BluSky Trading
📍 US
Trading Platforms
BluSky Trading is a US-based futures prop firm founded in 2022, known for a distinctive pitch among evaluation firms: the goal isn't just a simulated funded account, it's an eventual move to Live Brokerage trading real capital. BluSky runs four separate products - Launch, Propel, Orbit, and Instant Funding - each with a different price structure and path to funded status, across sizes from $3,500 up to $300,000.
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- All four products lead to the same place - Live Brokerage - but get there differently. Launch and Propel are subscription evaluations with a Buffer Zone step before funding. Orbit is a one-time-purchase, 2-phase evaluation built for speed. Instant Funding skips evaluation entirely.
- Launch and Propel are the same idea with opposite trade-offs. Launch has a looser consistency rule (50%) but charges a launch fee once you pass. Propel has a stricter rule (34%, or 21% on the $300K size) but never charges a launch fee.
- Orbit flips the usual order. Zero consistency rule or daily loss limit during the evaluation (which is what makes it passable in a single day), but a 40% consistency rule kicks in once you're funded - the opposite of every other BluSky product.
- Consistency only counts profitable days. Your biggest winning day can't exceed a set percentage of the sum of all winning days combined - losing days never factor into the math.
- Instant Funding is genuinely funded from your first trade, at a real dollar cost premium for skipping the evaluation entirely.
Which Product Should You Pick?
| If you want... | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The most forgiving evaluation rule, and don't mind a one-time fee when you pass | Launch | 50% consistency rule (loosest in the lineup besides Orbit's evaluation), 2-day minimum to pass, but a $99-$179 launch fee due within 14 days of passing. |
| No launch fee ever, and can live with a stricter consistency rule | Propel | 34% consistency (21% on the $300K size), no fee at any point, six sizes from $25K to $300K. |
| The fastest possible route to a funded balance | Orbit | No consistency rule or DLL during evaluation - pass in as little as 1 day. One-time purchase. Trade-off: 40% consistency once funded, payouts every 3 days instead of daily. |
| To skip the evaluation completely | Instant Funding | Funded from your first trade. Direct to Funded ($3,500) starts at a 50% split rising to 80%; Instant Sim Funded ($50K) pays 80% immediately but uses a tighter intraday-trailing drawdown. |
Pricing at a Glance
| Product | Price Range | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $59-$79 / 30 days + $99-$179 launch fee on passing | Monthly subscription |
| Propel | $105-$224 / 30 days | Monthly subscription |
| Orbit | $199-$419 | One-time |
| Instant Funding | $599-$749 | One-time |
Explore Every Plan & Size
| Product | Size | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | $50K | $50K |
| Launch | $100K | $100K |
| Launch | $200K (Static) | $200K |
| Propel | $25K | $25K |
| Propel | $50K | $50K |
| Propel | $100K | $100K |
| Propel | $150K (Static) | $150K |
| Propel | $200K (Static) | $200K |
| Propel | $300K (Static) | $300K |
| Orbit | $50K | $50K |
| Orbit | $100K | $100K |
| Orbit | $150K | $150K |
| Orbit | $200K (Static) | $200K |
| Instant Funding | Direct to Funded $3.5K | $3,500 |
| Instant Funding | Instant Sim Funded $50K | $50,000 |
Platforms
BluSky supports over 10 trading platforms - more than most firms in this space - including Tradovate, NinjaTrader (free license included), TradingView (via Tradovate), Rithmic, Tradesea, MotiveWave, Quantower, Sierra Chart, Jigsaw, ATAS, Bookmap, and Volumetrica. Full details on automated/bot trading support are on the Rules page.
