
 P1: $200 (4%)
P2: $200 (4%)
P1: $500 (10%)
P2: $500 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$400 $25 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500 (6%)
 P1: $750 (3%)
P1: $1,500 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$720 $25 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: $1,500 (3%)
P1: $3,000 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$1000 $25 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: $3,000 (3%)
P1: $6,000 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$65 $26 $5K Instant P1: -
 P1: $150 (3%)
P1: $300 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$106 $42 $10K Instant P1: -
 P1: $300 (3%)
P1: $600 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$110 $44 $25K 2 Steps P1: $1,500 (6%)
P2: $1,500 (6%)
 P1: $1,000 (4%)
P2: $1,000 (4%)
P1: $2,000 (8%)
P2: $2,000 (8%)
 80% Unknown
$114 $46 $25K 2 Steps P1: $1,750 (7%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
 P1: $1,000 (4%)
P2: $1,000 (4%)
P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$122 $49 $10K 2 Steps P1: $700 (7%)
P2: $500 (5%)
 P1: $400 (4%)
P2: $400 (4%)
P1: $1,000 (10%)
P2: $1,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$195 $78 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $750 (3%)
P1: $1,500 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$200 $80 $50K 2 Steps P1: $3,000 (6%)
P2: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: $2,000 (4%)
P2: $2,000 (4%)
P1: $4,000 (8%)
P2: $4,000 (8%)
 80% Unknown
$228 $91 $50K 2 Steps P1: $3,500 (7%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
 P1: $2,000 (4%)
P2: $2,000 (4%)
P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$284 $114 $25K 2 Steps P1: $1,750 (7%)
P2: $1,250 (5%)
 P1: $1,000 (4%)
P2: $1,000 (4%)
P1: $2,500 (10%)
P2: $2,500 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$325 $130 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,500 (3%)
P1: $3,000 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$400 $160 $100K 2 Steps P1: $6,000 (6%)
P2: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: $4,000 (4%)
P2: $4,000 (4%)
P1: $8,000 (8%)
P2: $8,000 (8%)
 80% Unknown
$447 $179 $100K 2 Steps P1: $7,000 (7%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
 P1: $4,000 (4%)
P2: $4,000 (4%)
P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$455 $182 $50K 2 Steps P1: $3,500 (7%)
P2: $2,500 (5%)
 P1: $2,000 (4%)
P2: $2,000 (4%)
P1: $5,000 (10%)
P2: $5,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$650 $260 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000 (3%)
P1: $6,000 (6%)
 80% Unknown
$813 $325 $100K 2 Steps P1: $7,000 (7%)
P2: $5,000 (5%)
 P1: $4,000 (4%)
P2: $4,000 (4%)
P1: $10,000 (10%)
P2: $10,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$813 $325 $200K 2 Steps P1: $14,000 (7%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
 P1: $8,000 (4%)
P2: $8,000 (4%)
P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $20,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
$1544 $618 $200K 2 Steps P1: $14,000 (7%)
P2: $10,000 (5%)
 P1: $8,000 (4%)
P2: $8,000 (4%)
P1: $20,000 (10%)
P2: $20,000 (10%)
 80% Unknown
BluSky
Visit BluSky Full Profile →
Quant Tekel (Ascendx)
Visit Quant Tekel (Ascendx) Full Profile →