The5ers Rules: Hyper Growth, Pro Growth, High Stakes & Bootcamp
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The 5ers rules vary by program, and mixing them up is one of the fastest ways to fail a challenge you were otherwise on track to pass. Whether you're comparing programs before signing up or already trading and need a reliable reference, this guide covers the key rules for all four CFD funding programs: Hyper Growth, Pro Growth, High Stakes, and Bootcamp.
The 5ers Programs at a Glance
The5ers offers four CFD funding programs, each built around a different challenge structure and risk profile. Hyper Growth and Pro Growth are both 1-step programs but differ in how they handle daily losses, minimum trading days, and scaling.
Hyper Growth | Pro Growth | High Stakes | Bootcamp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Challenge steps | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Account sizes | $5K, $10K, $20K | $5K, $10K, $20K | $2.5K–$100K | $20K, $100K, $250K |
Leverage | 1:30 | 1:30 | 1:100 | 1:30 |
Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Profit split | Up to 100% | Up to 100% | 80–100% | Up to 100% |
Scaling cap | $4M | $500K | $500K | $4M |
None of the four programs impose a time limit, so you won't lose your account for taking too long. You do need to stay active: accounts without trading activity for more than 30 consecutive days are closed. All four programs run on cTrader or MT5 Hedge.
The5ers Hyper Growth Rules: The 1-Step Challenge
Hyper Growth is a single-step evaluation. Hit the profit target once and you move directly to funded trading. The same targets and limits apply at the funded stage.
Profit target: 10% (evaluation and funded)
Stop out level: 6% below the initial account balance. Hitting this terminates the account.
Daily pause: If your account drops 3% in a single day, trading is paused for that day. The pause lifts at 00:00 MT5 Server Time. It does not terminate your account.
The stop out and daily pause are the two loss limits to know here. There is no separate "maximum total loss" expressed as a percentage beyond the stop out — the 6% stop out is the hard floor.
Scaling and Profit Split
Your account doubles on every 10% profit target. Starting from $5K, the path runs through $10K, $20K, $40K, and so on up to $4M. The payout ratio starts at 50/50 and rises as your account grows:
Account Balance | Payout Ratio |
|---|---|
$5K–$20K | 50/50 |
$40K–$320K | 75/25 |
$640K | 80/20 |
$1.28M–$4M | 80–100% |
First payout is 14 days after receiving your funded account, then every two weeks. The 14-day cycle resets each time your account scales.
Trading Rules
Overnight and weekend holding allowed
News trading allowed; bracket strategies around high-impact news are not
No minimum number of trades or trading days required to complete the evaluation
Assets: FX, Metals, Indices, Crypto
Maximum evaluation capital per trader: $40,000 (e.g., two $20K accounts, or one $20K plus two $10K accounts)
The5ers Pro Growth Rules: The 1-Step Challenge
The5ers' Pro Growth program is their newest 1-step evaluation. Like Hyper Growth, you hit one profit target and move directly to funded trading. Pro Growth carries a stricter daily loss rule, requires minimum profitable days, and uses a more gradual scaling model. In return, the profit split starts higher.
Profit target: 10% (evaluation and funded)
Stop out level: 6% below the initial account balance. Hitting this terminates the account.
Daily loss: 3%, calculated from the higher of your starting balance or starting equity at MT5 Server Time (GMT+2 winter / GMT+3 summer). Unlike Hyper Growth's daily pause, hitting the 3% daily loss on Pro Growth terminates the account.
Minimum profitable days: 3. A profitable day is one where closed positions generated a positive profit of at least 0.5% of the initial balance. The calculation: Minimum(Midnight Balance, Midnight Equity) minus Previous Day Balance. For example, on a $5K account, you need at least $25 in net closed profit to count as a profitable day.
Scaling and Profit Split
Pro Growth scales at every 10% profit target, but unlike Hyper Growth's doubling model, the account grows in smaller increments. Starting from a $5K account, the path runs $5K → $7.5K → $10K → $12.5K → $15K → $20K → $25K and so on up to $500K.
The profit split starts at 75/25 and stays there through most of the scaling path:
Account Balance | Payout Ratio |
|---|---|
$5K–$300K | 75/25 |
$350K | 80/20 |
$400K–$500K | 80/100 |
First payout is 14 days after receiving your funded account, then every two weeks. The 14-day cycle resets each time your account scales.
Trading Rules
Overnight and weekend holding allowed
News trading allowed; bracket strategies around high-impact news are not
Maximum of 3 accounts per trader: one $5K, one $10K, and one $20K
Leverage varies by asset: Forex 1:30, Indices and Metals 1:25, Commodities 1:1.5, Crypto 1:0.60
Assets: FX, Metals, Indices, Crypto
Accounts without activity for 30 consecutive days are closed
Pro Growth vs. Hyper Growth: Key Differences
Both programs share the same profit target (10%), stop out level (6%), account sizes, and leverage. The main differences are:
Daily loss: Hyper Growth pauses trading for the day at 3%. Pro Growth terminates the account at 3%.
Minimum profitable days: Pro Growth requires 3. Hyper Growth has no minimum.
Profit split: Pro Growth starts at 75/25. Hyper Growth starts at 50/50.
Scaling model: Pro Growth scales incrementally up to $500K. Hyper Growth doubles the account up to $4M.
The5ers High Stakes Rules: The 2-Step Challenge
High Stakes uses two evaluation phases before you reach the funded stage. The program carries higher leverage (1:100) and tighter drawdown rules than Hyper Growth.
A Classic version of the program exists alongside the current version, with slightly different step targets. The numbers below reflect the current (New) version shown on the program page.
Step 1 profit target: 10%
Step 2 profit target: 5%
Funded scaling target: 10% per step
Maximum daily loss: 5%, calculated from the higher of your starting balance or starting equity at MT5 Server Time midnight. If your balance is $105,000 but a floating loss puts your equity at $104,000, the daily limit is calculated from the $105,000 figure.
Maximum overall loss: 10% from the initial account balance (absolute drawdown). Reaching either limit terminates the account.
Minimum Profitable Days
High Stakes has a minimum profitable day requirement: 3 profitable days per phase, and 3 for each scaling step in the funded stage.
A profitable day is defined as one where closed positions generated a positive profit of at least 0.5% of the initial balance. The calculation: Minimum(Midnight Balance, Midnight Equity) minus Previous Day Balance.
In practice, small, consistent gains count. A day with open floating profit that doesn't close doesn't qualify.
Scaling and Profit Split
High Stakes scales at every 10% funded target, up to a maximum of $500,000. The profit split starts at 80/20 and increases at higher account sizes, reaching 100% plus fixed payouts at the top tiers. For example, at $350K–$450K the split is 100/0 plus a $4,000 fixed payout; at $500K it's 100/0 plus a $10,000 fixed payout.
First payout is 14 days after receiving a funded account, then every two weeks. The cycle resets with each new scaled account.
Trading Rules
Overnight and weekend holding allowed
Holding trades through news is allowed; executing any new order (market or pending) within 2 minutes before or after a high-impact news event is not
Inactivity rule: account expires after 30 consecutive days without trading, counted from registration day
Assets: FX, Metals, Indices, Oil, Crypto
Account limit per trader: one $2.5K account, one $5K account, one account at either $10K or $25K, and one at either $50K or $100K. These can be held alongside Bootcamp and Instant Funding accounts.
If you're tracking your High Stakes performance across phases, Tanto syncs directly with The5ers so your trade history, daily P&L, and drawdown are all in one place without manual logging.
The5ers Bootcamp Rules: The 3-Step Challenge
Bootcamp uses three evaluation phases. Each step trades on a progressively larger simulated balance before reaching the funded stage.
For the $20K funded track, the balance at each step is:
Stage | Balance | Profit Target | Max Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 | $5,000 | 6% | 5% |
Step 2 | $10,000 | 6% | 5% |
Step 3 | $15,000 | 6% | 5% |
Funded | $20,000 | 5% | 4% |
The daily pause (3%) applies only at the funded stage, not during the evaluation phases.
Violations
Bootcamp uses a violation system. A violation is triggered by opening a position without a stop-loss, or by placing a stop-loss that risks more than 2% of the account balance on a single position. Any account that accumulates 5 violations is automatically terminated.
Scaling and Profit Split
Bootcamp scales at every 5% funded target, up to $4M. The profit split starts at 50/50 and improves as the account grows:
Account Balance | Payout Ratio |
|---|---|
Starting balance (any tier) | 50/50 |
$25K–$1.5M | 75/25 |
$2M | 80/20 |
$2.5M–$4M | 100/0 |
First payout is 14 days after receiving a funded account, then every two weeks. The cycle resets when a new scaled account is issued.
Trading Rules
A stop-loss is required on all positions and orders. It must be visible in the platform — stealth mode stop-losses are not permitted.
No single position may risk more than 2% of the account balance. Opening a position without a stop-loss, or with a stop-loss that risks more than 2%, counts as a risk violation.
News trading is allowed; bracket strategies around high-impact news are not
During the challenge stages, each level becomes accessible up to 48 hours after completing the previous one
Overnight and weekend holding allowed; holding indices over the weekend carries very high swaps
Maximum of 4 active accounts per trader: one $250K account, one $100K account, and two $20K accounts
Each account must use a different trading method
Accounts without activity for 30 consecutive days are closed
Any account with 5 violations is automatically terminated
Leverage: 1:30
Assets: FX, Metals, Indices
Rules That Apply Across All Programs
A few rules are consistent regardless of which program you're in.
Prohibited trading practices apply to evaluation and funded accounts equally. The5ers explicitly prohibits:
Arbitrage trading (including latency, reverse, and hedge arbitrage)
High-frequency trading
Bulk trading via automated tools opening multiple simultaneous trades
Bracket strategies around high-impact news
Exploiting platform errors or price display glitches
Trade coordination or copy trading with other traders
Expert Advisors (EAs): EAs are allowed, but those that perform any of the above practices are not. Tick scalping, HFT, arbitrage, and emulator-based EAs are explicitly banned. Any account using a prohibited EA will be cancelled without a refund.
Stop-loss visibility: Across all programs, stop-loss orders must be visible in the trading platform. Stealth mode stop-losses are not permitted.
The 5ers Scaling Plan: How Growth Works
The 5ers scaling plan is one of the firm's defining features. Rather than a fixed funded amount with periodic payouts, the model is built around growing the account balance at each target milestone.
Hyper Growth and High Stakes both scale at every 10% target. Bootcamp scales at every 5%. Pro Growth also scales at every 10%, but uses an incremental model instead of doubling — the account grows in smaller steps (e.g., $5K → $7.5K → $10K) up to a $500K cap, compared to Hyper Growth's doubling path up to $4M.
The starting profit split varies by program: 75/25 for Pro Growth, 50/50 for Hyper Growth and Bootcamp, and 80/20 for High Stakes. All programs increase the split as the account grows. Reaching $500K on High Stakes, for example, brings a 100% split plus a $10,000 fixed payout on top.
The 5ers scaling plan means your earning potential increases with your track record, not just your starting account size. For Hyper Growth, High Stakes, and Pro Growth, the same loss limits that apply during the evaluation continue at every funded level. Bootcamp is the exception: the max loss tightens slightly at the funded stage, dropping from 5% during the challenge phases to 4% once funded.
Bottom Line
The 5ers rules are consistent within each program and don't change once you move from evaluation to funded. The main differences between programs come down to how many steps you need to pass, what leverage you're working with, and how the loss limits are structured. Pro Growth and Hyper Growth both use a single evaluation step, but Pro Growth trades a stricter daily loss rule and minimum profitable days for a better starting profit split and lower fees. High Stakes adds a daily loss calculation and a minimum profitable days requirement with higher leverage. Bootcamp layers in a violation system and a three-phase evaluation. Know which set of rules applies to your account before your first trade, and check The5ers help center for the most up-to-date details.
Last updated: April 13, 2026