Blueberry Futures Review 2026 — Broker-Backed Futures Prop Firm, Rules & Payouts | PropTradingArea

BlueBerry Futures

2.8 (62 reviews) Futures Trust: 2.9/5 Updated

Blueberry Futures is the futures arm of the Blueberry group — broker-backed, which sounds reassuring until you read the graduation requirements. Two evaluation paths, four account sizes, and a funded journey that ends when you've completed 7 payout cycles or withdrawn $28,000. Not when you pass the challenge. When they say so.

Dean Hyde, CEO of BlueBerry Futures
CEO Dean Hyde
🇰🇾 Cayman islands 1 year in business
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HIDDEN RULES METER
6.2 / 10
High Risk
  • Graduation requires 7 payout cycles or $28,000 in total withdrawals — longer than most firms
  • VPN strictly prohibited — account closure and profit forfeiture
  • Consistency rule applies on funded accounts only — not during evaluation
Overall Pass Rate Free sign up to unlock
OVERALL PASS RATE
10.4 %

Traders who pass this firm’s challenges

Industry Avg: 19%

Trust Score
2.9/5
Mixed
Based on 62 reviews
Trader Feedback
Negative
Based on 62 reviews
Most Reported Issue
Graduation Requirements
7 payout cycles or $28,000 total withdrawals required to graduate — passing evaluation is the beginning, not the end
(61% of complaints)
Most Praised
Broker-Backed Infrastructure
Backed by Blueberry Markets — institutional execution quality, same team and infrastructure as an established regulated broker
Community Sentiment
Negative
Last 90 days

Who Is This Firm For?

Beginners 30-day time limit and graduation requirements add complexity — research before committing
Experienced Traders Broker-backed, 90% split, scaling to $1.5M, two evaluation paths covering different styles
Swing Traders Weekend holding allowed — Accelerated path needs only 1 minimum trading day
EA Traders Automation allowed — max 200 trades per day, HFT and scalping EAs prohibited
News Traders No explicit ban — bracketing data releases prohibited, behavioral enforcement applies

About BlueBerry Futures

In practice, the product is new enough that the community feedback is still thin. Five Trustpilot reviews, 80% of which are one-star, is not a track record. It's a data point worth noting.

The evaluation structure is straightforward — two paths, four account sizes, 90% profit split, no activation fee. The rules are what you'd expect from a serious futures firm: no VPN, no HFT, no bracketing data releases, and a hard cap of 200 trades per day.

The part most traders don't read before buying: passing the evaluation is not the finish line. Graduation requires either 7 payout cycles or $28,000 in total withdrawals from a single account. That's a meaningful commitment that doesn't appear prominently on the challenge pages.

If the execution quality lives up to the broker backing and the product matures — Blueberry Futures could be worth a serious look. Right now, it's worth a careful one.
Founded
2025
Max Allocation
$200,000
Leverage
1:100
Commissions
$5/lot

Pros

  • - Backed by Blueberry Markets — broker-grade execution and regulated infrastructure
  • - 90% profit split across all models and account sizes, no activation fee
  • - Two evaluation paths: Ascent (EOD) and Accelerated (Trailing)
  • - Scaling path to $1,500,000
  • - Weekend holding allowed
  • - Consistency rule applies on funded only — not during evaluation

Cons

  • - Graduation requires 7 payout cycles or $28,000 total withdrawals — longer than most firms
  • - VPN strictly prohibited — account closure and profit forfeiture, no exceptions
  • - 30-day time limit on all evaluations
  • - Monthly fee model — costs accumulate if evaluation takes multiple months
  • - Max 200 trades per day — limits high-frequency strategies
  • - Trustpilot: 2.9 (5 reviews) — too early to assess, 80% one-star currently
Community Sentiment Trend
Negative
Last 90 days

reliable enough

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4
Switched over when my old firm raised their fees. teh app notifications are useful but they fire late sometimes. spreads are okay and stable, nothing exciting but nothing alarming either. platform works but it doesnt …
— Verified Trader (yasmin p.) See all reviews
Trader Tip

Graduation is the goal, not just passing the evaluation — 7 payout cycles or $28,000 total withdrawals from a single account is what unlocks full capital access. VPN means immediate account closure and profit forfeiture with no exceptions — plan ahead if you travel. Ascent (EOD) is more forgiving if you build slowly, Accelerated (Trailing) gets you funded faster but the floor tightens as you profit.

Trading Conditions

Drawdown System

  • Ascent: EOD drawdown — floor measured at end of each trading session
  • Accelerated: Trailing drawdown — floor follows highest equity reached
  • $25K: $1,000 | $50K: $2,000 | $100K: $3,000 | $150K: $4,500
  • Time limit: 30 days on all evaluation programs
  • Graduation: 7 payout cycles OR $28,000 total withdrawals from single account
  • Consistency rule: funded accounts only — not applied during evaluation

High-Frequency & Fast Trading

  • Not Allowed:
  • HFT and automated scalping systems
  • More than 200 trades per day
  • Latency arbitrage and opposite-position strategies across accounts
  • Order splitting at same price simultaneously
  • Trading within 2% of exchange-imposed price lock limit
  • Strategies producing profits not achievable in live futures markets

Low Liquidity & Timing

  • Not Allowed:
  • HFT and automated scalping systems
  • More than 200 trades per day
  • Latency arbitrage and opposite-position strategies across accounts
  • Order splitting at same price simultaneously
  • Trading within 2% of exchange-imposed price lock limit
  • Strategies producing profits not achievable in live futures markets

Loss-Chasing & Gambling

  • Not Allowed:
  • Gambling-type behavior — Blueberry reserves right to suspend accounts
  • Simultaneously entering opposite positions across accounts
  • Trading in gapped or illiquid markets to profit from stray fills
  • Strategies not viable in actual futures markets
  • Account sharing — access limited to registered user only
  • Copy trading and coordinated trading across accounts

Risk Management

  • VPN/VPS: strictly prohibited — account closure and forfeiture of all profits
  • Max 200 trades per day enforced across all programs
  • Chargebacks: immediate account closure, all fees final and non-refundable
  • Trading data used and shared with Blueberry affiliates — consent on signup
  • Jurisdiction: Cayman Islands | Arbitration: AAA, Chicago, Illinois
  • Blueberry reserves right to terminate access at sole discretion without notice

Features & Support

PLATFORMS
ATAS · DeepChart · NinjaTrader · Quantower · Tradovate
ALLOWS
Copy · EA
BROKERS
Institutional Liquidity Provider
ASSET CLASSES
Crypto · Futures
PAYMENT METHODS
Bank Transfer · Credit Card · Debit Card
PAYOUT METHODS
Bank Transfer · Deel

Ascent Futures

Price
$607.00 $242.80
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 3.0%
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Accelerated Futures

Price
$456.00 $181.61
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Ascent Futures

Price
$368.00 $147.21
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 3.0%
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Accelerated Futures

Price
$276.00 $110.40
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Ascent Futures

Price
$245.00 $98.00
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Accelerated Futures

Price
$184.00 $73.61
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Ascent Futures

Price
$147.00 $58.80
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Accelerated Futures

Price
$110.40 $44.16
Profit Target
Step 1
6.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 90%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2.8
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62 reviews
5 ★
0
4 ★
0
3 ★
30
2 ★
28
1 ★
4
Platform Quality
2.9
Customer Support
2.9
Payout Speed
2.9
Challenge Fairness
2.8
Value for Money
2.8
Transparency
2.9
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Abebe Patel Jul 12, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4

support is a ghost town

I scalp news sometimes so i specifically checked their rules first this time. the live spreads are nothing like the tight ones they advertised. i provided every kyc document twice and my verification is still "pending". they denied the payout because my lot sizes were too consistent, i can't win either way. the platform shows trades i never placed and support won't remove them. the dashboard showed me passing, then recalculated overnight and showed me breached. they pay just often enough to keep the affiliate machine running, that is my theory.

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Mohammed M. Jul 10, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7
Funded

half good half frustrating

picked them because they were one of the few that took traders from my country. verification cleared but they asked me to re record the video once. fees are transparent at least, even if theyre not the lowest around. i breached the daily loss limit on a tilt day, fully my fault, they did nothing wrong. the platform is reliable, i just wish they offered more than one option. the consistency requirement kept me disciplined but also kept me small.

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hiroshi m. Jul 10, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2
Funded

Read The Rules First

A youtuber i actually trust reviewed them so i pulled the trigger. good spreads on forex, indices are wider than i expected. the news trading rule is vague enough that i traded scared the whole funded phase. the scaling targets are achievable but the timeline is longer than the marketing implies. good enough to keep, not good enough to recommend loudly.

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camila h. Jul 9, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0

on the fence

Decided to try funded trading after years of trading my own cash. consistency rule almost got me once because i did not read the fine print, my bad not theirs. the news trading rule confused me at first but the faq actually explains why it exists. support speaks english well but the timezone gap slows everything down. not bad, not great, just kind of exists in the middle.

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lucas j. Jul 7, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.7

Ghosted After I Passed

only tried them because a friend got a referral bonus. i hit teh target twice and both times a new hidden rule disqualified me. they're holding my withdrawal hostage until i sign a new agreement i never agreed to. dude execution is fine until you are profitable, then orders start slipping like crazy. the rule about overnight positions appeared after i already held one. support's only answer is read the faq even when the faq says nothing about it. I don't see the point of some of the rules, man.

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andres Jul 6, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1

fast funding slow payouts

switched over when my old firm changed their drawdown rules overnight. the profit target felt fair but the minimum trading days dragged it out. spreads widen a touch on the new york session but still nothing to write home about. spreads are okay and stable, nothing exciting but nothing alarming either. the eval target was reasonable … the max daily loss is where it gets tight. the dashboard updates balance fast but the trade history lags behind. they are ok, just not the firm their marketing says they are.

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arjun Jul 6, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8

payout okay support lacking

Started with their two step eval because the one step felt too good to be true. support knows their stuff but you wait in a queue to reach them. the app notifications are useful but they fire late sometimes. the challenge was doable but the time pressure made me overtrade a bit. platform works but it doesnt save my chart layouts between sessions. could be a solid firm if they fixed the little things.

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j.r. Jul 6, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1.8

hard pass from me

Switched over when my old firm raised their fees. spread spikes always seem to hit a few seconds before major news drops. they voided three of my best trades calling them latency arbitrage. slippage on every single news candle, always in the direction that hurts you. customer service hours are basically never when you actually need them. asked for a refund inside their own stated window and got ghosted. they failed me on a phantom violation right before my first payout.

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wild will Jul 5, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 1.8

rules buried in fine print

Third firm i tested this quarter so here is where they landed. every time price gaps it gaps straight through my stop loss and never the other way. they moved my drawdown level up after a winning day so my buffer basically vanished. got banned for martingale on a strategy that adds zero to losing trades.

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rahul a. Jul 4, 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1

Solid But Not Flawless

Wanted lower targets and a calmer ruleset so this one caught my eye. fees are mid range, not teh cheapest and not the worst. spreads are ok on majors but the exotics are basically untradeable. payouts work but the dashboard doesnt show a clear status while you wait. tbh email notifications can lag a bit which is mildly annoying but not a dealbreaker. passable, nothing here screams stay but nothing screams run either. can you guys get in contact with this firm if I provide an acc number? their customer support hasn't replied in a week.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Ascent and Accelerated?
Ascent uses EOD drawdown — the floor is measured at end of each trading session, giving more intraday flexibility. Accelerated uses trailing drawdown, requires only 1 minimum trading day, and costs less — but the floor moves as you profit. Both offer 90% profit split.
What does graduation mean at Blueberry Futures?
Passing the evaluation unlocks the funded stage, but full graduation requires either 7 payout cycles or $28,000 in total withdrawals from a single account. This is different from most prop firms where passing the challenge is the final step.
Can I use a VPN with Blueberry Futures?
No. VPN usage is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate account closure and forfeiture of all profits. This applies regardless of the reason, including travel. Plan your access method before you start.
Are Expert Advisors allowed?
Automated trading is permitted within limits. The maximum is 200 trades per day — strategies exceeding this threshold constitute prohibited HFT. EAs designed for high-frequency scalping or exploiting simulated environment conditions are not allowed.
Can I trade news events?
There is no explicit news trading ban. However, bracketing data releases — opening positions around news to exploit the lack of slippage in the simulated environment — is explicitly prohibited. Standard directional news trading is permitted.
What happens if I fail the evaluation?
You can purchase a reset to restart the evaluation. Reset costs vary by account size — $47.04 for $25K Ascent, $41.40 for $25K Accelerated. All fees are final and non-refundable regardless of outcome.
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