The5ers High Stakes (2-Step) 2.5K rules
Checked on The5ers's own pages on October 24, 2026. Rules change: The5ers's dashboard is the final word.
Step 1
- Profit target
- 10% of the starting balance ($250) in profit. source
- Max drawdown
- 10% of the starting balance ($250): a static floor that never moves. Touching it at any moment, open trades included, fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the starting balance ($125), measured from the higher of the balance and equity at the start of the trading day, open trades included. Hitting it fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Trading day
- The trading day runs midnight to midnight, Athens time. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Minimum trading days
- 3 days with at least 0.5% profit ($12.50). source
- News trading
- No trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after: High-impact news. source
- Inactivity
- At least 1 trade per month, or the account can be closed. source
Step 2
- Profit target
- 5% of the starting balance ($125) in profit. source
- Max drawdown
- 10% of the starting balance ($250): a static floor that never moves. Touching it at any moment, open trades included, fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the starting balance ($125), measured from the higher of the balance and equity at the start of the trading day, open trades included. Hitting it fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Trading day
- The trading day runs midnight to midnight, Athens time. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Minimum trading days
- 3 days with at least 0.5% profit ($12.50). source
- News trading
- No trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after: High-impact news. source
- Inactivity
- At least 1 trade per month, or the account can be closed. source
Funded (Pro Trader)
- Max drawdown
- 10% of the starting balance ($250): a static floor that never moves. Touching it at any moment, open trades included, fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Daily loss limit
- 5% of the starting balance ($125), measured from the higher of the balance and equity at the start of the trading day, open trades included. Hitting it fails the account. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- Trading day
- The trading day runs midnight to midnight, Athens time. not confirmed: check The5ers's page
- News trading
- No trading from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after: High-impact news. source
- Inactivity
- At least 1 trade per month, or the account can be closed. source
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