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Fine Print

Prop firm rules, prices and account terms. Tracked daily.

Human-approved pricing, account configuration, FAQ and trading-rule changes, with the exact changed text preserved.

How does Capital Critic track prop firm rule changes?

Fine Print is a changelog of the terms prop firms publish and then revise. Every firm we monitor has its public pages — pricing, account specifications, trading rules and help-centre answers — re-crawled daily and stored as an immutable version. When a page changes, the new version is compared against the previous one and the changed text is extracted.

A change is only published after a person reviews it. Detection decides what to look at; a human decides what is worth telling traders and writes the summary line. Page moves, retitles and marketing copy are recorded but never published.

Every published entry keeps the exact wording from before and after the change, the date it was detected, and a link to the firm's own page. Capital Critic monitors 44 prop firms and has published 394 changes since .

Firms monitored
44
Changes published
394
Tracked since
Aug 2026

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The changelog

Reviewed changes that affect traders, newest first.

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Blue Guardian · Instant Standard Account

Blue Guardian lowers the Instant Standard Account daily drawdown floor

For the funded $100K account, the daily drawdown floor is now $96,000, down from $97,000.

  • Daily drawdown example$100K · fundedGood for traders

    Before
    $97,000
    After
    $96,000
Forex
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What the page said before and after
Removed:​Quick OverviewOverview of Instant account rulesProfit TargetDrawdown LimitsMaximum Daily LossMaximum Overall Drawdown (Trailing)Minimum Trading DaysStop Loss RulesCan I use copy trading or trade copiers?Expert Advisors (EAs)Tick ScalpingCan I hold overnight & trade over weekends?Consistency RulesWhat is the Guardian Shield?Withdrawal Buffer RulesHow does I…
Added:Quick OverviewOverview of Instant account rulesProfit TargetDrawdown LimitsMaximum Daily LossMaximum Overall Drawdown (Trailing)Minimum Trading DaysStop Loss RulesCan I use copy trading or trade copiers?Expert Advisors (EAs)Tick ScalpingCan I hold overnight & trade over weekends?Consistency RulesWhat is the Guardian Shield?Withdrawal Buffer RulesHow does In…
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Removed:NDX100
Added:(incl.
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Added:96

Blue Guardian · Instant Starter

Blue Guardian removes Rise payouts from Instant Starter

Instant Starter payouts are now crypto-only, with a $100 minimum; previously, traders could use Rise with a $500 minimum or crypto with a $100 minimum.

  • Payout methodsWorse for traders

    Before
    Rise or Crypto; $100 crypto minimum and $500 Rise minimum
    After
    Crypto only; $100 minimum
Forex
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What the page said before and after
Removed:Quick OverviewOverview of Instant Starter account rulesProfit TargetDrawdown LimitsMaximum Daily LossMaximum Overall Drawdown (Trailing)Minimum Trading DaysNews Trading RuleStop Loss RulesCan I use copy trading or trade copiers?Expert Advisors (EAs)Tick ScalpingCan I hold overnight & trade over weekends?Consistency RulesWhat is the Guardian Shield?Profit Ca…
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Removed:Rise
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Added:cap still applies
Removed:‍ Example: ‍ You have a balance of $5,000 funded account and 3 open trades. Your open PnL reaches a total loss of $50 (1%). The Guardian Shield will automatically close all trades. You can continue trading as you like afterwards.
Added:​ Example: ​ You have a balance of $5,000 funded account and 3 open trades. Your open PnL reaches a total loss of $50 (1%). The Guardian Shield will automatically close all trades. You can continue trading as you like afterwards.

Blue Guardian · 2 Step Pro

Blue Guardian raises 2 Step Pro trailing lock threshold to 10%

The $100K 2 Step Pro trailing lock threshold is now 10% of the initial balance, up from 6%.

  • Trailing lock threshold$100KGood for traders

    Before
    6% of the Initial balance
    After
    10% of the Initial balance
Forex
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What the page said before and after
Removed:September 9, 2026
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Removed:​](https://help.blueguardian.com/en/articles/14062433-2-step-pro-rules-legacy-model#h_d6d33e9c8e)[
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Added:limit
Added:is
Added:your closed balance minus
Added:starting
Removed:6
Added:10
Removed:<br>
Removed:USDCAD,
Removed:,
Removed:NDX100
Added:(incl.
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Blue Guardian · 2 Step Standard

Blue Guardian changes 2 Step Standard daily loss calculation

The daily loss limit is now calculated as the closed balance minus 4% of the starting balance, instead of 4% of the initial balance.

  • Daily loss calculation

    Before
    4% of the initial balance
    After
    Closed balance minus 4% of the starting balance
Forex
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What the page said before and after
Removed:September 9, 2026
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Removed:​](https://help.blueguardian.com/en/articles/14062291-2-step-standard-rules#h_a80d081b13)[
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Removed:will
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Removed:<br>
Removed:USDCAD,
Removed:,
Removed:NDX100
Added:(incl.
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Removed:​
Removed:700
Added:750

Blue Guardian · Blue Guardian Competition

Blue Guardian raises Competition winner count to 50

Blue Guardian Competition now has 50 winners, up from 25.

  • Competition winner countGood for traders

    Before
    25 winners
    After
    50 winners
Forex
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What the page said before and after
Removed:March 13, 2026 Welcome to BG Monthly Competitions, where skill traders meets opportunity! At Blue Guardian, we celebrate our talented traders by offering exciting rewards. Our competitions are open to everyone, with a chance to be one of 25 winners.
Added:Welcome to BG Monthly Competitions, where skill traders meets opportunity! At Blue Guardian, we celebrate our talented traders by offering exciting rewards. Our competitions are open to everyone, with a chance to be one of 50 winners.
Removed:Mt5
Removed:platform
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Removed:COMPETION
Added:COMPETITION
Removed:will
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Removed:initial
Added:limit
Added:is
Added:your closed balance minus
Added:starting
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