FundedNext vs The5ers: the rules compared

Stellar 2-Step (2-Step)

High Stakes (New) (2-Step)

US$549.99 one-time

US$405 one-time

US$10,000

US$8,000

US$55 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

US$50.63 / 1,000 USD

without activation fee (not recorded)

1.3

1.88

8 % = US$8,000

10 % = US$10,000

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance

Measured from the previous day's closing balance.

4 % = US$4,000, from the higher of balance and equity at day start, 00:00 MT5 server time (GMT+2/GMT+3)

The FAQ states 5% / 10% in general; the plan table states 4% / 8% for 50K and 100K. The table is recorded.

10 % = US$10,000, static

8 % = US$8,000, static

5 days

3 days (Profitable day = closed positions with at least 0.5% of initial balance profit (minimum of midnight balance and equity minus previous day balance).)

unlimited

5 % = US$5,000, from start-of-day balance

Measured from the previous day's closing balance.

4 % = US$4,000, from the higher of balance and equity at day start, 00:00 MT5 server time (GMT+2/GMT+3)

The FAQ states 5% / 10% in general; the plan table states 4% / 8% for 50K and 100K. The table is recorded.

10 % = US$10,000, static

8 % = US$8,000, static

none

No consistency rule in the standard cycle; per the table a 40% rule applies only to the optional on-demand cycle.

80 % (Higher splits available as paid add-ons.)

80 % → 100 % (Via the scaling plan: 85% from USD 175,000, 90% from USD 250,000, 100% from USD 350,000 account size.)

21 days after receiving the FundedNext Account.

14 days after the "funded" account is activated.

per cycle: Then every 14 days.

every 14 days: Every 14 days from the last approved withdrawal; the timer restarts after a scale-up.

50K: max USD 3,000 per payout, minimum profit USD 300. 100K: max USD 4,000, minimum profit USD 500.

Transfer gateway charges are borne by the trader.

3.5% commission per withdrawal via Rise, crypto or bank transfer (plus bank fees); crypto max USD 1,500 per withdrawal. Payout as Hub credit without commission (usable for purchases only).

Account scales at each 10% target (min 3 profitable days) per table up to USD 500,000; from USD 350,000 an additional fixed monthly payout per the firm.

Accounts expire after 30 inactive days (evaluation) or 60 days ("funded").

allowed

Allowed in the challenge. On the FundedNext Account the plan table says profit made in the high-impact news window counts at 40%.

restricted

No orders from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after high-impact news in the related currency/index (Forex Factory); profits from them are deducted (soft breach). Open trades may be held.

allowed

allowed

Indices over the weekend carry a high swap.

forbidden

Copying, mirroring and signal following prohibited unless authorised in writing by the provider (clause 8.9).

restricted

Hedging within one account only as far as permitted; cross-account risk neutralisation prohibited (clause 8.8).

forex 1:100, indices 1:25, metals 1:25, commodities 1:5, crypto 1:2

Temporarily oil at 1:5 only on 50K and 100K "funded" accounts.

3 % = US$3,000

"Max Risk 3% at any time" on the FundedNext Account: risk of an open trade (stop distance × size) as % of the starting balance.

Forex: US$5 per lot · Oil: US$5 per lot · Metals: 0.0016 % of position value · Crypto: 0.04 % of position value · Stocks: 0.004 % of position value

The symbols page says "per side", the help centre calculates per opened trade, so it is not clear whether the amount is charged once or twice. The symbols page names no indices rate for this model. The firm does not say whether the amount is per side or for the whole trade, so it is not directly comparable with a round-trip value.

Forex: US$4 per lot round trip

The page states this value for forex. Its readable text names no commission for metals, indices, crypto or commodities.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), 22 Oct 2024 – The Reserve Bank of India's Alert List concerns persons resident in India. For the countries PropCrab covers, it does not change availability (operator decision of 3 November 2026). A listing is not proof of wrongdoing.

no listing recorded

GrowthNext – F.Z.E. (AE), FundedNext Ltd (KM)

GrowthNext F.Z.E. runs onboarding and the website, FundedNext Ltd (Comoros) the simulated trading environment. FNmarkets is a group broker; the challenge itself is not supervised.

Five Percent Online Ltd (IL)

2022

Prop firm launched on 18 March 2022 per the company page.

2016

after passing the evaluation: Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step, Lite: after passing the challenge. Stellar Instant: before the first reward. Renewal every 90 days.

after passing the evaluation: Per the terms you become a Professional User after passing the evaluation and the "User Verification Process".

MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader, TradingView

MT5, cTrader (not US), TradingView

US clients TradingView only. Platform choice is final after purchase.

card, paypal, skrill, apple-pay, google-pay, crypto, local-methods

Crypto incl. Binance Pay, BTC, ETH, USDT; TC Pay for some countries.

card, paypal, apple-pay, google-pay, crypto

Apple/Google Pay via PayPal Checkout; crypto via Confirmo.

crypto, riseworks, bank-transfer, card

USDT/USDC, Confirmo, RiseWorks, bank transfer (not for all countries), card, deposit to FNmarkets; processed within 24 hours.

rise, crypto, bank-transfer

Alternatively Hub credit (non-withdrawable).

Refund if no trading has started within 7 days of registering; not afterwards. The USD 25 platform fee (cTrader/Match-Trader) is never refunded.

Refund within 5 days of purchase if no trades were made; after that only as Hub credit.