Head to head
Blue Guardian Futures vs Traders Launch
Two Futures prop firms compared on price, rules and payouts. Every figure comes from the PropFirmTrading database, with verified discount codes applied.
Data checked by Oliver · Updated 20 October 2026
★ 3.8 · 2 yrs · 🇦🇪
- From
- $48
- Max funding
- $150K
- Deal
- −25%
- Code
- PROPFT
★ 4.7 · 4 yrs · 🇺🇸
- From
- $49
- Max funding
- $300K
- Deal
- −15%
- Code
- PROPFT
The short version
- Cheapest at 100K
- Traders Launch $49 (Blue Guardian Futures $111)
- First challenge
- Blue Guardian Futures
- Scaling up
- Traders Launch
- Swing trader
- Neither clearly
The rulebook that matches the trader’s style should decide.
Side by side at 100K
The cheapest program each firm sells at 100K, the size both firms offer that is closest to $100K.
Rule friction is the PropFirmTrading reading of how many rules can end an account by accident. Low means fewer.
Where Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch differ
Price at 100K
Traders Launch $49
Blue Guardian Futures $111
$62 between cheapest and dearest, per attempt
Maximum loss
Blue Guardian Futures 3%, EOD Trailing
Traders Launch 1%, EOD
Wider buffer, more room for a losing run; static beats trailing
Drawdown per 1 of target
Blue Guardian Futures 0.50
Traders Launch 0.50
Higher means the target is small next to the room to fail
Total profit target
Traders Launch 2% in 1 phase
Blue Guardian Futures 6% in 1 phase
Lower total, shorter evaluation
Trustpilot
Traders Launch 4.7
Blue Guardian Futures 3.8
The review pages explain what sits behind each score
Where Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch differ (full text)
Price is the clearest difference at the 100K size. Traders Launch NYC 55% costs $49 with the code applied, and Blue Guardian Futures Reserve costs $111. The gap is $62 per attempt, so a trader who needs three attempts pays about $186 more at Blue Guardian Futures.
Blue Guardian Futures allows a maximum loss of 3% ($3,000) on this program, against 1% ($1,000) at Traders Launch. The drawdown is EOD Trailing at Blue Guardian Futures and EOD (locks at starting balance) at Traders Launch, and the type matters as much as the size.
Traders Launch asks for 2% of profit in total across its 1 phase, and Blue Guardian Futures asks for 6% across 1. A lower total target usually means a shorter evaluation.
The daily loss limit is 1.7% ($1,700) at Blue Guardian Futures and None at Traders Launch. A daily limit ends more accounts than the maximum drawdown does, so it deserves a close read.
Blue Guardian Futures applies a 40% (eval, 50% option); none funded consistency rule and Traders Launch applies a 40% (challenge); None (funded) consistency rule. A consistency rule caps how much of the profit may come from one day, which slows down traders with occasional large wins.
The cheapest way to test either firm is Blue Guardian Futures Reserve 25K at $48 or Traders Launch NYC 55% 100K at $49. Small accounts share the rulebook of the larger ones, so they show how a firm behaves at low cost.
On Trustpilot, Traders Launch holds 4.7 from 74 reviews and Blue Guardian Futures holds 3.8 from 1,755 reviews. The review pages linked below explain what sits behind each score.
Blue Guardian Futures programs
One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.
Traders Launch programs
One row per program, at the size closest to $100K.
Rules side by side
Firm-wide rules as each firm publishes them. Some rules vary by program, and the firm profiles carry the full text.
Which firm fits which trader
A reading of the data for three common situations. The rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than any single figure.
A first challenge on a small budget
New to prop firms and paying to learn a rulebook at the lowest cost.
The data favours
Blue Guardian Futures
- The entry ticket is $48 at Blue Guardian Futures against $49 at Traders Launch.
- Its cheapest program also allows 0.67 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room.
A consistent trader scaling up
Has passed evaluations before and cares about the share of profit kept and the ceiling on funding.
The data favours
Traders Launch
- The largest account is $300K at Traders Launch, so a consistent trader has further to scale.
A swing trader holding for days
Uses wider stops and needs room for positions to move against the entry before they work.
The data favours
Neither firm clearly
The two firms are close on the figures that matter for this profile, so the rules table above should decide.
Questions traders ask about Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch
What does a 100K challenge cost at Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch?
Blue Guardian Futures Reserve 100K costs $111 with code PROPFT (list price $148). Traders Launch NYC 55% 100K costs $49 with code PROPFT (list price $99). Prices are checked daily and may change.
Which firm allows more drawdown at 100K?
Blue Guardian Futures allows 3% ($3,000), EOD Trailing and Traders Launch allows 1% ($1,000), EOD (locks at starting balance). The daily loss limit is 1.7% ($1,700) at Blue Guardian Futures and None at Traders Launch.
Do Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch allow news trading?
Blue Guardian Futures: Allowed on all plans, evaluation and funded (no news windows). Traders Launch: Allowed.
How often do Blue Guardian Futures and Traders Launch pay out?
Blue Guardian Futures: Standard: from 3 days after the first trade, on profit above the buffer Reserve: after 5 winning days of $100/$150/$200/$250+ (25K/50K/100K/150K) | counter… Traders Launch: Bank Wire: 3-day window Crypto: daily
Which firm suits a first prop firm challenge, Blue Guardian Futures or Traders Launch?
On price and drawdown room the data favours Blue Guardian Futures. The entry ticket is $48 at Blue Guardian Futures against $49 at Traders Launch. Its cheapest program also allows 0.67 of drawdown per 1 of target, so a learner has more room. Both firms are viable, and the rulebook that fits the trader's style matters more than the cheaper ticket.
Related comparisons
Read more on each firm
Prices and codes are checked daily and rules with each database update. PropFirmTrading may earn a commission when a reader buys through its links, at no extra cost to the reader.