The5ers rules
EAs with limitsAround since 2016, with growth-style programs that double the account at each target and a classic 2-step High Stakes challenge.
London, United Kingdom (also registered in Israel) · founded 2016 · MT5 · rules checked on the5ers.com on 2026-10-25
The FAQ allows any EA whose source code you own. Copying others’ signals, third-party EAs where others hold the same trades, tick scalping, arbitrage, HFT and hidden (stealth) stop-losses are banned. The terms say automated software needs the company’s written approval.
Source: the5ers.com/faqs/can-i-use-an-ea-expert-advisor-can-i-set-a-stealth-mode-stop-loss
High Stakes: no orders may fill from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news; profit from those trades is removed. Growth and Bootcamp programs: news trading is allowed except buy-stop/sell-stop brackets around the release.
Source: the5ers.com/faqs/can-i-trade-during-news
Overnight and weekend holding is allowed on all programs; index swaps over the weekend can be high.
Source: the5ers.com/high-stakes
High Stakes (Classic, 8% / 5%)
- Profit target
- 8% / 5%
- Daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10% static
- Minimum trading days
- 3 / 3
- Profit split
- 80–100%
- Leverage (forex)
- 1:100
- Fee refund
- yes
- Price
- 100K: not listed
How the daily loss is measured. Listed as 5%. How it is measured (balance or equity, from which reference, reset time) is not stated on the official page.
Max loss. Listed as 10%. Static or trailing is not stated; this check treats it as 10% below the starting balance.
Payouts and other rules. Every 14 days once funded. Unlimited time. 70% of the fee is returned with the first payout. Minimum trading days are profitable days of at least 0.5%.
Source: the5ers.com/high-stakes
High Stakes (New, 10% / 5%)
- Profit target
- 10% / 5%
- Daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10% static
- Minimum trading days
- 3 / 3
- Profit split
- 80–100%
- Leverage (forex)
- 1:100
- Fee refund
- yes
- Price
- 100K: not listed
How the daily loss is measured. Listed as 5%. How it is measured is not stated on the official page.
Max loss. Listed as 10%. Static or trailing is not stated; this check treats it as 10% below the starting balance.
Payouts and other rules. Every 14 days once funded.
Source: the5ers.com/high-stakes
Pro Growth (1 step)
- Profit target
- 10%
- Daily loss
- 3%
- Max loss
- 6% static
- Minimum trading days
- 3
- Profit split
- 75–100%
- Leverage (forex)
- not stated
- Fee refund
- not stated
- Price
- —
How the daily loss is measured. 3%; a breach ends the account. The measurement basis is not stated.
Max loss. 6% stop-out. Static or trailing is not stated; this check treats it as static.
Payouts and other rules. Bi-weekly once funded. Scales up to $500K.
Source: the5ers.com/challenge-programs-bootcamp-high-stakes-hyper-growth-explained
Bootcamp (3 steps)
- Profit target
- 6% / 6% / 6%
- Daily loss
- none
- Max loss
- 5% static
- Minimum trading days
- none
- Profit split
- 50–100%
- Leverage (forex)
- 1:30
- Fee refund
- no
- Price
- 100K: $300
How the daily loss is measured. No daily loss limit in the evaluation steps. On the funded account a 3% daily loss pauses trading for the day. Resets at 00:00 MT5 server time.
Max loss. 5% in each evaluation step, 4% on the funded account. Static or trailing is not stated.
Payouts and other rules. First payout 14 days after funding, then every 2 weeks. You pay part of the fee to start and the rest after passing (e.g. $95 + $205 for $100K). Prices shown are the total.
Sizes and list prices: 20K $72 · 100K $300 · 250K $575
Source: the5ers.com/faqs/how-does-the-bootcamp-program-work
Not confirmed on the official site
- The High Stakes page lists a 5% daily loss but does not say whether it is measured on balance or equity, or when it resets.
- The High Stakes Phase 1 target appears as 8% in some places and 10% in others (the “Classic” and “New” plans).
- Prices per account size are not readable on the official pages.
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