Head-to-head
Blue Guardian vs IQ Capital
Blue Guardian vs IQ Capital covers the two firms side by side on the facts recorded in their profiles, profiled by proprietarytrading.com.
Profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules for Blue Guardian and IQ Capital. Data pulled live from our firm listings.
Quick verdict
Blue Guardian is best for
traders who want to skip the evaluation; news traders; swing traders holding overnight.
Full Blue Guardian profile →Quick verdict
IQ Capital is best for
traders who prefer Evaluation and a Saint Lucia-based firm.
Full IQ Capital profile →Cost to first payout
Cost to first payout
What it actually costs to reach payout — a normalized estimate built from each firm's lowest published evaluation cost, monthly fees, and first-payout window. Estimates, not guarantees. Each card shows the assumptions used.
Blue Guardian is roughly $22 cheaper to reach a first payout than IQ Capital, based on published fees alone.
Blue Guardian
estimateApprox. total
$27
to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
—
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
- $27
- Monthly fee
- None
How we estimated this
- Instant-funding path: lowest published activation cost.
- Firm advertises no monthly fee.
- Source — eval fee: List one-time: 1-Step $40–$736, 2-Step $32–$930, Nano 1-Step $27–$585, Nano 2-Step $67–$460, Fast Track $135–$1,365, CFD Instant $72–$2,200, Instant Starter $27; Futures Standard $154–$424, Express $86–$320, Reserve $72–$296, Direct $350–$719; monthly: No monthly fee (one-time fee only); first payout: Instant.
IQ Capital
estimateApprox. total
$49
to reach first payout eligibility
Approx. time
—
from sign-up to first eligible request
- Start cost
- $49
- Monthly fee
- —
How we estimated this
- Evaluation path: lowest published one-time evaluation fee.
- Source — eval fee: $49 for 50K (list $245); $95 for 100K; monthly: —; first payout: —.
Trade-offs
Where each firm is weaker
No firm wins on every axis. These are the most meaningful drawbacks of each option — derived from the same structured fields shown in the table, never invented.
Blue Guardian trade-offs
No structural disadvantages versus the other firm based on the fields we track.
IQ Capital trade-offs
Slower to funded
Requires passing an evaluation before payouts. Blue Guardian offers instant funding as an alternative path.
Decision guide
Best for your trader type
- Highest profit share
Tie
Both pay 90%.
- Fastest to funded
Offers instant funding.
- Biggest scaling ceiling
Up to $400,000.
- News traders
Allows trading through news events.
- Swing & overnight
Permits holding positions overnight.
- Fastest payouts
On demand, daily, every 3 days or every 7 days depending on plan payouts.
| Attribute | Blue Guardian Instant Funding + Evaluation · est. 2021 | IQ Capital Evaluation · est. 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Evaluation fee | List one-time: 1-Step $40–$736, 2-Step $32–$930, Nano 1-Step $27–$585, Nano 2-Step $67–$460, Fast Track $135–$1,365, CFD Instant $72–$2,200, Instant Starter $27; Futures Standard $154–$424, Express $86–$320, Reserve $72–$296, Direct $350–$719 | $49 for 50K (list $245); $95 for 100K |
| Monthly fee | No monthly fee (one-time fee only) | — |
| Evaluation required | Yes | Yes |
| Instant funding | Yes | — |
| Capital | ||
| Profit split | 90% | 90% |
| Max allocation | $400,000 | $50K–$100K (up to 10 accounts) |
| Account sizes | CFD $5K–$400K (Instant up to $400K); Futures $25K–$150K | $50K–$100K (up to 10 accounts) |
| Scaling | — | — |
| Payouts | ||
| Frequency | On demand, daily, every 3 days or every 7 days depending on plan | — |
| First payout | Instant | — |
| Assets | ||
| Futures | Yes | Yes |
| Stocks | No | — |
| Options | No | — |
| Forex | Yes | Yes |
| Crypto | Yes | Yes |
| Trading rules | ||
| News trading | Yes | — |
| Overnight holding | Yes | — |
| Weekend holding | Yes | — |
| Copy trading | No | — |
| Technology | ||
| Platforms | MT5, Match-Trader, TradeLocker, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, DeepCharts | Volumetrica, MetaTrader 5, ATAS, Deepcharts, Quantower, Tradovate |
| Data feed | — | — |
| Company | ||
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Saint Lucia |
About Blue Guardian
Dubai-based prop firm offering instant-funded and 1-Step/2-Step CFD accounts plus CME futures programs.
Full Blue Guardian profile →About IQ Capital
Futures, CFD and crypto prop firm offering low-cost evaluations with end-of-day trailing drawdown; managing director Christoph Radecker.
Full IQ Capital profile →Trust & stability
Reputation and rule-change activity
Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.
Reputation
canonical- Sources used
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
Weighted blend of independent trader-review sources. See methodology.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Reputation
Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.
Rule Stability
last 90d- Last change
- —
- Type
- —
- Sources monitored
- —
- Status
- No changes detected in monitored sources
Weekly diff of the firm's published rule pages (terms, rules, FAQ, legal). "No changes detected" only means none of the monitored monitored sources changed — other surfaces (Discord, email, dashboards) are not covered. "Limited" or "unavailable" means our monitor cannot reach enough sources to make an honest call.
Frequently asked
Common questions
- Which has a higher profit split — Blue Guardian or IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian pays 90%; IQ Capital pays 90% of trader profits once funded. Both firms offer the same profit share.
- Is Blue Guardian cheaper to start than IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian: offers instant funding (no evaluation). IQ Capital: evaluation from $49 for 50K (list $245); $95 for 100K.
- Which pays out faster — Blue Guardian or IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian payouts: On demand, daily, every 3 days or every 7 days depending on plan. IQ Capital payouts: not published. First-payout eligibility: Blue Guardian — Instant; IQ Capital — n/a.
- What's the maximum allocation at Blue Guardian vs IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian scales up to $400,000. IQ Capital scales up to $50K–$100K (up to 10 accounts).
- Can I trade news at Blue Guardian or IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian: permits news trading. IQ Capital: policy unconfirmed.
- Can I hold positions overnight at Blue Guardian or IQ Capital?
- Blue Guardian: allows overnight holds. IQ Capital: policy unconfirmed.
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