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The fine print

Rules buried in help articles and terms of service that change what you actually get paid. Each one quotes the firm's own wording, then breaks down what it means for your account.

Blueberry Futures

High impactPayout

You must leave a buffer behind, and on the $150K it is bigger than the max payout

What the terms say

You can only withdraw funds in excess of your Required Buffer, up to the Maximum Cap. Buffer that must remain after payout: $1,100 (25K), $2,100 (50K), $3,100 (100K), $4,600 (150K). Maximum payout: $1,500 (25K), $2,500 (50K), $3,500 (100K), $4,500 (150K). Minimum payout: $250, $500, $750, $1,000.

What it really means

  • Profit needed before your first full payout: $2,600 on 25K, $4,600 on 50K, $6,600 on 100K, $9,100 on 150K.
  • Share of that profit you actually take home: about 58% on 25K, 54% on 50K, 53% on 100K and only 49% on 150K. The rest stays locked as buffer.
  • Profit needed to withdraw anything at all: $1,350 on 25K, $2,600 on 50K, $3,850 on 100K, $5,600 on 150K (buffer plus minimum payout).
  • The $150K is the odd one out: the buffer grows by $1,000 per size up to 100K, then jumps by $1,500, so the amount you must leave behind ($4,600) is larger than the most you can ever withdraw in one go ($4,500).
  • The article does not say the buffer is ever paid out. If the account later hits its drawdown, that profit is gone.
High impactConsistency

One great day can block your payout

What the terms say

No single day can account for more than a specific % of your total profit: Accelerated max 20% from a single day, Ascent max 35% from a single day.

What it really means

  • Your total profit in the cycle must be at least 5x your best day on Accelerated, or about 2.9x on Ascent.
  • Example: one $1,000 day on Accelerated means you need $5,000 of profit in the cycle before you can request anything, more than the full buffer plus max payout on a 50K.
  • To reach the $2,600 needed for a full 25K payout on Accelerated, no single day may exceed $520.
  • A big day forces you to keep trading to dilute it, which keeps you exposed to the drawdown for longer.
  • The article does not say whether losing days reduce the "total profit" used in this calculation. If they do, the rule is even stricter.
Medium impactPayout

Days under $200 do not count, but losing days still cost you

What the terms say

You must have traded at least 5 profitable days. A day is only counted if you generate a net profit of $200 or more. Days with less than $200 profit do not count.

What it really means

  • A $150 winning day does nothing for your day count, while a $150 losing day still eats into your profit and your buffer.
  • With the 20% consistency rule on Accelerated, five $200 days only qualify if they are perfectly equal, so in practice expect to need more than five winning days.
  • Small, steady scalping days, often the safest way to trade a funded account, are exactly the days this rule ignores.
Medium impactPayout

Every payout freezes the account and restarts the count

What the terms say

Once you request a payout, your account is temporarily paused (read-only) while the funds are processed. After a payout, your 5 Day Count resets. You must complete 5 new profitable days and maintain consistency within the new cycle to qualify for the next withdrawal.

What it really means

  • You cannot trade while a payout is processed, and the article gives no processing time.
  • Each new payout needs 5 fresh $200+ days and a fresh consistency check, so at best you get one payout per five qualifying days plus processing time.
  • The cap applies per cycle, so even a very profitable cycle pays out at most $1,500 to $4,500 depending on account size.