Applies to: CFD
Short answer
Every month, Blue Guardian runs a free CFD trading competition for up to 5,000 traders. The top 50 win prizes, from cash and a $200K Instant account for 1st place to a $5K Instant Starter account. Register from the Competitions page in your dashboard. EAs and trade copiers aren't allowed.
Prizes
Rank | Prize |
1st | $500 cash + $200K Instant account |
2nd | $300 cash + $100K Instant account |
3rd | $200 cash + $50K Instant account |
4th–5th | $50K Instant account |
6th–10th | $25K Instant account |
11th–25th | $10K Instant account |
26th–50th | $5K Instant Starter account |
After the competition ends, we review the top 50. Winners receive an email with their prize details within 3 business days.
How to enter
You must be 18 or older.
Go to the Competitions page in your dashboard and click Register for the upcoming competition. Entry is free and limited to 5,000 participants.
Only one account per email address and IP address. Registering more than one means immediate disqualification.
Competitions run on Match-Trader and MT5 only. Platforms can't be switched.
Dates
Each competition starts on the 1st of the month at 8:00 AM UTC and ends on the last day of the month at 10:00 PM UTC.
Competition rules
Max daily loss | 4% of starting balance, measured from the higher of balance or equity at the 5:00 PM New York reset |
Max drawdown | 8% static. On $100K, equity must stay above $92,000. |
EAs and trade copiers | Not allowed |
News trading | Allowed (watch out for slippage) |
Lot size | No limit; your leverage and margin are the limit |
Leverage | FX 1:100, indices 1:20, commodities 1:20, crypto 1:2 |
Overnight and weekends | Allowed, including crypto at weekends |
Disqualification
If you see DQ on your dashboard, your account broke one or more competition rules. Breaking any rule means immediate disqualification from all competitions, at Blue Guardian's discretion. Disqualification is final, and support can't reverse it. You can't re-enter the current competition, but you're welcome to register for next month's.
Logging in
Enter the username and password from your competition welcome email.
Click Sign in.
New to Match-Trader? Watch this walkthrough.
We may update these rules at any time, so check this page before each competition.