Everything you need to know about the The5ers 2 Steps $2.5K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$35
80%
$5K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$70
2 attempts × $35 fee
$70
No fee refund on this plan
1.75%
Profit needed on $5K after 80% 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.
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.
News Trading
No orders 2 min before or after high-impact news.
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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