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BluSky Trading vs The5ers Futures: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 50K
| Value | BluSky Trading | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | No 25K account | $59 |
| Activation fee | No 25K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 25K account | $59 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 25K account | $1,500 |
| Max drawdown | No 25K account | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 25K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 25K account | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 25K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 25K account | 2 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 25K account | 2 |
| Reset fee | No 25K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 25K account</span> | Day Trade 25K |
| Evaluation price | $59/mo with code PropFirmVS: $29.50/mo | $100 |
| Activation fee | $99 | None |
| Cost to get funded | $217 (2 months + activation, list price) | $100 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 5 | 4 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 3 | 4 |
| Reset fee | $49 | Unverified |
| Plan | Launch 50K | Day Trade 50K |
| Evaluation price | $69/mo with code PropFirmVS: $34.50/mo | $189 |
| Activation fee | $149 | None |
| Cost to get funded | $287 (2 months + activation, list price) | $189 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,500 | $4,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | $2,500 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 50% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 10 | 8 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | 3 | 8 |
| Reset fee | $59 | Unverified |
| Plan | Launch 100K | Swing 100K |
| Evaluation price | No 150K account | $219 |
| Activation fee | No 150K account | None |
| Cost to get funded | No 150K account | $219 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | No 150K account | $9,000 |
| Max drawdown | No 150K account | $6,000 |
| Drawdown type | No 150K account | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | No 150K account | $3,750 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | No 150K account | 40% |
| Max contracts | No 150K account | 12 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | No 150K account | 12 |
| Reset fee | No 150K account | Unverified |
| Plan | <span class="muted">No 150K account</span> | Swing 150K |
Cost to get funded = evaluation fee (two months for monthly subscriptions) + activation fee; it assumes you pass on the first attempt and excludes data fees and resets.
Price, target and drawdown by account size
| Size | BluSky Trading | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | – | $59 Target $1,500 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 50K | $59/mo with code PropFirmVS: $29.50/mo Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $100 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
| 100K | $69/mo with code PropFirmVS: $34.50/mo Target $6,000 · Max DD $2,500 | $189 Target $6,000 · Max DD $4,000 |
| 150K | – | $219 Target $9,000 · Max DD $6,000 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | BluSky Trading PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 90/10 | 80% on all accounts and all payouts |
| Payoutsⓘ | Daily Mon-Fri once funded, above buffer | Bi-weekly |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | 50% best-day cap | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | Unverified | 40% (payout phase) |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | None | Yes |
| Daily loss breach | No daily loss limit | Hard: account fails |
| Drawdown lock | Unverified | Unverified |
| News tradingⓘ | Allowed | Allowed |
| News window when funded | Unverified | No restriction |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Unverified | Not allowed |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Restricted | Not allowed |
| Automation / EAs | Restricted | Not allowed |
| Challenge steps | 2-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | Unverified | No time limit |
| Hedging | Unverified | Not allowed |
| Copy trading | Not allowed | Restricted |
| Scalping | Unverified | Restricted |
| Martingale | Unverified | Unverified |
| Accounts you may hold | 3 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 2 days | 1 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | $99–$149 by size | None |
| Commission per round turn | ES $4.00 · MES $1.00 | Per FAQ: $5.00 standard contracts, $2.50 micros |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Included |
| Reset feeⓘ | $49–$59 by size | Varies / unverified |
| Fee refund | No | Yes |
| First payout after | Unverified | 14 days |
| Payout methods | Rise, Other | Rise, Crypto, Bank wire |
| Max payouts | Unlimited | Unverified |
| Funded account | Simulated (per terms) | Simulated (per terms) |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Buffer target $3,000 | Payout requires a funded account, >=4% profit over the initial balance and account age… |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Eval max: 50K 5 minis/50 micros, 100K 10 minis/100 micros. | Fixed per size, same in evaluation and funded: 25K 2 mini/20 micro, 50K 4/40, 100K 8/80… |
| Headquarters | United States | Israel |
| Founded | 2022 | 2016 |
| Platforms | Tradovate, Tradesea, Rithmic, Deepcharts, NinjaTrader | BlackArrow |
| Entry price | from $29.50 / month | from $59 |
| Promo code | PropFirmVS (50% off) | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-18 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.