The5ers

4.7Trustpilot (38,077)Based in United KingdomSince 2016Checked 18 Sep 2026

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#2 of 14prop firms, overall

Trading rules40% of the rating · how much room the rules give you64/100

Reputation60% of the rating · reviews, payouts, the company80/100

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Trading rules

Leverage across all markets17.5/40

News trading21/35

Weekend holds25/25

Reputation

Review rating20/25

How widely used9/10

Getting paid16/30

Who you contract with20/20

Years in business15/15

How the rating is worked out

The rules at a glance

High Stakes · $100K, funded account

Price at $100K$455one-off fee · refunded with a payout · Source

Forex leverage1:100

Gold leverage1:25

Daily loss limit4%of the account

Max loss limit8%Fixed (static)

News tradingNo trades ±2 min

Holding over the weekendAllowed

Safe forex trade5.75 lots$654.7K of EUR/USD, survives a normal day

Safe gold trade0.44 lotson a normal day

Every rule, with its source What these rules mean

Leverage on each market

Longer bar = more room than EU retail brokers are allowed to give

Forex3.3× the EU limit (1:30)1:100

Indices1.3× the EU limit (1:20)1:25

Metals1.3× the EU limit (1:20)1:25

Energies0.5× the EU limit (1:10)1:5

Crypto1.0× the EU limit (1:2)1:2

StocksEU limit 1:5Not offered

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✓One company, registered in United Kingdom, with a number you can look up
✓4.7 on Trustpilot from 38,077 reviews

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Getting paid

Payout score 59/100

Profit you keep80% → 100%

Payout feeYou pay

Rules that can stop a payout14

Payout score59/100

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What we checked for The5ers

Last checked 18 Sep 2026

47rules and facts recorded

60quotes from its own site

23of its pages read

7things it doesn't publish

Every figure on this page links to the The5ers page it came from. Where The5ers publishes nothing, we say so and score it zero.

Programs Rules Company

2 programs to choose from

High Stakes

2-step

$2.5K to $100K

Forex leverage: 1:100
Gold leverage: 1:25
Daily loss: 4%
Max loss: 8% static
Safe forex position: $654.7K
Safe gold size: 0.44 lots
Price at $100K: $455

Pro Growth

1-step

$5K to $50K

Forex leverage: 1:30
Gold leverage: 1:25
Daily loss: 3%
Max loss: 6% static
Safe forex position: $24.5K
Safe gold size: 0.01 lots
Price at $5K: $52

Safe position: the biggest trade that survives a normal day, at $100K (or the smallest size sold).

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How big can you trade safely?

The biggest trade that survives one normal day going against you.

Plan

Market

Loss limit, USD

Avg daily move, %

Biggest safe trade on EUR/USD5.7 standard lots1 lot = 100,000 euros · worth $654,664 in total

Room to lose today$4,000
A normal day moves0.611%
So the most you can hold$654,664

Hold more than this and a normal day against you would break the daily loss limit. (Leverage of 1:100 would let you open up to $10,000,000.)

Every rule, with its source

Each rule links to the The5ers page that states it.

High Stakes

2-step evaluation · $2.5K to $100K

Daily loss: 5% (4% at $50K, 4% at $100K)Measured from the higher of the day's starting balance or equity, at 00:00 server time.The High Stakes FAQ says 5% daily and 10% max loss. The plan table on the High Stakes page shows 4% and 8% for $50K and $100K. We use the plan table for those sizes.; SourceHide source
“Daily loss is 5% of the starting equity of the day OR the starting balance of the day (the highest between them) at MT5 Server Time.”
FAQ: Maximum loss and maximum daily loss in High Stakes
“{"row_label":"Maximum Daily Loss","row_values":[{"val_text":"4%"} … {"row_label":"Maximum Loss","row_values":[{"val_text":"8%"} ($50K and $100K tabs)”
High Stakes plan table
Max loss: 10% (8% at $50K, 8% at $100K) · staticThe High Stakes FAQ says 5% daily and 10% max loss. The plan table on the High Stakes page shows 4% and 8% for $50K and $100K. We use the plan table for those sizes.; SourceHide source
“The max loss on the account is 10% from your initial balance (absolute drawdown)”
FAQ: Drawdown rule for High Stakes
“{"row_label":"Maximum Daily Loss","row_values":[{"val_text":"4%"} … {"row_label":"Maximum Loss","row_values":[{"val_text":"8%"} ($50K and $100K tabs)”
High Stakes plan table
Forex leverage: 1:100The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded.; SourceHide source
“In the High Stakes program, the leverage is set to 1:100. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs – 1:100 Indices and Metals – 1:25 Commodities – 1:5 Crypto – 1:2”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program?
Indices leverage: 1:25The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. The asset-specifications page shows margin rate 4 on NAS100, US30, SP500, DAX40, UK100, JPN225, consistent with 1:25.; SourceHide source
“In the High Stakes program, the leverage is set to 1:100. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs – 1:100 Indices and Metals – 1:25 Commodities – 1:5 Crypto – 1:2”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program?
Metals leverage: 1:25The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. One figure for "Indices and Metals", so gold and silver are both 1:25; agrees with existing goldLeverage (25). The asset-specifications page says only "Check on the trading platform" for gold and silver margin.; SourceHide source
“In the High Stakes program, the leverage is set to 1:100. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs – 1:100 Indices and Metals – 1:25 Commodities – 1:5 Crypto – 1:2”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program?
Energies leverage: 1:5The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. The FAQ's asset group is "Commodities"; the only commodities on the asset-specifications page are WTI and Brent crude (margin rate 20, i.e. 1:5). A temporary notice on the same FAQ reduces Oil to 1:5 on 50K and 100K funded accounts, which equals the listed figure.; SourceHide source
“In the High Stakes program, the leverage is set to 1:100. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs – 1:100 Indices and Metals – 1:25 Commodities – 1:5 Crypto – 1:2”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program?
Crypto leverage: 1:2The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. Asset-specifications page: Bitcoin and Ethereum margin rate 50.; SourceHide source
“In the High Stakes program, the leverage is set to 1:100. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs – 1:100 Indices and Metals – 1:25 Commodities – 1:5 Crypto – 1:2”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program?
Stocks leverage: Not offerednot offered: stocks appear in neither the High Stakes asset list, the instruments FAQ, nor the asset-specifications page. Not in the firm's own list of tradable instruments.; SourceHide source
“Assets available: FX, Metals, Indices Oil and Crypto.”
High Stakes: trading rules
Leverage, other pages: Other official pages bear on these figures; SourceHide source
“"label":"Forex" … {"label":"Margin Rate","value":"1"} … "name":"Gold" … {"label":"Margin Rate","value":"Check on the trading platform"} … "name":"NAS100" … {"label":"Margin Rate","value":"4"} … "name":"Bitcoin" … {"label":"Margin Rate","value":"50"} … "name":"Crude Oil (US Oil)" … {"label":"Margin Rate","value":"20"}”
Assets Specifications (page data)
“PLEASE NOTE: Due to potential extreme market volatility, the following temporary adjustment applies to 50K and 100K High Stakes funded accounts: Leverage has been reduced to 1:5 on Oil only.”
FAQ: What is the leverage in the High Stakes program? (temporary notice)
“The5ers traders can trade Forex, Commodities, Indexes, Cryptocurrencies, and Energy Commodities”
FAQ: What Instruments Can I trade with The5ers?
News trading: No trades ±2 minHolding open trades through news is allowed. Profit from trades inside the window is removed; the account stays open.; SourceHide source
“However, it is not allowed to execute any order (market buy, market sell, buy stop, sell stop, buy limit, sell limit) 2 minutes prior, after or within to high-impact news in the related currency or index.”
FAQ: Is news trading allowed in High Stakes?
Weekend holds: Allowed; SourceHide source
“Holding trades overnight and over the weekend is allowed”
High Stakes: trading rules
Lot cap · XAUUSD: Not publishedNo numeric gold lot cap is published. The terms reserve the right to set position size limits.; SourceHide source
“Overleveraging or overexposure to a single instrument or correlated instruments in a manner inconsistent with market-standard risk management practices”
FAQ: Prohibited trading practices
Account sizes: $2.5K · $5K · $10K · $25K · $50K · $100K; SourceHide source
“High-Stakes funding plans Evaluation phase on a demo account $2.5K $5K $10K $25K $50K $100K”
High Stakes funding plans

High Stakes: limits and safe forex and gold size by account size
Size	Daily loss	Max loss	Safe forex	Safe gold
$2.5K	$125	$250	$20.5K	0.01 lots
$5K	$250	$500	$40.9K	0.02 lots
$10K	$500	$1,000	$81.8K	0.05 lots
$25K	$1,250	$2,500	$204.6K	0.14 lots
$50K	$2,000	$4,000	$327.3K	0.22 lots
$100K	$4,000	$8,000	$654.7K	0.44 lots

Pro Growth

1-step evaluation · $5K to $50K

Daily loss: 3%Measured from the higher of the day's starting balance or equity, at 00:00 server time.; SourceHide source
“Daily loss of ProGrowth is 3% of the starting equity of the day OR the starting balance of the day (the highest between them) at MT5 Server Time.”
FAQ: Drawdown rule for ProGrowth
Max loss: 6% · static; SourceHide source
“The maximum loss for ProGrowth is 6% of the initial balance.”
FAQ: Drawdown rule for ProGrowth
Forex leverage: 1:30The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded.; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
Indices leverage: 1:25The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded.; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
Metals leverage: 1:25The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. One figure for "Indices and Metals", so gold and silver are both 1:25; agrees with existing goldLeverage (25).; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
Energies leverage: 1:1.5The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. The FAQ lists "Commodities- 1: 1.5", but the Growth programs page lists assets as "FX, Metals, Indices, crypto" with no oil. The two pages disagree on whether energies are tradable here; both recorded, see extraSources.; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
Crypto leverage: 1:0.6The FAQ gives one figure per asset group for the program and does not separate evaluation from funded. Published as 1:0.60, i.e. margin above 100% of notional.; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
Stocks leverage: Not offerednot offered: stocks appear in neither the Growth asset list, the instruments FAQ, nor the asset-specifications page. Not in the firm's own list of tradable instruments.; SourceHide source
“Assets available: FX, Metals, Indices, crypto.”
Growth programs: trading rules
Leverage, other pages: Other official pages bear on these figures; SourceHide source
“In the ProGrowth program, the leverage is set to 1:30. Each asset group has a different margin requirement affecting the leverage as follows: Forex pairs- 1:30 Indices and Metals- 1:25 Commodities- 1: 1.5 Crypto- 1:0.60”
FAQ: What is the Leverage in the ProGrowth Program?
“The5ers traders can trade Forex, Commodities, Indexes, Cryptocurrencies, and Energy Commodities”
FAQ: What Instruments Can I trade with The5ers?
News trading: AllowedBracketing a release with a buy stop and a sell stop is not allowed.; SourceHide source
“News trading is allowed. (except for bracket strategies around news or others mentioned on our T&C)”
Growth programs: trading rules
Weekend holds: Allowed; SourceHide source
“Holding open trades over the weekend is allowed.”
Growth programs: trading rules
Lot cap · XAUUSD: Not publishedNo numeric gold lot cap is published. The terms reserve the right to set position size limits.; SourceHide source
“Overleveraging or overexposure to a single instrument or correlated instruments in a manner inconsistent with market-standard risk management practices”
FAQ: Prohibited trading practices
Account sizes: $5K · $10K · $20K · $50K; SourceHide source
“$5K $10K $20K $50K Pro Growth Hyper Growth”
Growth programs: funding plans (Pro Growth tab)

Pro Growth: limits and safe forex and gold size by account size
Size	Daily loss	Max loss	Safe forex	Safe gold
$5K	$150	$300	$24.5K	0.01 lots
$10K	$300	$600	$49.1K	0.03 lots
$20K	$600	$1,200	$98.2K	0.06 lots
$50K	$1,500	$3,000	$245.5K	0.16 lots

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Who you are dealing with

Easier rules do not make a better firm. This is what The5ers publishes about itself — the company whose terms you accept, where it is registered, and what its record is worth. Every line comes from The5ers’ own pages and is produced by the same test applied to every firm here.

The company behind the brand

Your contract is with	FIVE PERCENT ONLINE LTD · United Kingdom · no. 12553363Enstar House, 168 Praed Street, London, W2 1RH

Source

“This website is operated by FIVE PERCENT ONLINE LTD, a company registered in UK with company number 12553363 and registered office at Enstar House, 168, Praed Street, London, United Kingdom, W2 1RH.”

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One company, one country, a published number and a street address in London. That is the simplest structure of any firm here.

What that adds up to

·Says in its own words that the trading is simulatedThe Company Is Not A Custodian, Exchange, Financial Institution, Trading Platform, Fiduciary Or Insurance Business Outside The Purview Of Financial Regulatory Authorities. The “Funds” Provided To You For The Evaluation Are Fictitious, Do Not Represent Any Currency, And That You Have No Right To Possess Those Fictitious Funds.
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“The Company Is Not A Custodian, Exchange, Financial Institution, Trading Platform, Fiduciary Or Insurance Business Outside The Purview Of Financial Regulatory Authorities. ... The “Funds” Provided To You For The Evaluation Are Fictitious, Do Not Represent Any Currency, And That You Have No Right To Possess Those Fictitious Funds Beyond The Scope Of Their Use Within The Hub And For The Sole Purpose Of The Evaluation”
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+One company, registered in United Kingdom, with a number you can look upFIVE PERCENT ONLINE LTD (United Kingdom, no. 12553363), at Enstar House, 168 Praed Street, London, W2 1RH. A published number in a jurisdiction with a public register is the difference between a company you can check and a name on a website.
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“This website is operated by FIVE PERCENT ONLINE LTD, a company registered in UK with company number 12553363 and registered office at Enstar House, 168, Praed Street, London, United Kingdom, W2 1RH.”
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+4.7 on Trustpilot from 38,077 reviewsThe rating is live, which is worth stating: Trustpilot has hidden the rating of several companies on this site.
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