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The5ers The5ers
The Upside Funding The Upside Funding
Overview
Asset Type CFD CFD
Country United Kingdom Hong Kong
Established Jan 2016 Jan 2020
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, MT5 cTrader
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 100% Best 95%
Daily Drawdown Hyper Growth: 3% daily pause / 6% stop-out. High Stakes: 5% Maximum Daily Loss / 10% Maximum Total Drawdown. 1-Step: no daily, 4% trailing / 2-Step: 4% daily static, 8% total static
Payout Frequency - Fast payouts (on-demand)
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Up to 100% profit split, Hyper Growth 1-Step evaluation with 10% target and unlimited time, High Stakes 2-Step with Step-1 cash/HUB rewards from $2 to $40 by account size, London-based (Five Percent Online LTD) since 2016.
  • Founded by ex-Citibank MDs (60+ years combined), 1:1 mentorship from CEO, path to 50K/yr full-time position, 24hr payout guarantee (K penalty if missed), 100% fee refund on 3rd payout, news trading + weekend holding allowed, cTrader via regulated Purple Trading, EAs allowed
Main Drawbacks
  • Hyper Growth stop-out at 6% below initial balance; High Stakes requires two steps plus verification refund to pass; minimum 3 profitable days required on Pro Growth/High Stakes.
  • Very new (launched 2024/2025), only 39 TrustPilot reviews (100% 5-star is unusual), only cTrader platform, challenge pricing not transparent on website, simulated environment, co-founder James last name not disclosed
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
25% off all challenges INSIDER25

Challenge Details

The5ers Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$22
one-time fee
$2.5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$39
one-time fee
$5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$39
Futures — Day Trade Basecamp evaluation fee
$25K 1 Step P1: 6% ($1,500)
P2: 4% funded ($1,000)
P1: 4% EOD ($1,000)
End-of-day balance drawdown limit
P2: 4% EOD ($1,000)
End-of-day balance drawdown limit
P1: No separate total drawdown limit (4% EOD balance drawdown only)
P2: No separate total drawdown limit (4% EOD balance drawdown only)
80% $70
$78
one-time fee
$10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$195
one-time fee
$25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$260
one-time fee
$5K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None
$309
one-time fee
$50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$450
one-time fee
$10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None
$545
one-time fee
$100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 5%
Step 1
P2: 5%
Step 2
P1: 10%
P2: 10%
80%-100% None
$850
one-time fee
$20K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: 3%
Daily pause (trading resumes next day, account not closed)
P1: 6%
Up to 100% None

The Upside Funding Challenges

12 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$34 $2K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$34 $2K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None
$59 $5K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$59 $5K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None
$99 $10K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$99 $10K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None
$199 $25K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$199 $25K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None
$349 $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$349 $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None
$589 $100K 1 Step P1: 10%
P1: -
P1: 4% (Trailing)
95% None
$589 $100K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 5%
P1: 4%
P2: 4%
P1: 8%
P2: 8%
95% None