AquaFunded Futures vs The5ers Futures: prop firm rules compared
At the $50,000 account size, AquaFunded Futures' evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing) against The5ers Futures' $2,000 (end-of-day trailing), with the same $3,000 profit target. Both allow the same dollar drawdown at that size. Payouts are standard on demand · daily daily · flex every 5 winning days at AquaFunded Futures and bi-weekly (every 14 days) at The5ers Futures.
| Rule (evaluation phase) | AQAquaFunded FuturesStandard (One Day Pass) model | |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 (soft pause) | None |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Firm-wide | ||
| Drawdown model | End-of-day trailing | End-of-day trailing |
| Consistency rule | None | not verified — check the firm's site |
| Minimum trading days | None | None |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 80/20 |
| Payout frequency | Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days | Bi-weekly (every 14 days) |
| Account sizes offered | $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 | $25,000 · $50,000 |
| Rules confidence | Rules verified | Rules approximate |
AquaFunded Futures figures are for the Standard (One Day Pass) model; it also sells: Daily, Flex (daily loss), Flex (no daily loss), Instant.
Rules last checked against each firm's own documentation on . Firms change their rules often, so confirm the current terms on AquaFunded Futures' site and The5ers Futures' site. Spotted a rule that changed? Tell us.
Where AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures differ
- Daily loss limit
- AquaFunded Futures: Soft pause, $1,000 at $50K on Standard and Daily; soft pause, $1,200 at $50K on Flex (daily loss); none on Flex (no daily loss)
- The5ers Futures: None
- Plans sold
- AquaFunded Futures: 4 plans: Standard, Daily, Flex and Instant
- The5ers Futures: One evaluation model
- Account sizes, all plans
- AquaFunded Futures: $25K · $50K · $100K · $150K
- The5ers Futures: $25K · $50K
- Profit split
- AquaFunded Futures: 90/10
- The5ers Futures: 80/20
- Payouts
- AquaFunded Futures: Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days
- The5ers Futures: Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures in brief
AquaFunded Futures
Every plan trails at end of day. Standard (the "One Day Pass") has a soft daily loss limit. Daily has a soft daily loss limit and a 40% consistency rule. Flex comes with or without a daily loss limit and has a 50% consistency rule. There is also an Instant plan. The consistency rule never fails an account. Tradovate, no Rithmic.
The5ers Futures
One evaluation, Day Trade or Swing. A 6% profit target and a 4% end-of-day trailing max loss, with no published daily loss limit. A 40% consistency rule delays the pass but is never a breach. BlackArrow only; no Rithmic.
How these rules play out
On AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures the drawdown trails at end of day: the floor is recalculated once, from the closing balance, so open profit given back during the session does not raise it — but equity touching the floor during the session still counts. For example, at AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.
On AquaFunded Futures' Flex (daily loss) and Flex (no daily loss) plans the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.
A soft daily loss limit pauses the day instead of failing the account: reach it and open positions are flattened, trading stops until the next session, and the account stays open. AquaFunded Futures' Standard, Daily and Flex (daily loss) plans set it at $1,000 on $50,000. AquaFunded Futures' Flex (no daily loss) plan and The5ers Futures have no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.
A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. AquaFunded Futures' Daily plan caps any single day at 40% of total profit, so it takes at least 3 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,200 of a $3,000 target. AquaFunded Futures' Flex (daily loss) and Flex (no daily loss) plans cap any single day at 50% of total profit, so it takes at least 2 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $1,500 of a $3,000 target. AquaFunded Futures' Instant plan caps any single day at 20% of total profit, so it takes at least 5 profitable days to finish inside the rule. AquaFunded Futures' Standard plan applies no consistency rule in the evaluation, so one large day can count in full.
AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures set no minimum number of days.
Choosing between AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures
AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures differ on one of the evaluation rules compared here, the daily loss limit. If you keep trading after a losing morning, look at what the daily loss limit does: AquaFunded Futures pauses the day at its daily loss limit on some plans and has no limit on others; The5ers Futures has no daily loss limit.
Once funded, the profit split is 90/10 at AquaFunded Futures and 80/20 at The5ers Futures. Payout terms — AquaFunded Futures: Standard on demand · Daily daily · Flex every 5 winning days; The5ers Futures: Bi-weekly (every 14 days). AquaFunded Futures sells 4 plans: Standard, Daily, Flex and Instant; The5ers Futures sells one evaluation model. Each plan carries its own version of the rules above, which is why they are listed plan by plan.
Read both rule sets against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on AquaFunded Futures' site and The5ers Futures' site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.
AquaFunded Futures vs The5ers Futures: quick answers
Which has the larger drawdown at $50K, AquaFunded Futures or The5ers Futures?
Neither: both allow $2,000 on a $50,000 evaluation (AquaFunded Futures: end-of-day trailing; The5ers Futures: end-of-day trailing).
Which has a daily loss limit, AquaFunded Futures or The5ers Futures?
AquaFunded Futures: a soft limit that pauses the day ($1,000 at $50K) on Standard and Daily; a soft limit that pauses the day ($1,200 at $50K) on Flex (daily loss); no daily loss limit on Flex (no daily loss). The5ers Futures: no daily loss limit.
How many trading days do AquaFunded Futures and The5ers Futures require?
Neither sets a minimum number of trading days.
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Rules are sourced from each firm's official help centre and can change without notice — always confirm on the firm's site before buying an evaluation. Where a link is a partner link, it is marked as such.