One of the Oldest and Most Trusted Prop Firms
The 5ers (also written as “The 5%ers”) is one of the most established proprietary trading firms in the industry. Founded in Israel in 2016 by Gil Ben Hur, it was among the first firms to offer retail traders remote access to real funded capital — long before the prop firm boom of the early 2020s. The name references the idea that only about 5% of traders are consistently profitable, and The 5ers aims to fund exactly that group. With over eight years of track record, thousands of funded traders, and the ability to scale accounts up to $4 million, it remains a dominant force in the space. On Trustpilot, The 5ers holds an Excellent rating of 4.8/5 based on more than 21,000 reviews.
The firm offers three distinct funding programs, each designed for a different type of trader: Bootcamp, Hyper Growth, and High Stakes. The Bootcamp program is a three-step evaluation on a demo account, built for developing traders who want to prove consistency at a low upfront cost. Entry starts at just 95fora100K challenge, with six percent profit targets per phase, a two percent stop-loss requirement, and no time limits. Once the three phases are completed, the trader gets a funded account with a profit split that starts at 50 percent and scales up to 90 percent. The Hyper Growth program is a single-step evaluation and is effectively an instant funding option. Traders start with a funded account from day one, then must generate a ten percent profit to grow the account further. For every ten percent increase, the account balance doubles, and the profit split scales from 50 percent all the way up to 100 percent. The High Stakes program is a two-step evaluation designed for experienced traders. Profit targets are eight percent in the first phase and five percent in the second, with an eighty percent profit split that also scales to 100 percent over time.
All programs support the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform in hedge mode, available on desktop, web, and mobile. Traded instruments include forex, indices, metals, commodities, and crypto, depending on the selected plan. Leverage varies by instrument and program: forex up to 1:100, metals and commodities up to 1:33, and indices up to 1:25. For the Bootcamp program specifically, maximum leverage is set at 1:30. News trading and holding trades overnight and over weekends are generally allowed, though holding indices over the weekend carries high swap fees. Expert Advisors (EAs) are also allowed, with restrictions against high-frequency trading, tick scalping, and latency arbitrage.
Payouts are processed bi-weekly once the trader reaches a funded level. The first payout is available 14 days after receiving a funded account, with every subsequent payout every two weeks thereafter. The minimum withdrawal amount is $150. The firm offers several withdrawal methods: Rise, cryptocurrencies, bank transfers, and hub credits (which can be used to purchase additional challenges but are non-withdrawable). A 3.5% commission applies to Rise, crypto, and bank transfer payouts, while hub credit payouts carry no fee. Traders also receive hub credits as they pass evaluation milestones — for example, in the High Stakes program, passing step one grants ten percent of the fee back as credits, passing step two gives another twenty percent, and at the funded stage, seventy percent of the fee is added to the account equity and becomes withdrawable with the first payout.
While The 5ers is widely trusted, traders should be aware of a few limitations. Leverage on the Bootcamp and Hyper Growth programs is relatively low compared to some competitors, and some reviews have noted occasional issues with sudden changes to fees or leverage terms, though the firm has generally addressed these concerns over time. The Bootcamp program also requires a strict two percent stop loss on every trade, which some traders may find restrictive.
Overall, The 5ers is best suited for traders who value long-term scaling, transparent rules, and a firm with a proven track record. With its three tailored programs, no time limits on evaluations, and the ability to scale all the way to $4 million, it offers one of the most flexible and reliable paths to funded trading available today.