Jon
Very disappointed in this whole…
Very disappointed in this whole experience. Been with the company since Sept/Oct 2025 (bought the unlimited license). At this point, I have made some money from payouts - but have only recovered the initial investment, and *maybe* made a dent into the evals. Here's my biggest beef - i.e. the sales process painted a MUCH rosier picture, and did not disclose several important factors: 1. This whole process takes a LOT of capital to maintain. These forex evals are VERY expensive ($500/piece compared to $100/piece for most futures prop firms). And you either need to put a lot money into buying tons of evals, or you need to have a lot of money to set aside for hedging. If you're not hedging, you need to be spending approximately $10k/mth on evals, every month (to maintain about 10 funded accounts). Without stopping. EVERY MONTH. Even if you're not getting payouts. Just trusting (hoping) it's going to work. Yes, you could reinvest any payouts into this, and (potentially) stop throwing down your own money. Yes they recommend this hedging strategy, but that requires a good $2k/account (so like $20k set aside for hedgin), and you still need to buy a ton of evals. 2. Prop firm risks - the amount of trustworthy prop firms is actually quite small, and even though I bought an "unlimited" license, the potential is capped. Have had several prop firms that have flagged me for algo trading and banned us. One of these lost me about $25k in pending payouts. Not to mention the eval costs that were not refunded. 3. BEF does try to mitigate the prop firm risk, by modifying the settings on Titan. But guess what, then that often lands you with a poor performing algo. Because they aren't able to optimize the algo settings per the risks of having too many traders making the same trades. The end result: the algo trading record is pretty mediocre. And you could - just by luck of the draw - end up with a crappy set of algo settings while someone else at BEF happens to be killing it. Using the same Titan. They had this whole pitch, of how they use the crowd to source the "best settings/performance" - but the reality doesn't line up. Bottom line - I'm not surprised all of this was conveniently left out of the sales pitch. Cause they probably wouldn't sell very many people on joining! Does it work........maybe (if you're willing to throw enormous sums of money at this, the odds will eventually work in your favor). But be prepared that you will need to spend about $100k/year on evals. If you spend less than that, it *might* still work for you - i.e. you could get lucky, and happen to be one of those people in the testimonies where you get a winning streak and make a killing right away. But.....you could also be one of the people (that aren't part of the testimonies), where it didn't work at all. Important Note: they do model that you could reinvest the initial earnings, back into buying evals. Which helps mitigate the use of your own capital in buying evals. And statistically, this *does* work. The math checks out. But again, the problem, is that this "math" is the statistical average from MANY people doing this here. Not what YOUR actual performance might end up being. What's likely going to happen, is that BEF is going to respond to this - look at my account, and note that I haven't purchased enough evals to see this through. And thus am not really "doing the plan." But as I already mentioned, had I known from the beginning the enormous sums of money that this would require - I honestly wouldn't have signed up. I use other trading algos (on futures) from another company, and their algo performance far outperforms Titan. I thought Forex trading would have been a nice diversification. Not that it would be a gauntlet that was going to require tremendous faith to keep throwing money down over and over again, hoping you're one of the lucky ones and that it would "work." So yeah, I didn't "do the plan." But as I mentioned, this "plan" was not fully disclosed in the sale process. Thus, why I'm trying to do community service here via this post: ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. I know that BEF is going to drop a disclaimer that "trading involves risk, and past performance isn't guaranteed, blah, blah, blah." And yes, that disclaimer gets you out of legal trouble. But just because you're "legal" doesn't mean it's ethical - conveniently leaving out important details to help people understanding the full extent of the risks/costs. How about this.....show someone a Monte Carlo simulation, where they are aiming for 10 funded accounts. Show them how many times, out of 10 simulations, that they lose money with your system. Really paint that picture. Then let people decide! Per BEF's reply: Still missing the point that this was OVERSOLD as a more lucrative opportunity than reality.
Response from Blue Edge FinancialAug 17, 2026
Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed review. While we understand your frustrations, we feel it's important to provide additional context for anyone reading this and considering the program. One thing we want to address is the idea that the costs involved were somehow hidden or undisclosed. Throughout our sales process, onboarding, Game Plan calls, educational resources, and statistical white paper, we discuss the realities of prop farming, including the capital requirements, scaling process, and the fact that building significant funding is typically a long-term endeavor rather than an overnight result. Regarding challenge costs, these are set entirely by the prop firms themselves. Different firms offer different account sizes and pricing structures, and members are free to choose the options that best fit their budget and objectives. Likewise, hedging is not a requirement of our program. It's simply one of several risk-management approaches available to members who wish to use it. Many do, many don't, and the decision is entirely personal. You also mentioned concerns about prop firms changing rules or reviewing accounts. Unfortunately, this is a reality across the entire prop firm industry and affects manual traders and EA users alike. While we cannot control the actions of third-party companies, we continuously monitor changes, adjust our strategies where necessary, and provide guidance to help members navigate those changes. Another point worth clarifying is the suggestion that members are left to figure everything out on their own. In reality, we provide strategy downloads, performance data, training resources, coaching support, and progress check-ins specifically to help members make informed decisions. The purpose of our leaderboard and data tools is not to create confusion, but to provide transparency into what is currently performing and allow members to make data-backed decisions. We also appreciate that you acknowledged the underlying statistics work. That's an important distinction. The program is designed around a proven framework and long-term statistical performance, but individual results naturally vary depending on factors such as participation, capital deployment, risk management, and market conditions. While we respect your perspective, we believe it's important for prospective members to evaluate the program based on the data, educational resources, coaching support, and documented methodology we provide, all of which are designed to help members make informed decisions and pursue sustainable long-term growth. We wish you the best in your future trading endeavors. Best regards, Adam Wenig CEO Blue Edge Financial




