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FTMO vs The5ers: fees, rules and payouts compared

Side by side, from each firm’s own pages. “Not published” means the firm does not state it where we could verify it.

Programme	FTMO FTMO Challenge 1-Step	FTMO FTMO Challenge 2-Step	The5ers High Stakes (2-Step, 'New' variant)
Market	Forex & CFDs	Forex & CFDs	Forex & CFDs
Account size	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000
Evaluation fee	EUR 499	EUR 540	$405
Profit target	10%	10% Challenge phase, 5% Verification phase	10% Step 1, 5% Step 2
Daily loss limit	3% of initial capital, reset daily at 00:00 CE(S)T	5% of initial simulated capital, reset daily at 00:00 CE(S)T	4%
Max drawdown	10%, end-of-day trailing; limit can only rise End-of-day trailing	10% of initial capital (static; $90,000 floor on $100K) Static	8%
Minimum days	Not published	4 trading days	3 profitable days per step (0.5% of initial balance)
Profit split	90% of simulated profits	Up to 90% of simulated profits	80% at $100K, rising to 100% via scaling plan
Payouts	Fee is not refunded	Fee refunded with first reward withdrawal	Funded: payout cap $4,000, min withdrawal $500 on $100K; fee refunded
Platforms	MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView (via OANDA broker profile)	MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradingView (via OANDA broker profile)	MetaTrader 5
Reset / retry	Not published	Not published	Not published
Checked	2026-10-08 · source	2026-10-08 · source	2026-10-08 · source

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