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Base price: $462With code CRITIC: $346.50
25% off with CRITIC · saves $115.50
Base price: $369
Base price · no live code
Cost
Base price
$462
$369
Price with code
$346.50
25% off with
CRITICNo 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
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500 (EOD trailing)
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
None by default; optional DLL varies by size
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
50%
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
Options & add-ons
Add-ons
$600 DLL (25K) +-15%$1,200 DLL (50K) +-15%$1,700 DLL (100K) +-15%$3,000 DLL (150K) +-15%
Not recorded
Customizable at checkout
Optional Daily Loss Limit gives an extra 15% discount
Not recorded
Payouts
Payout frequency
After 3-5 qualifying daysfirm-level
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
5 qualifying days
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
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Where they differ
2 differences, split evenly
Blue Guardian Futures
Reserve
Tradeify
Growth
Base price
$462
Winner: $369
Price with code
Winner: $346.50
$369
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Recent rule changes
Pricing, account and rule edits we caught on their own pages.
- Get funded discount changed from 50% OFF to 40% OFFTradeify · 16 days ago
- 24-hour payout guarantee text changed from general payouts to eligible payouts with 10% profit share (further clarification)Blue Guardian Futures · 17 days ago
- Payout schedule changed from anytime after $200 to twice-monthly on 15th/30thBlue Guardian Futures · 19 days ago
- Consistency add-on option added to Select Evaluation (40% to optional 50%).Tradeify · 29 days ago
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