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BluSky Trading vs Traders Launch: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 100K
| Value | BluSky Trading | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $59/mo with code PropFirmVS: $29.50/mo | No 50K account |
| Activation fee | $99 | No 50K account |
| Cost to get funded | $217 (2 months + activation, list price) | No 50K account |
| Profit target | $3,000 | No 50K account |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | No 50K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | No 50K account |
| Daily loss limit | None | No 50K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | No 50K account |
| Max contracts | 5 | No 50K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 3 | No 50K account |
| Reset fee | $49 | No 50K account |
| Plan | Launch 50K | <span class="muted">No 50K account</span> |
| Evaluation price | $69/mo with code PropFirmVS: $34.50/mo | $99 |
| Activation fee | $149 | None |
| Cost to get funded | $287 (2 months + activation, list price) | $99 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $2,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,500 | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 10 | Unverified |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 3 | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $59 | Unverified |
| Plan | Launch 100K | Legacy NYC 100K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | No 200K account | $149 |
| Activation fee | No 200K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 200K account | $149 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 200K account | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 200K account | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 200K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 200K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 200K account | 1 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 200K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 200K account</span> | Legacy NYC 200K (80% split) |
| Evaluation price | No 300K account | $279 |
| Activation fee | No 300K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 300K account | $279 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 300K account | $5,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 300K account | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 300K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 300K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 300K account | 2 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Reset fee | No 300K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 300K account</span> | Legacy NYC 300K (80% split) |
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 | BluSky Trading | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| 50K | $59/mo with code PropFirmVS: $29.50/mo Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | – |
| 100K | $69/mo with code PropFirmVS: $34.50/mo Target $6,000 · Max DD $2,500 | $99 Target $2,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 200K | – | $149 Target $3,000 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 300K | – | $279 Target $5,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | BluSky Trading PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | Traders Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 90/10 | 80% |
| Payoutsⓘ | Daily Mon-Fri once funded, above buffer | Daily payout requests when eligible |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | 50% best-day cap | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | Unverified | None |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | None | Unverified |
| Daily loss breach | No daily loss limit | Unverified |
| Drawdown lock | Unverified | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) |
| News tradingⓘ | Allowed | Unverified |
| News window when funded | Unverified | Unverified |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Unverified | Unverified |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Restricted | Unverified |
| Automation / EAs | Restricted | Unverified |
| Challenge steps | 2-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | Unverified | 60 days |
| Hedging | Unverified | Not allowed |
| Copy trading | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Scalping | Unverified | Allowed |
| Martingale | Unverified | Restricted |
| Accounts you may hold | 3 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 2 days | 3 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | $99–$149 by size | None |
| Commission per round turn | ES $4.00 · MES $1.00 | Unverified |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Unverified |
| Reset feeⓘ | $49–$59 by size | Varies / unverified |
| Fee refund | No | No |
| First payout after | Unverified | Unverified |
| Payout methods | Rise, Other | Unverified |
| Max payouts | Unlimited | Unverified |
| Funded account | Simulated (per terms) | Unverified |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Buffer target $3,000 | A buffer account opens automatically after passing |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Eval max: 50K 5 minis/50 micros, 100K 10 minis/100 micros. | Premium start size 2 mini/20 micro |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Founded | 2022 | Unverified |
| Platforms | Tradovate, Tradesea, Rithmic, Deepcharts, NinjaTrader | Quantower, TradingView, Volumetrica |
| Entry price | from $29.50 / month | from $99 |
| Promo code | PropFirmVS (50% off) | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-18 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.