The5ers: HFT, tick scalping & arbitrage
▶The5ers HFT & Arbitrage Ban: The Rule With No Safe Floor — 46s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Prohibited: high-frequency trading (durations of 'a few seconds or less'), tick scalping (in/out within seconds), latency arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, hedge arbitrage (same pair bought/sold across accounts), general price-glitch arbitrage and rollover-scalping EAs.
The gotcha
No exact millisecond figure is published — 'a few seconds or less' is the only threshold, so very fast scalpers can be flagged. Exploiting a price-feed error voids the account with no refund.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| forbidden | ["HFT","tick_scalping","latency_arb","reverse_arb","hedge_arb","rollover_scalping"] |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle hft & latency arbitrage
The5ers's hft, tick scalping & arbitrage is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats hft & latency arbitrage — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Arbitrage, HFT & group trading | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| BrightFunded | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| E8 Markets | Scalping / HFT cap (50% under 1 minute) | Voids account |
| FTMO | Prohibited strategies | Voids account |
| FundedNext | HFT, latency & manipulation | Voids account |
| FunderPro | HFT & latency arbitrage | Voids account |
| FundingPips | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| Maven Trading | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with The5ers. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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