Rules as published by each firm
CFD vs FUTURES
Static Balance-Based vs Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
☪ Islamic / Swap-Free Ready
The5ers vs MyFundedFutures
Which of these two is likelier to end your account, and why — compared rule by rule from what each firm publishes.
Short answer
- The drawdown works differently, and that is the difference that matters. The5ers' loss limit is fixed to your starting balance and never moves; MyFundedFutures' follows your equity tick by tick, unrealised profit included. MyFundedFutures: Open profit you give back raises that floor permanently, so it can breach you at a level that did not exist an hour earlier.
- MyFundedFutures sets no daily loss limit; The5ers caps a single day at 5%.
- Minimum trading days: The5ers 3 days, MyFundedFutures 1 day — this sets the earliest you can finish, however fast you hit the target.
- Overnight and weekend: The5ers lets you hold; MyFundedFutures requires you flat before the session closes, so a swing plan does not fit it.
- Entry cost: The5ers from $39, MyFundedFutures from $50.
Figures below are what each firm publishes. Confirm them on the firm's own site before paying for an evaluation — these rules change without notice.
The5ers
CFD • Max $500,000
Drawdown Model
Static Balance-Based
Profit Split
80% - 100%
Starting Price
$39
Min Trading Days
3 Days
MyFundedFutures
FUTURES • Max $600,000
Drawdown Model
Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
Profit Split
90% - 100%
Starting Price
$50
Min Trading Days
1 Days
Side-by-Side Specifications Matrix
Every figure below is taken from the firm's own published rules. Check the source and date under the table before you size a position on it — prop firm rules change without notice.
| Evaluation Parameter | The5ers | MyFundedFutures |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Class / Market | CFD | FUTURES |
| Drawdown Calculation Type | Static Balance-Based The total-loss cap is static — a fixed percentage of the starting balance that never trails — but the daily limit is recalculated every day off the previous day's close, so it is not a fixed dollar figure. |
Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded Pro trails end-of-day in both stages and Builder's floor stops moving once it reaches $0 on the live account, but the firm counts open unrealised losses toward a breach even in the stages it labels end-of-day. On Rapid the max-loss line chases your live equity high, unrealised profit included, once you are funded; during the evaluation it only moves at the close. |
| Max Daily Loss | 5.0% 5% on High Stakes, measured off the higher of the previous day's closing balance or equity and reset at 00:00 UTC+3; Hyper Growth and Pro Growth use 3%, and the firm's own 2-Step Plan FAQ also states 3%. |
None (No Daily Limit) |
| Max Overall Loss | 10.0% 10% of the initial balance on High Stakes, fixed when the account opens and never trailing; Hyper Growth and Pro Growth stop out at 6%, and Bootcamp uses 5% on steps 1-3 and 4% once funded. |
4.0% 4% is the $25K and $50K accounts ($1,000 and $2,000); the $100K and $150K accounts stop at $3,000 and $4,500, which is 3%. |
| Profit Split | 80% - 100% | 90% - 100% |
| Minimum Trading Days | 3 Days High Stakes needs 3 profitable days at Step 1, at Step 2 and again at every scaling step, where a profitable day means closed trades netting at least 0.5% of the initial balance. |
1 Days |
| News Trading Policy | ✓ New orders may not be executed from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news on the High Stakes programme; holding existing positions through news is allowed, and any profit made inside that window is deducted from the account and does not count toward the profit target | ✓ News trading fully permitted during open market sessions |
| Weekend & Overnight Holding | ✓ Permitted (Overnight and weekend holding allowed with no restrictions) | ✗ Flat by Close (Futures day trading only; open positions are auto-closed at 4:10 PM EST (New York session close) on regular days, but on holiday half-sessions that auto-close does not fire and you must flatten yourself or the account is breached) |
| Supported Platforms | MT5, cTrader, TradingView | Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Fintevo, Deep Chart |
| Payout Schedule | Bi-weekly or on-demand after 14 days | Daily — every 24 hours once funded and above the buffer Rapid pays out every qualifying trading day; Pro pays bi-weekly and Builder every 48 hours while sim-funded, daily once live. |
| First Payout Eligibility | 14 days from funding First withdrawal 14 days after the funded account is activated, then every 2 weeks from the last approved one, with $150 minimum profit required to request a payout. |
No fixed waiting period; payable as soon as the realised-profit buffer is cleared ($2,100 on the $50K account) Pro instead unlocks at 14 days from your first trade or when the buffer clears, whichever is later, and Builder needs the buffer plus 2 qualifying days plus $500 of net profit above it ($250 on the $25K account). |
| Consistency Rule | No restrictive lot-size or profit consistency rule | 40% consistency rule on Expert accounts |
| Islamic / Swap-Free Option | ✓ Native Swap-Free Option Native Swap-Free account option selectable upon registration with zero administration fee markups |
✓ Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures) Inherently Swap-Free (CME Futures day trading; all open positions flat at session close, zero overnight interest) |
| US Residents Accepted | ✗ Restricted | ✓ Accepted |
| Maximum Capital Allocation | $500,000 | $600,000 |
Where these figures come from. Read from The5ers' own published rules on : High Stakes daily/total loss mechanics and 00 · High Stakes minimum profitable days table and · Platform availability by residency · MetaQuotes platforms prohibited for US residen · Full banned-strategy list and the termination, · 14-day first withdrawal, 2-week cadence therea · Bootcamp per-step max loss (5% steps 1-3, 4% f · Hyper Growth / Pro Growth 6% stop-out and 3% d · 2-Step Plan daily loss limit stated as 3% of t. Prop firm rules change without notice — confirm on the firm's own site before you pay for an evaluation.
Where these figures come from. Read from MyFundedFutures' own published rules on : Rapid plan · Pro plan · Builder plan · Homepage platform list (Fintevo, Deep Chart, T · Second firm-owned confirmation of the supporte · Rapid stage split · Firm's own EOD definition, including that open · Session hours 6 · Prohibited practices · Tier-1 news 2-minute blackout and the outright. Prop firm rules change without notice — confirm on the firm's own site before you pay for an evaluation.
What can end the account even if you are profitable
These are the rules people usually find out about after a payout is refused.
- The5ers: You cannot open or close an order in the four-minute window running from two minutes before to two minutes after a high-impact news release, and if you do, the profit from it is taken off your account and does not count toward your target while the loss still counts against you. source
- The5ers: Copy trading, running an expert advisor whose source code you do not own, sharing or reselling your account, or paying someone to pass a challenge for you gets the account terminated, any profit or refund you were owed withheld, and you permanently banned from The5ers. source
- The5ers: Arbitrage, tick scalping, high-frequency trades lasting seconds, bracketing stop orders around news, hedging the same instrument across accounts, and gambling-sized or one-directional bets carry the same penalty: account closed, profit and refund forfeited, permanent ban. source
- The5ers: You must produce three separate profitable days, each closing at least 0.5% of your starting balance in profit, to clear Step 1, to clear Step 2 and again at every scaling step — hitting the profit target in one big day is not enough to pass. source
- The5ers: If you place no trades for 30 days in a row on an evaluation account, or 60 days in a row on a funded account, The5ers expires the account automatically and you lose it without breaking any trading rule. source
- The5ers: You cannot take any money out for the first 14 days after your funded account is activated, you need at least $150 of profit to request a payout, and after that each request comes two weeks after your last approved one. source
- MyFundedFutures: Once you are funded on Rapid or Pro you may not hold a position or leave any order sitting in the market, resting limit orders included, from two minutes before a Tier-1 release to two minutes after it — FOMC meetings and minutes, the Employment Report and CPI, plus EIA numbers for energy traders and the Agricultural reports for grain traders — so a release at 8:30 means flat by 8:28:00 and nothing back on until 8:32:00; the same trade is allowed on evaluations and on Builder accounts, and the firm's page states the ban without spelling out the penalty. source
- MyFundedFutures: You may not copy another trader by entering, exiting or cancelling positions in step with them, the way signal and mentorship groups often do, and the firm can permanently bar you from its services for it rather than just voiding the trades. source
- MyFundedFutures: You may not hold a buy and a sell on the same underlying market at the same time — being long Micro Nasdaq while short E-mini Nasdaq counts as the same market — and the firm treats it as a fair-play violation that can end your agreement and confiscate your profits. source
- MyFundedFutures: High-frequency trading is banned on every plan with no published speed or frequency threshold to measure yourself against, and being flagged for it can terminate your agreement, confiscate your profits and fail your evaluation. source
- MyFundedFutures: You must trade from a device no other trader uses — a mentor and student sharing one laptop, phone or tablet breaks the rule — and it is treated as a prohibited practice that can permanently restrict the accounts involved. source
- MyFundedFutures: If an order is rejected around the 4:10 PM EST close, do not keep resubmitting it: one of those retries occasionally fills after the close, and the firm disqualifies the account for it even though you never meant to trade late. source
- MyFundedFutures: On holiday-shortened trading days the automatic 4:10 PM EST flatten does not run, so you have to close your own positions before the early close or the account is breached. source
- MyFundedFutures: On the Builder plan you cannot request your first payout until you have cleared the buffer ($2,100, or $1,600 with the add-on, on the $50K account), traded on at least 2 qualifying days, and banked at least $500 of net profit on top of that buffer ($250 on the $25K account) — there is no fixed date at which it simply becomes available. source
Drawdown Architecture: The5ers vs MyFundedFutures
The fundamental differentiator between The5ers and MyFundedFutures lies in how risk and liquidation thresholds are tracked:
The5ers: Static Balance-Based
The5ers applies a Static Balance-Based approach. Under this structure, your stop loss floor is anchored to balance intervals. This ensures that temporary floating open profits do not pull your stop loss floor higher in real-time.
MyFundedFutures: Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded
MyFundedFutures implements a Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded model. Open equity peaks will instantly adjust your maximum loss threshold tick-by-tick.
The Trader's Verdict: Which Firm Should You Choose?
Depending on your trading style, asset preference, and capital requirements, here is how our research team segments the two providers:
Choose The5ers if you:
- Want Static Balance-Based risk management.
- Trade primarily CFD instruments with MT5, cTrader, TradingView.
- Value Traders looking for instant funding programs, low entry fee Bootcamps, and scaling that reaches $4,000,000 on Bootcamp (High Stakes and Hyper Growth both cap at $500,000).
- Want the ability to hold swing positions over weekends and economic news releases.
- Seek up to $500,000 in maximum scaling capital.
Choose MyFundedFutures if you:
- Prefer Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded execution terms.
- Trade FUTURES via Tradovate, TradingView, NinjaTrader.
- Value Futures traders seeking End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown calculation with zero daily loss limit and no activation fees on Expert plans.
- Require strict intraday liquidity and same-day/daily payout options.
- Want access to starting entry fees at $50.
Frequently Asked Questions: The5ers vs MyFundedFutures
Which firm offers a better drawdown model between The5ers and MyFundedFutures?
The5ers uses Static Balance-Based, while MyFundedFutures utilizes Intraday Trailing (Equity High-Water Mark) once funded.
Traders who hold positions through volatile pullbacks typically favor The5ers, whereas scalpers capitalizing on quick momentum benefit from The5ers.
Can I trade both The5ers and MyFundedFutures accounts at the same time?
Yes. Many professional prop traders run trade copiers (such as Replikanto for NinjaTrader futures, or Social Trader Tools for MT4/MT5 CFDs) to mirror trades across both The5ers and MyFundedFutures simultaneously, diversifying broker risk and maximizing total payout potential.
Which prop firm has faster payout disbursements?
The5ers processes payouts on a Bi-weekly or on-demand after 14 days basis (14 days from funding), whereas MyFundedFutures operates on a Daily — every 24 hours once funded and above the buffer schedule (No fixed waiting period; payable as soon as the realised-profit buffer is cleared ($2,100 on the $50K account)). Both platforms support crypto and direct bank transfers.