Prop Firm Rules

Blue Guardian Reviews VPS Ban: Blue Guardian has reviewed the ban on VPS usage and has decided to reinstate it after the recent ban.

Update VPS, Copy Trading and Guardian Shield rules:

• VPS and trade copier EAs have been banned, effective immediately for all new purchases. Existing users have a 2-week grace period (until March 6, 2025) before the rule applies to them.
• Guardian Shield Update for Elite/2-Step Pro Challenge
• Max breaches reduced from 4 to 2 for new accounts
• 50% Consistency Rule introduced for new accounts.

Alpha Capital Group Launches Alpha Prime: Top traders from Alpha Capital & Alpha Futures can now trade on a live professional floor in London or remotely.

Key features:

• Monthly salary
• Live funded account
• Trade Futures, FX, Bonds, Commodities
• Mentorship & risk management support
• Relocation option to London

For Traders has launched a Futures Prop Firms "For Futures", a new futures prop firm exclusively for US traders for now.

Introducing New 3-Step Challenge:

3-Step Challenge features a bi-weekly payout schedule with an 80% profit split, plus a 100% split option add-on. 1:100 leverage, 6% profit targets, 4% daily drawdown, and 8% max drawdown

Introducing the 2-Step Pro Evaluation: New 2-step challenge with weekly rewards, 80% profit split,

The Negative Available Margin Rule has been removed: Traders will no longer receive a soft breach notification if their available margin falls below 100, allowing them more flexibility and drawdown room.

Summary of Finotive Funding Rule Updates

• Flexibility in Trading Strategy
  Removed restrictions on average lot sizes and risk exposure in Funded accounts.
  Traders must trade at least 10% of their Challenge-stage notional trading volume in the same asset classes.
• Transparent Risk Rule (Cash Risk Rule)
  Risk is now calculated from the initial capital for better predictability.
  Prevents traders from exceeding more than double their remaining effective balance.
  Grace period for new trades reduced from 120 seconds to 30 seconds.
  Applies to both Challenge and Funded accounts.
• Mandatory Stop Loss Rule
  All trades must have a stop loss within 60 seconds.
• Challenge accounts: 3-strike warning system before an automatic stop loss is applied.
• Funded accounts: Automatic stop loss applied after 60 seconds.
  Traders can manually adjust the substitute stop loss.
• Minimum Stop-Loss Distance
  Stop losses must be set at a minimum distance based on the 14-day ATR.
  Trades that don’t meet this requirement will be automatically rejected.
• Instant Funding Model Adjustments
• Price Increase: Instant Funding accounts now cost 20% more.
  Higher Profit Splits: Increased to 60% (Instant Funding) and 65% (Instant Funding Aggressive).
• Drawdown Limit Changes
• Instant Funding Daily Drawdown reduced to 3.5% (from 5%).
• Instant Funding Max Drawdown reduced to 7% (from 10%).
• 1-Step Challenge Max Drawdown increased to 8% (from 7%).

Introducing the Instant GOAT Account:
Instant funding Plan with no profit targets and fast bi-weekly payouts with 80% profit split (starting), 1:50 leverage, 3% max daily loss, 6% max loss.

Introducing New Stock Trading Program: 1-Step Pro Challenge with the following Key Features:
Profit target: 9%
Max Drawdown: 6%
90% Reward Payouts
No Lock-Upon Payout
No News Restrictions
No Consistency Rules or Minimum Trading Days