Blue Guardian Futures Trading Rules Explained
One-time-fee futures evaluations (Standard, Reserve, Express) and a Direct funded account.
Blue Guardian Futures rules: what you can and can't do
News trading: Allowed
You can open and close trades around high-impact news releases.
Holding overnight: Not allowed
Close every position before the end of each trading day.
Holding over the weekend: Not allowed
Close every position before the market closes on Friday.
EAs, bots & algorithms: Not allowed
Trade manually. Automated strategies are not allowed.
Copy trading: Allowed
You may copy your own trades between accounts at this firm.
Hedging: Not allowed
Hedging (opposite positions) is not allowed.
Loss limits by plan
Standard
- Daily
- 2%
- Max
- 3.5%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Reserve (with daily loss limit, 40% consistency)
- Daily
- 1.7%
- Max
- 3%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Reserve (no daily loss limit, 40% consistency)
- Daily
- None
- Max
- 3%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Express
- Daily
- 1.5%
- Max
- 3%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Direct
- Daily
- 2.5%
- Max
- 3.5%
- Min days
- 0
Trailing (end of day). Your loss limit follows your highest end-of-day balance. Swings during the day don't move it.
Fine print
- 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. How consistency rules work →
- Scaling plan: Reserve and Express funded accounts scale contract limits up as profit grows (e.g. 150K: 3 minis at start, 12 at +$4,500)