The5ers High Stakes rules, explained with real numbers
The5ers' High Stakes is a two-step challenge: 10% in Step 1, 5% in Step 2, a 5% maximum daily loss and a 10% maximum loss, with no time limit. The rule most traders miss is the day count. You need 3 profitable days in each step, and a day only counts if your closed positions make at least 0.5% of the initial balance.
The5ers also runs Growth, Bootcamp and futures programmes with very different numbers. This page covers High Stakes.
- Profit target
- 10% (Step 1), 5% (Step 2)
- Max daily loss
- 5%
- Max loss
- 10%
- Minimum days
- 3 profitable days per step, 0.5% each
- Time limit
- Unlimited (30 days inactivity ends an evaluation)
- News
- No orders 2 minutes either side of high-impact news
- Leverage
- 1:100
- Split
- 80% to start, rising with account size
What counts as a profitable day
The5ers measures a day's profit as the lower of your midnight balance and midnight equity, minus the previous day's balance. That figure must be at least 0.5% of the initial balance, from closed positions.
A profitable day needs at least $500. Your daily loss room is $5,000 and your maximum loss is $10,000.
| Day | Closed P&L | Counts? |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | +$1,200 | Yes |
| Tuesday | +$300 | No, under $500 |
| Wednesday | +$4,100 | Yes |
| Thursday | +$600, with a $900 loser still open at midnight | No, equity is lower than balance |
| Friday | +$700 | Yes |
That week made $6,900 of closed profit but only three days counted. A trader risking 1% ($1,000) per trade can hit the target fast and still be stuck waiting for a third qualifying day. Plan small, clean green days rather than one big one.
What we could not verify
The High Stakes pages we read state the 5% and 10% figures but not whether the daily loss is measured from balance, equity or the higher of the two, the exact reset time, or whether the 10% maximum is static or trailing. A separate The5ers "2-Step Plan" uses 3% of the previous day's closing balance or equity, whichever is higher, but that is a different product. For High Stakes, check the firm's current rules in your dashboard before you size a trade off these numbers.
News, weekends and EAs
- News: you may hold through news, but executing orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news is prohibited. Times follow Forex Factory on server time. Profit made in that window is removed.
- Overnight and weekends: allowed. Indices carry a heavy weekend swap.
- EAs: allowed, but not to copy someone else's signals. Tick scalping, latency arbitrage and HFT are barred.
- Copy trading: copying other traders is prohibited.
Payouts, caps and scaling
| Account size | Split |
|---|---|
| $2.5K to $150K | 80% |
| $175K to $200K | 85% |
| $250K to $300K | 90% |
| $350K and up | 100% plus a fixed payout |
Funded accounts can withdraw every 14 days. Payouts are capped per request: $3,000 on a $50K account (minimum $300 of profit) and $4,000 on a $100K account (minimum $500). Each further 10% gain scales the account, up to $500,000. The5ers refunds 70% of the fee at the funded stage.
How traders stall at The5ers
You can hit 10% and still not pass. Without a third profitable day of 0.5% you are stuck trading a nearly finished account, which is where many traders over-trade and give it back.
A day's profit uses the lower of balance and equity. A floating loser at midnight can turn a green day into one that does not count.
A stop moved or an order placed inside the 2-minute window counts as executing. Profit from it is removed.
Building three qualifying days on purpose
Most High Stakes traders reach the profit target before they have three profitable days. The fix is to plan the days, not just the profit. On a $100,000 account, a qualifying day is $500 of closed profit. One 1R winner at 0.5% risk does not get you there; one 2R winner does.
A simple structure: risk 0.5% ($500) per trade, take a maximum of three trades a day, and stop for the day once you have closed $500 or more. That builds qualifying days steadily, keeps losing days to $1,500 at worst, and stops one hot session from carrying the whole target.
In Step 2 the target is only 5%, so three qualifying days of $1,000 or more nearly pass it. Treat Step 2 as a consistency exercise rather than a race.
Track The5ers in the RB journal
The journal includes a The5ers High Stakes preset.
- In Risk Manager, add a prop account, choose The5ers, High Stakes Challenge, and your size.
- Sync MT5 trades through the RBSync EA so the tracker sees daily closed P&L.
- Check your calendar view each evening: any day under 0.5% closed profit does not count toward your 3.
- Read Daily room left before each trade, and confirm the reset basis in your The5ers dashboard.
- Log each payout against the per-request cap so you know when to request.
Setup steps are on our The5ers journal page.
Questions traders ask about The5ers
How many trading days do I need at The5ers High Stakes?
3 profitable days in each step. A day only counts if closed positions make at least 0.5% of the initial balance.
Can I trade news at The5ers?
You can hold positions through news, but you may not execute orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news. Profit from that window is removed.
How often does The5ers pay out?
Funded High Stakes accounts can withdraw every 14 days, with a cap per request that depends on account size.
Sources
Rules on this page come from The5ers's official website and help centre. Last checked: 8 October 2026. Where we could not verify a rule, we say so and ask you to check the firm's current rules.
Know your room before you click
Pick the The5ers preset and see which days counted, how much daily room is left, and what you have withdrawn.
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