The5ers review

Across our six scoring pillars, The5ers scores 98 out of 100 on rule fairness. That is its best mark, just ahead of 96 for trust — but the gap with the rest of the table is stark: price falls to 62, trading conditions to 73. That spread describes the firm rather well — a rulebook of rare clarity, sitting on a narrow product range and a price list we could not fully verify.

The5ers: nine years of activity, and leadership our sources disagree on

Founded in 2016 in Israel under the name The 5%ers, it is among the oldest forex prop firms still operating. In a sector where most brands never reach their third anniversary, nine years of continuity is a data point in itself, and it is what carries our trust score to 96 out of 100. Public sentiment follows: 4.7 on Trustpilot across 36,279 reviews.

Gil Ben Hur is the founder. On the identity of the current chief executive our sources do not agree — some name Saul Lokier as CEO. We have not settled it, and we would rather flag that than pick a version at random. More broadly, our confidence index on this profile is medium, not high: several values rest on a single source. You will read below which ones.

One detail deserves flagging in our restriction data: Israel appears among the 19 excluded countries — that is, the country of the head office itself. This list could not be rechecked against the official source and is probably not exhaustive. France does not appear on it. The minimum age is 18 and KYC is mandatory.

Four The5ers programmes, only one with public pricing

High Stakes is the main route, in two steps, from $2,500 to $100,000. Targets of 10% then 5%, daily loss at 5%, maximum loss at 10%, three minimum profitable days, 1:100 leverage, no time limit and no consistency rule. Fees are refunded.

Hyper Growth and Pro Growth are one-step formats: a 10% target, 3% daily loss, 6% stop-out, leverage cut to 1:30. The first runs from $5,000 to $50,000, the second stops at $20,000. Bootcamp is a three-tier route — $20,000, $100,000 then $250,000 — with a 6% target per step, 5% drawdown and a mandatory stop-loss on every position; no daily loss figure is published for that format.

On pricing we have to be precise, because that is where your money goes. Our High Stakes grid runs from $39 (a $5,000 account) to $545 (a $100,000 account), via $78, $195 and $309. Only $78 and $545 were confirmed by cross-checking several sources. The $39, $195 and $309 figures come from a single source and still need rechecking. The price of the $2,500 account is not in our data, nor are those of Hyper Growth, Pro Growth and Bootcamp. Add to that the fact that some comparison sites still display old grids — $20,000 and $60,000 accounts, prices up to $875 — which are obsolete. Take none of these figures at face value, ours included.

The5ers’ static drawdown, applied line by line

All four programmes use a static drawdown. That is the characteristic behind the 98 score on rules, and it deserves to be translated into dollars rather than principle.

On a $100,000 High Stakes account, the 10% limit sets a floor of $90,000 on the day you buy. That floor never moves again. Take the account to $112,000, come back down to $91,000: you are still in. Under a trailing drawdown, the same path would have eliminated you well before, because each new high would have lifted the threshold under your feet. In practice, static gives you the right to hand back your gains without dying — which is exactly the situation a trader is in after a good run followed by a string of losses.

Add the absence of a countdown and the absence of a consistency rule on High Stakes: you can wait three weeks for your setup, then make most of the target in two sessions. Few firms allow both.

At The5ers, the arithmetic changes with the programme

This is the point sales pages do not put forward. On High Stakes phase 1, you have to produce 10% with 10% of room: a one-to-one ratio. In phase 2 the target drops to 5% while the floor stays at 10% — the ratio moves to two-to-one in your favour. It is a route that gets easier as you progress.

Hyper Growth and Pro Growth work the other way round. There you must produce a 10% gain with only 6% of maximum loss, an unfavourable ratio, with a daily loss tightened to 3% on top. On a $50,000 Hyper Growth account, that means $5,000 to make, $3,000 of total room and $1,500 of maximum daily loss. And leverage drops from 1:100 to 1:30, which cuts position size at equal volatility. One step instead of two does not mean simpler.

Between the two, a structural difference: on Hyper Growth, hitting the daily limit only suspends the trading day. On Pro Growth, it closes the account. Pro Growth also requires three profitable days and starts at a 75% split instead of 80%. If you are hesitating between these two formats, the question is not price — it is that.

The5ers’ thirty-day clause

An account is closed after 30 consecutive days without a single trade, including on the funded stage. This is not a challenge rule, it is a permanent one. A funded trader who takes an extended holiday, falls ill or decides to wait for a friendlier market loses their account without having breached a single risk limit. It is the main cause of non-performance-related loss at this firm, and it is trivial to avoid — provided you know about it.

Cashing out at The5ers: two channels, not three

The payouts pillar scores 91, and it deserves that on substance. The first withdrawal comes 14 days after the funded account is granted, then every two weeks. The split starts at 80% and rises to 100%, with fixed payments, through the scaling plan. Maximum allocation is $500,000 — the $4M figure circulating on some comparison sites was not confirmed on the official site, so do not build your plan on it.

The friction is elsewhere. Withdrawals go out in crypto or via Rise only: no conventional bank transfer. If you have neither a crypto wallet nor a Rise account, you will need to open one before your first payout, with the conversion and the tax consequences that implies in France. The minimum withdrawal is $150, which represents $187.50 of gross gain at an 80% split — negligible on a $100,000 account, but real on a $5,000 one, where you need 3.75% of performance to reach the threshold.

What The5ers’ rulebook does not publish

Our 73 score on trading conditions comes from two things. First, the tradable universe: forex, indices, metals and futures, with no crypto and no equities. The platforms are MT5, cTrader and TradingView — US clients only get TradingView. Match-Trader and DXtrade, which some listings mention, are not offered. A separate futures offer also exists, with the Basecamp and Rebate programmes at $25,000 and $50,000, on a proprietary platform.

Second, a documentation gap. We found no published position on trading through economic releases, Expert Advisors, scalping, hedging, or holding positions overnight or over the weekend. Only copy trading is explicitly restricted. Spread type and commission level are not published either. An unpublished rule is not an absent rule: it may exist in the terms and conditions and be used against you after a win.

The5ers: who it suits, and who it does not

The5ers suits the patient forex trader who wants a predictable risk envelope: no countdown, no cap on their best days, a floor set once and for all. The High Stakes format, with its fee refund and low entry ticket, is the best way in for a first challenge here.

It suits poorly anyone who trades crypto or equities, anyone who needs payouts by bank transfer, anyone who trades intermittently with long breaks, and anyone aiming above $500,000 of allocation. The one-step formats, despite their apparent simplicity, should be left to traders who can hold a tight reward-to-risk ratio at 1:30 leverage.

What to check on The5ers’ site before paying

The exact price of the product you are after, first: three of the five prices in our grid rest on a single source. Then the state of the restricted-country list, which we could not recheck at source. Then, if you are going for a one-step format, what the daily limit triggers — suspension or closure, the answer differs by programme. Finally, the trading rules missing from our data: look up the official position on news, robots and scalping before committing $545, not after your first refused payout.

Data verified on 28 August 2026.