Blueberry Funded Review – Broker-Backed Prop Firm, Rules, Payouts & Trading Conditions Explained | PropTradingArea

BlueBerry Funded

3.2 (159 reviews) Forex Trust: 3.3/5 Updated

Blueberry Funded sounds harmless — broker-backed, institutional infrastructure, scaling to $2 million. Then you start reading. News trades near high-impact events get slashed to a 40% profit split. EAs cost extra and aren't included by default. Switch from EA to manual after passing and that's a violation. Three strikes before termination sounds generous until you read what counts as a strike. Read the T&Cs before you buy — not after.

Dean Hyde, CEO of BlueBerry Funded
CEO Dean Hyde
🇦🇺 Australia 2 years in business
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HIDDEN RULES METER
5.1 / 10
High Risk
  • Payout model benefits from broker backing, though prop-specific conditions still apply
  • There are discrepancies between the rules stated before account purchase, and their rules in the Terms & Conditions that you sign.
  • Certain trading conditions depend on the chosen account structure
Overall Pass Rate Free sign up to unlock
OVERALL PASS RATE
9.4 %

Traders who pass this firm’s challenges

Industry Avg: 18%

Trust Score
3.3/5
Good
Based on 159 reviews
Trader Feedback
Negative
Based on 159 reviews
Most Reported Issue
Payout Denials & Account Flagging
37% one-star Trustpilot reviews — common complaints include payout denials and accounts flagged after profitable trading, fake review concerns flagged by Trustpilot
(61% of complaints)
Most Praised
Broker-Backed Infrastructure
Backed by Blueberry Markets (ASIC-regulated) — institutional execution quality and broker-grade infrastructure
Community Sentiment
Negative
Last 90 days

Who Is This Firm For?

Beginners 1.5% trade idea rule aggregates re-entries within 10 minutes — discovered after something goes wrong
Experienced Traders Rules precise but community feedback around payout denials requires independent research
Swing Traders News window applies to all accounts — TP hits during window may be voided even untouched
EA Traders No specific EA restrictions — but 1.5% trade idea rule affects any automated re-entry strategy
News Traders 2-minute window on evaluation and funded — profits voided even if trade closed automatically

About BlueBerry Funded

Blueberry looks clean on the surface.
Simple rules, familiar structure, nothing that immediately raises questions.

Then you start reading the details… and realize this isn’t just a rulebook.
It’s more like a system designed to observe not only what you trade, but how, when, and occasionally why you thought that was a good idea.

And yes, they pay attention to details. Sometimes very small ones.
Founded
2024
Max Allocation
$200,000
Leverage
1:100
Commissions
$5/lot

Pros

  • - Broker-backed by Blueberry Markets — ASIC-regulated infrastructure
  • - Scaling potential to $2M
  • - Copy trading between personal accounts allowed
  • - Exception for trades opened 6+ hours before news hitting SL

Cons

  • - 37% one-star Trustpilot — highest ratio in our current rankings
  • - 1.5% trade idea cap: re-entries within 10 minutes counted as same idea
  • - News window applies to evaluation and funded — TP hits in window voided
  • - Instant accounts: drawdown does not reset after withdrawals
Community Sentiment Trend
Negative
Last 90 days

Strict rules designed to fail you

2.4
Their pricing and promotions drew me in. The product itself is lacking. Their Discord moderators ban anyone who posts critical questions. If you like fighting with support, by all means sign up.
— Verified Trader (isabella kim) See all reviews
Trader Tip

The 1.5% trade idea rule is the most commonly misunderstood rule — any re-entry in the same direction within 10 minutes of a previous loss counts toward the same combined limit. If your first trade lost 1%, you have 0.5% remaining for that idea window. The news restriction applies to automatic TP and SL executions too — not just manual trades. On Instant accounts, calculate how much buffer remains before withdrawing profits.

Trading Conditions

Drawdown System

  • 1.5% trade idea rule: initial position + re-entries same direction within 10 minutes = one idea
  • Combined loss across trade idea cannot exceed 1.5% of initial balance
  • Instant accounts: drawdown does not reset after withdrawals — profits withdrawal leaves thin buffer
  • 30-day inactivity: account may be suspended
  • Applies to: 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Lite, Instant Elite

High-Frequency & Fast Trading

  • Not Allowed:
  • Re-entries in same direction within 10 minutes after loss counted as same trade idea
  • Fast reactive trading after losses — behavioral pattern monitoring
  • Copying from external accounts or other traders

Low Liquidity & Timing

  • News window: no opening or closing trades 2 minutes before/after high-impact news
  • Applies to both evaluation and funded accounts
  • TP hit during window: profits may be voided — even if trade not manually touched
  • Exception: trade opened 6+ hours before news hitting SL — allowed

Loss-Chasing & Gambling

  • Not Allowed:
  • Re-entries in same direction within 10 minutes of a loss — counted toward 1.5% combined cap
  • Fast decisions after losses that constitute reactive trading patterns
  • Adjusting positions actively around news events
  • Copy trading from external accounts or other traders

Risk Management

  • 1.5% trade idea cap enforced on funded accounts — 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Lite, Instant Elite
  • Trade idea defined as: initial position + same-direction re-entries within 10 minutes
  • Copy trading: personal accounts only — external copying prohibited
  • Instant account drawdown: does not reset after withdrawals — structural risk after profit withdrawal
  • Trustpilot: 37% one-star — profile flagged for review credibility concerns

Features & Support

PLATFORMS
cTrader · Match-Trader · MetaTrader 5 · TradeLocker
ALLOWS
Copy · EA
BROKERS
Institutional Liquidity Provider
ASSET CLASSES
Crypto · Forex · Indices · Metals
PAYMENT METHODS
Bank Transfer · Credit Card · Debit Card
PAYOUT METHODS
Bank Transfer · Deel

2-Step Prime

Price
$1,170.00 $702.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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1-Step

Price
$1,100.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$1,240.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$650.00 $390.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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1-Step

Price
$550.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$620.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$850.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$325.00 $195.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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1-Step

Price
$275.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$325.00 $195.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Elite

Price
$1,500.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$420.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$165.00 $99.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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1-Step

Price
$150.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$170.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Elite

Price
$800.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$215.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$90.00 $54.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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1-Step

Price
$75.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$70.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Elite

Price
$400.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$145.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$55.00 $33.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
View Details

1-Step

Price
$40.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
N/A
Steps 1
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 6.0%
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2-Step

Price
$48.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 5.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Elite

Price
$200.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$95.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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2-Step Prime

Price
$30.00 $18.00
Profit Target
Step 1
8.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
6.0%
Steps 2
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 4.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$65.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
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Instant Elite

Price
$100.00
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 0.0%
Max DD 10.0%
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Instant Lite

Price
$42.50
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
View Details

Instant

Price
$42.50
Profit Target
Step 1
10.0%
Profit Target
Step 2
5.0%
Steps 0
Profit Split 80%
Daily DD 2.0%
Max DD 4.0%
View Details
3.2
159 reviews
5
1
4
20
3
78
2
60
1
0
Platform Quality
3.2
Customer Support
3.2
Payout Speed
3.2
Challenge Fairness
3.2
Value for Money
3.2
Transparency
3.2
E
ethan k. May 16, 2026
2.9

Support Actually Replies

wanted lower targets and a calmer ruleset and this fit the bill. their economic calendar integration is a small thing but i use it daily. i appreciated that they email you before a rule change instead of springing it. the challenge timer is generous, i never felt rushed into bad trades. the ui looks like it was designed in 2014 but functionally everything works. kyc was painless, uploaded my id and got verified the same afternoon. overall a quietly competent firm, take that as the compliment it is.

H
hiroshi m. May 15, 2026
3.6

no surprises here

someone in my discord swore these guys pay fast so here we are. idk but fees are reasonable for what you get and teh retake discount softens the blow. i breached the daily loss limit on a tilt day, fulyl my fault, they did nothing wrong. the funded payout split started at 80/20 and scaled up which felt fair. pricing is not the cheapest but you kind of pay for the peace of mind. solid middle of the pack firm that does the boring stuff right.

T
TickTockTrader May 12, 2026
3.4

read the rules first

Came for the cheap eval, stayed for the surprisingly decent payouts. spreads are fine, nothing crazy, nothing terrible, it is a prop firm not a charity. the challenge timer is generous, i never felt rushed into bad trades. their reset option after a breach is cheaper than buying a whole new eval. first withdrawal i was sweating bullets but it came through clean and on time. they honoured a payout even though i fat fingered a lot size, very fair. do your own research but my experience has been genuinely fine.

C
cool carl May 9, 2026
2.5

decent for the price

started with their two step eval because the one step felt too good to be true. the eval took me like 27 trading days total, not fast not slow, just fair. i scaled twice and each bump was a real size jump not some token gesture. crypto and wire both supported, i did wire and it hit my bank in two business days. the demo and funded feeds matched closely enough that i trusted my backtests. i like that they show your stats in real time instead of a delayed dashboard.

D
david m. May 7, 2026
3.6
Funded

Glad I Gave Them A Shot

A mentor of mine uses them so i followed his lead. the scaling plan is actually motivating instead of being some impossible carrot on a stick. they refunded my eval fee when i got funded which was a nice surprise. their mobile app is basic but it does let me check my account on the go. three payouts deep and still no nasty surprises, that is my whole verdict.

N
n. morgan Apr 30, 2026
3.6
Funded

Pleasantly Boring

Tried a bunch of firms this year and this one is somewhere in the middle. platform was stable the whole time, no random disconnects during news. i renewed my challenge this month which is basically my whole review right there. i got a small payout bonus for hitting a milestone which was unexpected. their content creators seem to actually trade the product instead of just reading scripts. i had a losing month and they did not nuke my account, just the usual rules applied. the kind of firm you forget about because nothing goes wrong … which is the point.

K
kareem b. Apr 29, 2026
3.3

would buy again

third firm i tested this quarter and probably the most painless so far. support speaks actual english and not copy pasted template answers. leverage is reasonable, not the reckless stuff that blows beginners up. i never had to chase support, they actually closed my ticket the same day. the consistency rule is generous compared to the firms that cap you hard. reliable, fair, slightly dull, exactly what i wanted.

I
isabella l. Apr 28, 2026
3.0

quietly impressed

Been trading prop for like two years and i keep coming back to this one. the second phase target was lower than phase one which kept me sane. honestly the rules made my retail trading better too … forced discipline and all that. no surprise inactivity fees which i half expected to get hit with. go in with a plan or do not go in at all.

T
Thomas Walsh Apr 22, 2026
2.7

mostly good experience

Wanted something with weekend holding allowed so i landed here. i tested the live account against the demo with the same setups and it matched. email notifications can lag a bit which is mildly annoying but not a dealbreaker. the rules pdf is long but at least nothing is buried in tiny print. their economic calendar integration is a small thing but i use it daily. they let me run my algo as long as it is not some latency arbitrage exploit. recommend with the usual caveat that you have to actually read the rules.

G
grace Apr 21, 2026
2.2
Funded

Arbitrary account termination

Their customer acquisition is stronger than their customer retention. Platform outages during major market events have cost me real trades. Their responses to negative reviews online tell you everything you need to know.

No active offers for BlueBerry Funded at the moment.

Check back soon — firms refresh their promos regularly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Blueberry Funded a legitimate prop firm?
Blueberry Funded is an active prop firm offering instant funding and evaluation accounts. However, its overall reputation is mixed, with a lower rating compared to top-tier firms and inconsistent trader feedback. It is considered a higher-risk option.
Does Blueberry Funded actually pay traders?
Some traders report receiving payouts, but there are also multiple complaints about delayed or rejected withdrawals. Experiences vary significantly, so payout reliability is not as consistent as with more established firms.
Are there any strict or hidden rules at Blueberry Funded?
Yes. Traders should pay close attention to drawdown rules, consistency requirements, and execution-related restrictions. Several complaints mention accounts being breached due to rules that were not clearly understood upfront.
What do traders complain about most at Blueberry Funded?
Common complaints include payout delays, unclear rule enforcement, and inconsistent support responses. Some users also report difficulties during the verification or withdrawal process.
Can I use Expert Advisors (EAs) at Blueberry Funded?
EAs are generally allowed, but strategies such as arbitrage, high-frequency trading, and certain automated systems may be restricted. Violations can lead to denied payouts or account termination.
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