Everything you need to know about the The5ers 3 Steps $100K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$95
50%
$100K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$190
2 attempts × $95 fee
$190
No fee refund on this plan
0.38%
Profit needed on $100K after 50% split
Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.
News Trading
Holding through news is fine. Bracketing orders around news is banned.
Scalping
Tick scalping and rollover-scaling EAs are banned.
Expert Advisors & Bots
You must own the source code. No copy, tick-scalping, arbitrage or HFT EAs.
Copy Trading
Only between your own accounts. Not allowed once managed capital reaches $500K.
HFT
Banned when most trades last a few seconds or less.
Arbitrage
Latency, reverse and hedge arbitrage banned.
Group Trading
Coordinated trading, account sharing and pass-your-challenge services banned.
Gambling
Oversized, over-leveraged or one-direction gambling trades banned.
Not published by the firm: Hedging.
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
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