Blue Guardian Instant $5,000

Funded from the start: no evaluation and no profit target. A 3 percent maximum daily loss and a 6 percent trailing drawdown. It is the only Blue Guardian programme sold at $300,000 and $400,000, and the only one with instant payouts rather than a cycle. Leverage is capped at 1:30, the lowest here. News trading is not allowed; weekend holding, overnight holding, Expert Advisors and trade copiers are. The firm advertises the split as "up to 90 percent".