Blue Guardian Futures vs FTMO Futures: which prop firm is better?
Blue Guardian Futures
Wins on 2 of 18 points
FTMO Futures
Wins on 2 of 18 points
Choose Blue Guardian Futures if you care most about…
- more platform choices
- a cheaper entry price
Choose FTMO Futures if you care most about…
- a higher overall rating
- running bots or EAs
Overview
Our rating
3.7
4.5
Trustpilot
No score shown
4.8 (55,277 reviews)
Founded
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2015
Platforms
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, DeepCharts
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView
Cost & challenge
Cheapest plan
$72 · $25K Reserve (with daily loss limit, 40% consistency)
$119 · $50K FTMO Futures Growth
Account sizes
$25K – $150K
$50K – $150K
Evaluation types
Instant, 1-step
1-step
Drawdown
Trailing (end of day)
Trailing (end of day)
Payouts
Max profit split
90%
90%
Payout frequency
On demand
Weekly
First payout after
3 days
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Typical processing
1h
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Payout methods
Crypto, Rise
Wise, Bank transfer, Card
Trading rules
News trading
Allowed
Allowed
Weekend holding
Not allowed
Not allowed
EAs / bots
Not allowed
Allowed
Copy trading
Allowed
Allowed
Consistency rule
Standard: 40% on funded; Reserve: 40% or 50% in the challenge only; Express: 40% (or 50%) in the challenge only; Direct: 20% / 25% / 30% by payout
Evaluation only: best day may not exceed 40% (Growth) or 50% (Pro) of total profit. None on Sim-Funded.