Elite Trader Funding vs BluSky Trading: prop firm rules compared

Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step plan trails the drawdown intraday: the floor follows the highest balance the account reaches during the session, open profit included, and never moves back down — a winning trade given back before it is closed still lifts it. For example, at Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan and BluSky Trading's Launch, Propel and Orbit plans the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan and BluSky Trading's Launch, Propel and Orbit plans a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.

Elite Trader Funding's Static plan and BluSky Trading's Launch 200K Static, Propel Static, Propel 300K Static and Orbit 200K Static plans use a static drawdown: the floor is set once, the drawdown below the starting balance, and does not move for the whole evaluation. For example, at Elite Trader Funding's Static plan a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start; at BluSky Trading's Launch 200K Static, Propel Static, Propel 300K Static and Orbit 200K Static plans a $200,000 account starts with its floor at $198,000, $2,000 under the start.

On Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step and End of Day plans and BluSky Trading's Orbit plan the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.

A hard daily loss limit ends the evaluation: one day that loses that much fails the account. Elite Trader Funding's End of Day plan sets it at $1,100 on $50,000. Elite Trader Funding's 1-Step and Static plans and BluSky Trading have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.

Elite Trader Funding and BluSky Trading start the trading day at the same moment, 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.

A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. BluSky Trading's Launch and Launch 200K Static plans cap any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target and $3,000 of a $6,000 target. BluSky Trading's Propel and Propel Static plans cap any single day at 34% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,020 of a $3,000 target and $2,040 of a $6,000 target. BluSky Trading's Propel 300K Static plan caps any single day at 21% of total profit, so it takes at least 5 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $4,200 of a $20,000 target. Elite Trader Funding and BluSky Trading's Orbit and Orbit 200K Static plans apply no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.

Elite Trader Funding requires at least 5 trading days before a pass; BluSky Trading sets no minimum number of days.

On automated trading — a strategy or bot sending the orders — at Elite Trader Funding it is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account; BluSky Trading has no written answer on record. Written answers: Elite Trader Funding (read Oct 21, 2026).

Elite Trader Funding and BluSky Trading differ on 4 of the evaluation rules compared here: drawdown model, daily loss limit, consistency rule and minimum trading days. If your trades often run into open profit that you give back before closing them, start with the drawdown: Elite Trader Funding trails intraday or at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan, while BluSky Trading trails at end of day or holds a static floor, depending on the plan. If one or two large days make up most of your profit, the consistency rule sets how fast you can finish: Elite Trader Funding has no consistency rule; BluSky Trading caps one day at 21–50% of total profit on some plans and has no cap on others. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: Elite Trader Funding fails the account at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others; BluSky Trading has no daily loss limit. To finish in as few sessions as possible, compare the minimum days: Elite Trader Funding needs at least 5 trading days, BluSky Trading sets no minimum.

Once funded, the profit split is 100% of sim profits up to $25K at Elite Trader Funding and 90/10 at BluSky Trading. Payout terms — Elite Trader Funding: Approved daily, paid in Monday / Wednesday batches; BluSky Trading: Daily Mon–Fri (Launch / Propel) · every 3 trading days (Orbit). Elite Trader Funding sells 3 plans: 1-Step, End of Day and Static; BluSky Trading sells 3 plans: Launch, Propel and Orbit. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan. If a strategy or bot will send your orders, Elite Trader Funding's written answer is not allowed in the evaluation or on a funded account, and BluSky Trading has no written answer on record.

Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Elite Trader Funding's site and BluSky Trading's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.