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FTMO vs The 5%ers

Compare FTMO vs The 5%ers: High Stakes 2-step, $4M career scaling bootcamp, static drawdowns, and leverage limits compared with official source citations.

Editorial Verdict & Recommendation

The 5%ers excels for long-term career traders through their $4,000,000 scaling plan and Bootcamp model, whereas FTMO delivers higher leverage (1:100 vs 1:30) and multi-platform diversity.

Best for FTMO:High-leverage day traders and scalp traders wanting 1:100 purchasing power.
Best for The 5%ers:Low-risk swing traders and systematic portfolio builders focused on multi-million dollar career capital.
Slot 1 · FTMO
Slot 2 · 5ERS
Prop Firmdiffers

FTMO

FTMO

5ERS

The5%ers

Accountdiffers

FTMO

$100,000 FTMO Challenge

5ERS

$100,000 High Stakes Challenge

Capital

FTMO

$100,000

5ERS

$100,000

Pricediffers

FTMO

$540

5ERS

$470

Fee

FTMO

Refundable

5ERS

Refundable

Target P1differs

FTMO

10%

5ERS

8%

Target P2

FTMO

5%

5ERS

5%

Daily loss

FTMO

5%

5ERS

5%

Method

FTMO

equity based

5ERS

equity based

Max loss

FTMO

10%

5ERS

10%

Drawdown

FTMO

static

5ERS

static

Min daysdiffers

FTMO

4

5ERS

3

Splitdiffers

FTMO

80% → 90%

5ERS

80% → 100%

Payout

FTMO

Bi-weekly (14 days)

5ERS

Bi-weekly (14 days)

News

FTMO

Allowed

5ERS

Allowed

Weekenddiffers

FTMO

No

5ERS

Allowed

EA / Bot

FTMO

Allowed

5ERS

Allowed

Inactivity

FTMO

30d

5ERS

30d

Leverage

FTMO

1:100

5ERS

1:100

Platformsdiffers

FTMO

MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXtrade

5ERS

MetaTrader 5

Last verifieddiffers

FTMO

2026-08-25

5ERS

2026-08-20

Evidence

FTMO

10 rules cited

5ERS

10 rules cited

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