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OneUp Trader 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 | OneUp Trader | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $65/mo | $59 |
| Activation fee | $65 | None |
| Cost to get funded | $195 (2 months + activation, list price) | $59 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Max drawdown | $1,500 | $1,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 80% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 3 | 2 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | 2 |
| Reset fee | $50 | Unverified |
| Plan | Standard 25K | Day Trade 25K |
| Evaluation price | $75/mo | $100 |
| Activation fee | $75 | None |
| Cost to get funded | $225 (2 months + activation, list price) | $100 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,500 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | Unverified |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 80% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 6 | 4 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | 4 |
| Reset fee | $50 | Unverified |
| Plan | Standard 50K | Day Trade 50K |
| Evaluation price | $150/mo | $189 |
| Activation fee | Unverified | None |
| Cost to get funded | Unverified | $189 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Max drawdown | $3,500 | $4,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | $2,500 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 80% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 12 | 8 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | 8 |
| Reset fee | $100 | Unverified |
| Plan | Standard 100K | Swing 100K |
| Evaluation price | $175/mo | $219 |
| Activation fee | Unverified | None |
| Cost to get funded | Unverified | $219 (eval + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Max drawdown | $5,000 | $6,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | None | $3,750 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 80% | 40% |
| Max contracts | 15 | 12 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | 12 |
| Reset fee | $100 | Unverified |
| Plan | Standard 150K | Swing 150K |
| Evaluation price | $325/mo | No 250K account |
| Activation fee | Unverified | No 250K account |
| Cost to get funded | Unverified | No 250K account |
| Profit target | $15,000 | No 250K account |
| Max drawdown | $5,500 | No 250K account |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | No 250K account |
| Daily loss limit | None | No 250K account |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 80% | No 250K account |
| Max contracts | 25 | No 250K account |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | No 250K account |
| Reset fee | $100 | No 250K account |
| Plan | Standard 250K | <span class="muted">No 250K account</span> |
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 | OneUp Trader | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| 25K | $65/mo Target $1,500 · Max DD $1,500 | $59 Target $1,500 · Max DD $1,000 |
| 50K | $75/mo Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,500 | $100 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
| 100K | $150/mo Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,500 | $189 Target $6,000 · Max DD $4,000 |
| 150K | $175/mo Target $9,000 · Max DD $5,000 | $219 Target $9,000 · Max DD $6,000 |
| 250K | $325/mo Target $15,000 · Max DD $5,500 | – |
Rules side by side
| Rule | OneUp Trader | The5ers Futures |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing intraday | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 100% of first $10,000, then 90/10 | 80% on all accounts and all payouts |
| Payoutsⓘ | On request | Bi-weekly |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | 80% best-day cap | 40% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | None | 40% (payout phase) |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | None | Yes |
| Daily loss breach | No daily loss limit | Hard: account fails |
| Drawdown lock | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) | Unverified |
| News tradingⓘ | Restricted | Allowed |
| News window when funded | ±1 min around high-impact news | No restriction |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Automation / EAs | Unverified | Not allowed |
| Challenge steps | 1-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | No time limit | No time limit |
| Hedging | Restricted | Not allowed |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Restricted | Restricted |
| Martingale | Unverified | Unverified |
| Accounts you may hold | 3 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 5 days | 1 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | $65–$75 by size | None |
| Commission per round turn | ES $5.00 · MES $2.00 | Per FAQ: $5.00 standard contracts, $2.50 micros |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Included |
| Reset feeⓘ | $50–$100 by size | Varies / unverified |
| Fee refund | No | Yes |
| First payout after | Unverified | 14 days |
| Payout methods | Bank wire, Crypto | Rise, Crypto, Bank wire |
| Max payouts | Unverified | Unverified |
| Funded account | Unverified | Simulated (per terms) |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Threshold equals trailing drawdown | Payout requires a funded account, >=4% profit over the initial balance and account age… |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Eval max 3/6/12/15/25 contracts | Fixed per size, same in evaluation and funded: 25K 2 mini/20 micro, 50K 4/40, 100K 8/80… |
| Headquarters | United States | Israel |
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 |
| Platforms | Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Sierra Chart, MultiCharts, 20+ others | BlackArrow |
| Entry price | from $65 / month | from $59 |
| Promo code | None known | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-09 | 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.