The5ers Prop Firm Overview

The5ers is a proprietary trading firm (created in January 2016) that offers several account programs, clear trading rules, and regular payouts. This summary covers the basics, including platforms, instruments, commissions, key restrictions, and payout terms.

Firm Details

• Broker: Commercial Liquidity Provider
• Platforms: cTrader, MT5
• Payment methods: Apple Pay, Bank Transfer, Credit/Debit Card, Crypto, Google Pay, PayPal
• Payout methods: Bank Transfer, Crypto, Riseworks

Markets and Instruments

The5ers offers CFD trading across:

• FX
• Metals
• Indices
• Energy
• Crypto

Leverage by Program and Asset

Leverage depends on the program type (Instant, 1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step) and the market traded.

• FX: Instant (n/a), 1-Step (1:30), 2-Step (1:100), 3-Step (1:10)
• Metals: Instant (n/a), 1-Step (1:10), 2-Step (1:15), 3-Step (1:3)
• Indices: Instant (n/a), 1-Step (1:7.5), 2-Step (1:25), 3-Step (1:2.5)
• Energy: Instant (n/a), 1-Step (1:1.5), 2-Step (1:5), 3-Step (1:0.5)
• Crypto: Instant (n/a), 1-Step (1:0.6), 2-Step (1:2), 3-Step (1:0.2)

Trading Costs (Commissions)

• FX: $4 per standard lot
• Metals: 0.0001% per lot
• Indices: No commissions
• Energy: 0.0001% per lot
• Crypto: 0.0001% per lot

Consistency Rules

• None listed

Key Trading Rules

News Trading

• Hyper-Growth and Bootcamp: News trading is allowed, but bracket strategies around news are not allowed.
• High Stakes: You can’t execute orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news.

Copy Trading

Copy trading is allowed in High Stakes and Hyper-Growth, with limits:

• If you manage more than $500K, you can’t place the same trades across accounts anymore.
• Copying from an external account is allowed only if the account belongs to the same trader.
• Third-party copy trading is not allowed.
• Copy trading between two Bootcamp accounts is not allowed.

The5ers also mentions a partnership with Prop Firm One, which supports copying trades across different prop firm accounts within one platform. For more info, visit PropFirmOne.com.

Expert Advisors (EAs)

EAs are allowed if they follow the terms:

• The EA must place a stop-loss on every trade.
• The EA must not:
  • Copy trades from other people’s signals
  • Use tick scalping
  • Use latency arbitrage
  • Use reverse arbitrage
  • Use hedge arbitrage
  • Use emulators

If an EA breaks these rules, the account can be canceled, the trader can be banned, and fees aren’t refunded. These EA rules apply across programs, including Bootcamp and Instant Funding (Hyper Growth).

Program-Specific Requirements

High Stakes Program

• Requires at least 3 profitable days
• A profitable day means closed trades reach at least 0.5% of the initial balance

Bootcamp Rules

• A stop-loss is required for all trades and orders, and must be set within 3 minutes of placing the trade.
• Stop-loss risk must not exceed 2% of the account balance per position.
• During the funded stage, a 3% daily pause (soft breach) applies.
• Opening a trade without an SL, or risking more than 2% on one position, counts as a risk violation.
• 5 risk violations leads to automatic account termination.

Prohibited Trading Practices

The5ers lists several behaviors that are not allowed, including:

• One-sided betting (repeatedly trading one direction without factoring in market conditions)
• Arbitrage (price discrepancy exploitation)
• Bracket strategies with pending orders around high-impact news
• Using system errors (price display problems or update delays)

Inactivity Policy

Accounts expire if there are no new orders for 30 straight calendar days.

Payouts and Profit Split

Bootcamp and Hyper-Growth

• Start at a 50% profit split
• Can increase to 75% as early as the next scale-up stage
• Can scale up to 100%

High Stakes

• Start at an 80% profit split
• Can scale up to 100%

Payout Schedule and Minimum

• Withdrawals are available every two weeks
• Minimum withdrawal is $150 (after the profit split is applied)

Payout Fees (Commission on Payouts)

• Rise and cryptocurrencies: 2%
• Bank transfers: 3%
• HUB Credits: No commission percentage

Restricted Countries

The5ers lists the following restricted locations:

Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Crimea (Region of Ukraine), Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Free State), Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen

Recent Announcements (Highlights)

2026 Trading Prep LIVE Event

A live event is scheduled for December 22, at 12:00 GMT, focused on trading education and 2026 preparation.

cTrader Availability

The5ers added cTrader as an option for all traders. MT5 remains available.

Weekly Competitions

The5ers announced weekly contests with prizes that include High Stakes accounts and Bootcamp accounts, plus credits for additional placements.