The5ersFuturesPayout

The5ers caps every futures payout at 3%, lowering the $25,000 accounts' cap from $1,250 to $750

The5ers' futures FAQ now says "Payout caps remain consistent across all accounts, which is 3%". Until mid-October it gave the $25,000 accounts a cap of $1,250 per payout and the $50,000 to $150,000 accounts 3% of the initial balance. For the $25,000 Day Trade and Swing accounts, a payout is now capped at $750, not $1,250. The $50,000 accounts keep their 3% cap ($1,500).

What changed

Payout minimums and caps

The5ers · Day Trade · $25,000

Previously recordedA payout needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000). Each payout is capped at $1,250.
Newly observedA payout needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000). Each payout is capped at 3% of the initial balance ($750).

Unchanged: A payout still needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000).

Evidence: The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read ; The5ers · Futures FAQ: What do I need for a withdrawal?, read ; The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read

Payout minimums and caps

The5ers · Swing · $25,000

Previously recordedA payout needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000). Each payout is capped at $1,250.
Newly observedA payout needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000). Each payout is capped at 3% of the initial balance ($750).

Unchanged: A payout still needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance ($1,000).

Evidence: The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read ; The5ers · Futures FAQ: What do I need for a withdrawal?, read ; The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read

Who it affects

The 2 accounts we review in full, each linking to its current rules:

New purchases
YesThe FAQ gives one 3% cap "across all accounts".

Evidence: The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read

Accounts bought earlier
Not stated in the sources we reviewedThe FAQ does not say whether $25,000 accounts bought before the change keep the $1,250 cap.
Retroactive effect
Not stated in the sources we reviewedNothing in the sources we reviewed says that the new cap applies to payouts made before the change.

When it changed

Announced
Not establishedThe5ers gives no announcement. The FAQ's "last update: October 16, 2026" dates an edit of that page, not the change.
Effective
Not establishedThe5ers states no date from which the 3% cap applies to the $25,000 accounts.
Noticed by PFW
Our page watcher found the FAQ changed at 09:39 UTC on 20 October 2026; we read it at 21:38 UTC.

Changed between , our last reading of the earlier state, and , our first reading of the new one. These are the days we read the pages, not proof of when the change took effect.

Evidence: The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read ; The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps, read

What this means

The FAQ was last updated on 16 October 2026; our page watcher found the new text on 20 October. A payout still needs at least 4% profit on the initial balance. The5ers does not say whether accounts bought earlier keep the old cap.

Sources and observations

The firm’s own pages, each with the day we read it. Today’s version of a page can differ from what we read then.

  1. Old valueOfficial source

    The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps (opens in a new tab)

    the5ers.com · Read by PFW on at 08:31 UTC

    "$25K Account: Payout caps remain consistent at $1,250 across all payouts"; "$50K-150K Accounts: Each payout is capped at 3% of your initial balance".

  2. Last old readingOfficial source

    The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps (opens in a new tab)

    the5ers.com · Read by PFW on at 16:55 UTC

    The FAQ still gave $1,250 per payout for the $25K account (last update October 12, 2026).

    Reading details

    Read by our page watcher, which keeps the page's text.

  3. New valueFirst observationApplicabilityOfficial source

    The5ers · Futures FAQ: Payout caps (opens in a new tab)

    the5ers.com · Read by PFW on at 21:38 UTC · Dated by The5ers

    "Payout caps remain consistent across all accounts, which is 3%" (last update: October 16, 2026). The lines for the $25K and the $50K-150K accounts are gone.

    Reading details

    Our page watcher first found the new text at 09:39 UTC. The FAQ no longer says 3% of what; we read it as 3% of the initial balance, as it said before for the larger accounts.

  4. Old valueNew valueOfficial source

    The5ers · Futures FAQ: What do I need for a withdrawal? (opens in a new tab)

    the5ers.com · Read by PFW on

    The payout requirements, including at least 4% profit on the initial balance.

Record history

  • Published as record PFW-CH-0007.

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