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Base price: $386With code CRITIC: $289.50

25% off with CRITIC · saves $96.50

Base price: $369

Base price · no live code

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Cost

Base price
$386
$369
Price with code
$289.50
25% off with CRITIC
No live code
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90%
90%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
6%
25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000 (EOD trailing)
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
50K $1,000; 100K $2,000; 150K $3,000
25K $600; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,750 — soft breach
Min trading days
No minimum trading days
1

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD trailing; floor locks at starting balance + $100 after withdrawal
EOD trailing
Consistency rule
40%
None
Consistency rule (funded)
None
35%
News trading (challenge)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Max live balance
Trade up to $750K (futures)
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning

Payouts

Payout frequency
Daily
Each 5-profitable-day cycle
First payout
After reaching 6% profit targetfirm-level
After 5 qualifying profitable days plus balance and consistency requirements
Min days to payout
Not recorded
5 qualifying profitable days
Processing time
24-hour guarantee
24–48 business hours
Payout methods
RiseCryptocurrency
Not recorded

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not recorded
Not allowed
Overnight holding
Not recorded
Not allowed; positions must close by session end
Hedging
Not recorded
Prohibited
Other restrictions
Allowed · hedging is allowed, but hedging between separate accounts is strictly prohibited · HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage bots, reverse arbitrage, latency arbitrage, hedge arbitr…firm-level
Allowed if you own the strategy exclusively · not shared with other traders/firms · not high-frequency trading · Hedging not allowed · No swing trading or holding positions overni…firm-level
Commission / lot
Not recorded
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level

Platforms

Platforms
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Where they differ

2 differences, split evenly

Blue Guardian Futures

Express

Tradeify

Growth

Base price
$386
Winner: $369
Price with code
Winner: $289.50
$369

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