Applies to: CFD and Futures
Short answer
Choose an evaluation and reach its profit target while following the rules to earn a funded account, or buy an instant account and start funded straight away. Once funded, you keep a share of the profits you make.
CFD accounts
Evaluations: 1 Step Nano, 1 Step Standard, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Nano and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). Pass your evaluation and a funded account is issued.
Instant accounts: Instant Standard and Instant Starter give you a funded account immediately, with no evaluation.
Account sizes: $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K, $300K and $400K. The size is the balance you trade with.
Futures accounts
One-phase evaluation: Elite, Reserve and Express accounts use a single evaluation phase. Reach the profit target while following the rules, and your account is reviewed and then funded.
Direct (instant funding): start on a funded account immediately, with no evaluation.
One-time fee: every Futures account is a single purchase. There are no monthly subscriptions, renewal fees or activation fees when you get funded.
When does my evaluation start?
CFD: your evaluation starts with your first trade. The inactivity rule, however, counts from the moment the account is created, so don't leave a new account untouched for more than 30 days.
I passed. What happens next?
CFD: within 6–12 business hours you'll receive your funded account login details by email, together with your Trader Agreement and Funded Trader Certificate.
Futures: once you hit the profit target, your account goes through a final review. After it's approved, you move on to your funded account.
The Trader Agreement
Your relationship with Blue Guardian as a funded trader is governed by the Blue Guardian Trader Agreement. It's a legally binding contract, issued after you pass, and it must be signed before your funded account is issued.
Am I trading with real money?
CFD: no. All CFD accounts, including funded accounts, are demo accounts in a simulated environment with virtual funds. They use real market prices from liquidity providers so that trading conditions are as realistic as possible.
Futures: funded accounts start as simulated (sim) accounts. Traders can progress to a Live Account if our risk team decides they are a good fit, or for exceptional performance. See the Live Account article for details.