Earn2Trade vs The5ers Futures: prop firm rules compared
At the $50,000 account size, Earn2Trade's evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven) 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. Earn2Trade applies a consistency rule (max 30% of total profit from one day); The5ers Futures' consistency rule is not verified. Payouts are weekly (wednesdays) at Earn2Trade and bi-weekly (every 14 days) at The5ers Futures.
| Rule (evaluation phase) | E2Earn2TradeGauntlet Mini model | |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 account | ||
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Daily loss limit | $1,100 | None |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Firm-wide | ||
| Drawdown model | End-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven | End-of-day trailing |
| Consistency rule | Max 30% of total profit from one day | not verified — check the firm's site |
| Minimum trading days | None | None |
| Profit split | 50% / 80% tiered by withdrawal size | 80/20 |
| Payout frequency | Weekly (Wednesdays) | Bi-weekly (every 14 days) |
| Account sizes offered | $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 · $200,000 | $25,000 · $50,000 |
| Rules confidence | Rules verified | Rules approximate |
Earn2Trade figures are for the Gauntlet Mini model; it also sells: Trader Career Path.
Rules last checked against each firm's own documentation on . Firms change their rules often, so confirm the current terms on Earn2Trade's site and The5ers Futures' site. Spotted a rule that changed? Tell us.
Where Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures differ
- Daily loss limit
- Earn2Trade: Hard, $1,100 at $50K on every plan
- The5ers Futures: None
- Plans sold
- Earn2Trade: 2 plans: Gauntlet Mini and Trader Career Path
- The5ers Futures: One evaluation model
- Account sizes, all plans
- Earn2Trade: $25K · $50K · $100K · $150K · $200K
- The5ers Futures: $25K · $50K
- Profit split
- Earn2Trade: 50% / 80% tiered by withdrawal size
- The5ers Futures: 80/20
- Payouts
- Earn2Trade: Weekly (Wednesdays)
- The5ers Futures: Bi-weekly (every 14 days)
Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures in brief
Earn2Trade
Two programs: Gauntlet Mini and Trader Career Path. The drawdown trails at end of day until it reaches the starting balance. The daily loss limit is hard: hitting it fails the evaluation. A 30% consistency rule delays the pass but never fails it. No minimum trading days.
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 Earn2Trade 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 Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures a $50,000 account starts with its floor at $48,000, $2,000 under the start.
On Earn2Trade the trailing floor stops rising once it reaches breakeven and stays there.
A hard daily loss limit ends the evaluation: one day that loses that much fails the account. Earn2Trade sets it at $1,100 on $50,000. The5ers Futures has no daily loss limit, so a losing day is bounded only by the max drawdown.
Earn2Trade starts the trading day at 6:00 PM ET (5:00 PM CT); a daily loss limit counts from that reset, not from midnight.
A consistency rule caps how much of the total profit one day may carry. Earn2Trade caps any single day at 30% of total profit, so it takes at least 4 profitable days to finish inside the rule. One day may then carry at most $900 of a $3,000 target.
Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures set no minimum number of days.
Choosing between Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures
Earn2Trade 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: Earn2Trade fails the account at its daily loss limit; The5ers Futures has no daily loss limit.
Once funded, the profit split is 50% / 80% tiered by withdrawal size at Earn2Trade and 80/20 at The5ers Futures. Payout terms — Earn2Trade: Weekly (Wednesdays); The5ers Futures: Bi-weekly (every 14 days). Earn2Trade sells 2 plans: Gauntlet Mini and Trader Career Path; 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 Earn2Trade's site and The5ers Futures' site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.
Earn2Trade vs The5ers Futures: quick answers
Which has the larger drawdown at $50K, Earn2Trade or The5ers Futures?
Neither: both allow $2,000 on a $50,000 evaluation (Earn2Trade: end-of-day trailing; The5ers Futures: end-of-day trailing).
Which has a daily loss limit, Earn2Trade or The5ers Futures?
Earn2Trade: a hard limit that fails the account ($1,100 at $50K) on every plan. The5ers Futures: no daily loss limit.
How many trading days do Earn2Trade and The5ers Futures require?
Neither sets a minimum number of trading days. Earn2Trade's consistency rule still means at least 4 profitable 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.