Blue Guardian

Blue Guardian is a futures prop firm that uses EOD Trailing drawdown — your maximum loss floor only updates at end of day, not during intraday trading. This provides meaningful flexibility for traders who experience temporary adverse excursions before capturing profits.

The firm offers account sizes at $50K, $100K, and $150K. There are no minimum trading days and unlimited evaluation time, giving traders complete flexibility in how they approach the challenge.

Blue Guardian supports NinjaTrader and has a unique Guardian Shield feature — an automatic risk control that closes positions when unrealized loss hits a threshold. While protective, this feature requires understanding before trading volatile sessions.

Pricing starts at $85/mo for the $50K account, $129/mo for $100K, and $180/mo for $150K.

There's an activation fee after passing (None), and the evaluation fee is refundable after the 4th payout — a nice incentive for consistent traders. Reset fees apply if you breach the evaluation. Visit our Blue Guardian discount page for verified promo codes.

With EOD Trailing drawdown, your floor only updates based on your end-of-day balance. If you start with $50,000 and the max drawdown is $2,500, your floor adjusts only at session close. Intraday dips do not tighten your buffer — only your closing balance matters.

This is materially different from intraday trailing drawdown, where every unrealized peak permanently moves the floor. EOD Trailing rewards traders who recover from intraday dips by session close, providing significantly more room to operate during volatile sessions.

The Guardian Shield adds another layer: it auto-closes trades when unrealized loss reaches a threshold. While this prevents catastrophic single-trade losses, it can trigger prematurely during normal market volatility. Understanding the Shield's threshold for your account size is essential before trading.

For a comparison of EOD trailing vs intraday trailing vs other drawdown models, see the EOD drawdown firms page.

Profit split is 85%. Payouts are processed Weekly with a 24-hour processing guarantee. The evaluation fee refund after the 4th payout effectively increases your net returns over time — think of it as a loyalty bonus for consistent funded performance.

Scaling is aggressive — accounts can scale up to $4M through the merging feature. This is the highest maximum allocation among the firms we track, making Blue Guardian particularly attractive for traders planning a long-term funded career rather than short-term income extraction.

The bi-weekly payout cycle is standard for the industry. Traders who need faster withdrawals should compare with firms offering weekly or daily payouts on our fastest payout firms page. However, Blue Guardian's combination of EOD Trailing drawdown + high scaling potential makes it uniquely suited for traders prioritizing account growth over payout speed.

Blue Guardian is ideal for traders who want EOD Trailing drawdown flexibility with no minimum trading days and unlimited evaluation time. Swing-style day traders, news traders, and anyone who takes temporary adverse excursions before capturing profits will benefit from the EOD floor.

The $50K account at $85/mo is a competitive entry point. If you're new to prop trading and want to understand how evaluations work with a forgiving drawdown model, Blue Guardian is a solid starting point.

Traders should be aware of the Guardian Shield auto-close feature and the 30% consistency rule. Read the full rules on the prop firm rules page.

Blue Guardian offers promotional discounts that can reduce evaluation costs significantly. Current verified codes are available on our Blue Guardian discount page.