The5ers Futures rules explained: daily loss limit, trailing drawdown and consistency
What each The5ers Futures evaluation rule means in practice, from the firm's published rules — plus how the live passes on The5ers Futures measured up.
Every The5ers Futures evaluation package at a glance
| Plan | Size | Profit target | Max loss | Daily loss limit | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Trade | 25K | $1,500 | $1,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | Best day ≤ 40% of total profit, or the profit target rises |
| Day Trade | 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | Best day ≤ 40% of total profit, or the profit target rises |
| Swing | 25K | $1,500 | $1,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | Best day ≤ 40% of total profit, or the profit target rises |
| Swing | 50K | $3,000 | $2,000 · End-of-day trailing | None | Best day ≤ 40% of total profit, or the profit target rises |
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The daily loss limit
The Day Trade 50K has no daily loss limit.
Practical reading: a soft limit ends the trading day but keeps the account alive; a hard limit fails the account. Either way the day's loss has to be measured from the start of the firm's trading day, which opens at 6 PM in the firm's time zone.
The trailing drawdown (maximum loss)
On the Day Trade 50K, the maximum loss is $2,000: the account fails if the balance falls to $48,000 at the start, and that level rises with each higher end-of-day balance.
End-of-day trailing: the level only moves after the day closes, so open profit during the day does not raise it. On the Day Trade 50K it starts at $48,000 and keeps trailing. Touching it during the day, open losses included, fails the account.
The consistency rule
Best day ≤ 40% of total profit, or the profit target rises. Example: with a $3,000 profit target, a best day above $1,200 means the target rises to best day ÷ 0.4.
Days, time limit and cut-off
| Minimum trading days | None |
|---|---|
| Time limit | No time limit |
| Flat by | 4:50 PM ET |
| News | — |
How the live The5ers Futures passes met these rules
Best day = the most profitable trading day of the attempt; its share of the net shows the consistency rule at work.
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