The5ers: Maximum drawdown (grows with profit)
▶The5ers Growing Drawdown Rule: Why Payouts Shrink Your Buffer — 40s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Absolute/static (NOT trailing): Hyper Growth stops you out 6% below your initial account size; High Stakes is 10% from the initial balance; Bootcamp is 5% on steps, 4% funded. The allowance INCREASES as you bank profit — e.g. a $10K Hyper account's $600 floor grows as equity climbs — and it never trails back down.
The gotcha
Requesting a payout reduces your balance and therefore SHRINKS your max-drawdown buffer — withdraw aggressively and you tighten your own stop-out.
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
| hyperPct | 6 |
| highStakesPct | 10 |
| bootcampStepPct | 5 |
| bootcampFundedPct | 4 |
| basis | ABSOLUTE_STATIC_GROWS_WITH_PROFIT |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle drawdown
The5ers's maximum drawdown (grows with profit) is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats drawdown — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Maximum total loss | Voids account |
| Apex Trader Funding | Trailing drawdown (locks at start + $100) | Voids account |
| AquaFunded | Maximum drawdown (trailing on 1-step/instant, static on 2/3-step) | Voids account |
| ATFunded | Maximum drawdown (pre-pause) | Voids account |
| Atmos Funded | Maximum drawdown (trailing vs static) | Voids account |
| Audacity Capital | Maximum drawdown (static) | Voids account |
| Blue Guardian | Daily loss limit (equity-based, higher-of reset) | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | Maximum loss limit | Voids account |
| Blueberry Futures | Maximum drawdown (EOD vs intraday trailing) | Voids account |
| Breakout | Maximum drawdown (static on 1-step, trailing on 2-step) | Voids account |
| BrightFunded | Maximum drawdown | Voids account |
| City Traders Imperium | Balance-based drawdown (trailing on 1-Step, static on 2-Step) | 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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