Blue Guardian vs Velotrade

How Blue Guardian vs Velotrade compare on our ratings, prop firm specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature	Blue Guardian Visit	Velotrade Visit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Payout reliability	4.5	4.0
Rules & drawdown	3.5	4.5
Costs	4.0	3.5
Platforms & markets	4.5	4.0
Transparency & support	4.0	4.0
Specs
Evaluation	1-step, 2-step, 3-step, Instant funding	1-step, 2-step
Account sizes	$5,000 to $400,000	$5,000 to $200,000
Challenge fee	Starts at $10 for $5K account; $467 to $623 for $100K Instant	From $40
Profit split	Up to 90%	80% to 90%
Daily drawdown limit	4% (or $3,000 on 100K Instant)	3% to 5%
Maximum drawdown	Trailing drawdown $6,000 on 100K Instant	3% to 10% static
Payout frequency	Instant, every 3 days, weekly, or bi-weekly depending on plan	Within 24 hours
Payout methods	Crypto, Rise	USDC, USDT
Crypto leverage	Up to 1:30	Not disclosed
Trading platforms	MT5, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader, TradeLocker, TradingView, Tradovate, DeepCharts	DXtrade
Markets	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities	Crypto, Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks
Company
Founded	2021	2026
Headquarters	United Arab Emirates	Hong Kong
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Instant funding option skips demo challenge requirements entirely Average payout processing speed completed within one hour Profit splits pay out up to 90% via crypto or Rise Starter funded accounts begin at $10 for $5,000 in simulated capital	Static drawdown eliminates trailing equity traps during volatile trades Profit payouts are settled directly on-chain on Arbitrum in stablecoins No lot size limits or consistency rules News trading and weekend holding are permitted across all instruments
Cons	Trailing drawdown calculates from peak equity, punishing intraday profit pullbacks Presents 40% consistency rule limiting single-day profit weighting on withdrawals Restricts trade execution 5 minutes before and after high-impact news on funded models Minimum trade holding time of 2 minutes required per position	Challenge fees are non-refundable even after passing the evaluation Evaluations and funded phases operate entirely in simulated trading environments Only stablecoins are supported for withdrawals, requiring secondary conversion to fiat Prop trading venture has a brief operational history dating to early 2026
Best for	Traders wanting instant simulated funding, Automated traders using Expert Advisors, Prop traders seeking crypto payouts	Algorithmic traders using custom APIs, Traders avoiding trailing drawdown rules, Multi-asset traders holding over weekends

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