Your comparison
Blue Guardian vs The Trading Pit Futures: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 50K
| Value | Blue Guardian | The Trading Pit Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $154 with code SPOOKY: $115.50 | No 25K account |
| Activation fee | None | No 25K account |
| Cost to get funded | $154 (eval + activation, list price) | No 25K account |
| Profit target | $1,500 | No 25K account |
| Max drawdown | $1,000 | No 25K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | No 25K account |
| Daily loss limit | Unverified | No 25K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | None | No 25K account |
| Max contracts | 1 | No 25K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 1 | No 25K account |
| Reset fee | $104 | No 25K account |
| Plan | 25K Standard | <span class="muted">No 25K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $209 with code SPOOKY: $156.75 | $99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $64.35 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Cost to get funded | $209 (eval + activation, list price) | $99 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | None | 40% |
| Max contracts | 4 | 5 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 4 | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $104 | $79 |
| Plan | 50K Standard | Prime 50K |
| Evaluation price | $330 with code SPOOKY: $247.50 | $189 with code PROPFIRMVS: $122.85 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Cost to get funded | $330 (eval + activation, list price) | $189 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Max drawdown | $3,500 | $3,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | None | 40% |
| Max contracts | 8 | 10 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 8 | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $104 | $79 |
| Plan | 100K Standard | Prime 100K |
| Evaluation price | $398 with code SPOOKY: $298.50 | $289 with code PROPFIRMVS: $187.85 |
| Activation fee | None | None |
| Cost to get funded | $398 (eval + activation, list price) | $289 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 12 | 15 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $104 | $79 |
| Plan | 150K Reserve | Prime 150K |
Cost to get funded = evaluation fee (two months for monthly subscriptions) + activation fee; it assumes you pass on the first attempt and excludes data fees and resets.
Price, target and drawdown by account size
| Size | Blue Guardian | The Trading Pit Futures |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $154 with code SPOOKY: $115.50 Target $1,500 · Max DD $1,000 | – |
| 50K | $209 with code SPOOKY: $156.75 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $64.35 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
| 100K | $330 with code SPOOKY: $247.50 Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,500 | $189 with code PROPFIRMVS: $122.85 Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,000 |
| 150K | $398 with code SPOOKY: $298.50 Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 | $289 with code PROPFIRMVS: $187.85 Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | Blue Guardian Code checked Oct 20, 2026 · No end date publishedGet deal | The Trading Pit Futures PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 90% | 90% |
| Payoutsⓘ | First payout 3 days after first trade | Every 5 trading days after 5 trading days |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | None in the evaluation | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | 40% (payout phase) | None |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | Yes | Yes |
| Daily loss breach | Soft: trading paused for the day | Soft: trading paused for the day |
| Drawdown lock | Locks at start + $100 (eval + funded) | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) |
| News tradingⓘ | Allowed | Allowed |
| News window when funded | No restriction | No restriction |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Automation / EAs | Restricted | Restricted |
| Challenge steps | 1-step | Instant funding, 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | No time limit | 30 days |
| Hedging | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Restricted | Allowed |
| Martingale | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Accounts you may hold | 5 | 2 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 1 days | 5 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | None | None |
| Commission per round turn | Unverified | Unverified |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Included |
| Reset feeⓘ | $104 | $79 |
| Fee refund | Unverified | Unverified |
| First payout after | 3 days | 5 days |
| Payout methods | Crypto, Rise | Unverified |
| Max payouts | Unverified | Unverified |
| Funded account | Simulated (per terms) | Simulated (per terms) |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Standard funded buffer: 25K $1,600 | Prime: up to 50% of realized profit per request, capped at $2,500 |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Standard max contracts: 25K 1 mini/10 micro | Prime Earning phase scales daily with end-of-day profit. |
| Headquarters | Saint Lucia | Liechtenstein |
| Founded | 2021 | 2022 |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, Tradovate | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, ATAS, Quantower, DeepCharts |
| Entry price | from $115.50 | from $64.35 |
| Promo code | SPOOKY (25% off) | PROPFIRMVS (35% off) |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-23 | 2026-10-13 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.