The5ers Review
UK-based CFD prop firm operating since 2016 with four core programs
How The5ers compares
Strengths
- Challenges start from $19 — cheaper than the typical entry among the 19 forex firms we track.
- Rated 4.8/5 across TrustPilot & Prop Firm Match — above the 4.4 median among the 19 forex firms we track.
Trade-offs
- The maximum profit split is 80%, below the 87.5% median among the 19 forex firms we track.
The5ers suits traders who value a lower entry price; the trade-off is a lower profit split.
Ratings
Ratings aggregated from TrustPilot & Prop Firm Match, verified 2026-06.
About The5ers
The5ers is a UK-based proprietary trading firm operating since January 2016, offering four programs across 15 configurations with account sizes from $2,500 to $250,000. It trades CFDs on forex, indices, metals, energies, crypto, and commodities across cTrader and MT5.
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Challenges & pricing
The5ers' cheapest plan is a $2,500 2-step account at $19; the largest funded account is $250,000 ($225). In total The5ers lists 22 plan configurations across 4 account models, with profit splits up to 80%.
The5ers' High Stakes runs from a $2,500 2-step account at $19 up to $100,000 at $491, with a profit target of P1 8% / P2 5% or P1 10% / P2 5%, a max loss of 10%, a daily loss limit of 5% and a profit split of 80%.
Choose your model type — pricing and rules differ by type.
The5ers' Hyper Growth runs from a $5,000 1-step account at $260 up to $20,000 at $850, with a profit target of 10%, a max loss of 6%, a daily loss limit of 3% and a profit split of 50%.
The5ers' Pro Growth runs from a $5,000 1-step account at $52 up to $50,000 at $329, with a profit target of 10%, a max loss of 6%, a daily loss limit of 3% and a profit split of 75%.
The5ers' Bootcamp runs from a $20,000 3-step account at $22 up to $250,000 at $225, with a profit target of 18%, a max loss of 5%, a profit split of 50% and a one-time activation fee from $205.
The5ers FAQs
Answers sourced from The5ers’s own help center.
There are four routes. Bootcamp runs three challenge steps on demo, with a 6% profit target and 5% max loss per step. High Stakes is a two-phase evaluation — 10% then 5% targets — with a 10% overall max loss and 1:100 leverage. Hyper Growth and Pro Growth both use a 10% target and 6% max loss at 1:30 leverage. Bootcamp and Hyper Growth can scale as far as $4,000,000, while High Stakes and Pro Growth scale to $500,000.
There is no calendar deadline — you can take as long as you need to reach the target. The only timing rule is activity: any account left untouched for 30 consecutive days is closed. On Bootcamp there is one extra wrinkle — each level stays accessible for up to 48 hours after you complete the previous one.
The split is milestone-based rather than one fixed number: it starts lower and scales up as you hit growth targets, reaching as high as 100%. On the High Stakes program the range runs from 80% to 100%. Because the starting point depends on which program you buy and how far you have scaled, check the current figure for your specific plan.
Your first payout is available 14 days after your funded account is activated, then on a bi-weekly cycle after that. The minimum withdrawal is $150 once the profit split has been applied, and approved requests are typically processed within 5–8 business days. You can take payouts via Rise, cryptocurrency, or bank transfer, or add them to your dashboard as Hub Credits.
They vary by program. Max loss is 5% per step on Bootcamp, 10% overall on High Stakes, and 6% on Hyper Growth and Pro Growth. On the daily side, High Stakes applies a 5% daily loss limit and Pro Growth a 3% daily loss, while Bootcamp and Hyper Growth use a 3% daily pause on funded accounts — meaning you stop for the day and resume at 00:00 platform time rather than breaching the account.
Yes, within limits that differ by program. On Bootcamp and Hyper Growth, news trading is allowed but bracketing strategies around releases are not. On High Stakes you may hold positions through a news event, but orders executed in the window from two minutes before to two minutes after a high-impact release are restricted.
All trading is on cTrader, available on desktop and mobile. Leverage depends on the program — 1:100 on High Stakes and 1:30 on Bootcamp, Hyper Growth, and Pro Growth.
EAs are permitted, though 'stealth mode' stop-losses are not supported, and you may copy your own trades between your accounts. Two exceptions are treated as prohibited: widely-distributed third-party EAs that many traders run simultaneously, and EA services where you have no access to the underlying source code.
The5ers bans strategies aimed at exploiting the platform rather than the market. That includes arbitrage and hedge arbitrage, high-frequency and tick scalping, scalping during rollover, bracketing news, bulk or one-sided position taking, exploiting system errors or latency, overleveraging, coordinating trades across accounts or across firms, and selling or managing accounts for a fee. These are treated seriously — an abuse finding can end the entire relationship, not just close one account.
No. You are not required to close positions overnight, and holding trades over is permitted on the evaluation programs.
The5ers legally owns the funded trading accounts that traders operate. You must trade under your own legal name and register a single email address, and accounts may not be accessed from multiple IP addresses. All traders complete KYC identity verification before being funded.
Yes. Swap-free accounts are available for traders who observe Islamic finance principles and need to avoid overnight interest.
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