The5ers' stock-trading sibling — a US-equities prop firm where you trade 12,000+ real stocks and ETFs (long and short, no locate fees, no PDT rule) on buying power rather than forex lots. The catches are an equity-based daily pause that counts unrealized P&L, consistency measured against the profit TARGET (one big winner can disqualify you), a $1.50 penny-stock floor, and automation locked to SignalStack only.
The most credible stock prop firm (backed by The5ers): real US equities long/short with no locate fees and no PDT rule — just mind the equity-based daily pause and the consistency-vs-target math.
Pros
Trade 12,000+ real US stocks/ETFs long and short, no locate fees, no PDT restriction
FLEX accounts are untimed; a 'Bypass Button' lets you keep trading after the daily pause
Drawdown locks to your initial balance once you build a 3×-daily-loss buffer
Backed by Five Percent Online (The5ers) — a long-established operator
Watch out
Daily Pause is equity-based (includes unrealized P&L) — a big floating swing can halt you
Consistency is measured against the profit TARGET, so one outsized winner can disqualify a profitable account
Penny stocks under $1.50 are blocked; automation is restricted to SignalStack only
Best for: Equity day and swing traders who want real-stock long/short exposure with no PDT rule — and who size positions so no single winner dominates and avoid sub-$1.50 tickers.
Bottom line: The go-to decoded rulebook for stock-prop trading; the equity daily pause and target-based consistency are the rules to internalize.
Quick facts
Account sizes
Day: $5K–$200K BP · Swing: $2K–$40K BP
Profit split
70% (up to 80%)
Max scaling
Day-trade buying power scales (reported up to ~$450K)
A static dollar floor equal to 2× the daily loss limit at start — effectively 4% of buying power (day trade) or 7% (swing), measured on equity (projected balance, including unrealized P&L). Once the account reaches 3× the daily loss in equity, the max drawdown moves up to the initial balance and locks there; falling below it terminates the account.
Gotcha: Until you build the 3×-daily-loss buffer the floor sits below your start; after that it ratchets to breakeven and stays — you can never give back below your entry capital.
A daily loss limit branded 'Daily Pause' (configured per-account as RPD, Risk Per Day): 2% of buying power on day-trade, 3% on swing. It's measured on current equity (including unrealized P&L) minus the day's starting realized balance. A 'Bypass Button' lets you choose to keep trading after hitting it; reaching the pause halts you (unless bypassed) but does not itself breach the account.
Gotcha: Because it includes unrealized P&L, a large floating swing can trip the Daily Pause even if you never realize the loss.
Your best single profitable position cannot account for more than 30% of the profit TARGET on MAX (50% on FLEX). Example: a $1,500 target → best trade ≤ $450. Applies to both evaluation and funded.
Gotcha: It's measured against the profit target, not your realized profit — so one outsized winner can disqualify even a profitable account.
General news trading is allowed. But during earnings season you may NOT hold an overnight position in a reporting company (or any instrument tracking/mirroring/leveraged-inverse to it). 'Bracketing' around major news events (straddling) is prohibited.
Gotcha: The stock-specific trap is the earnings rule — no overnight in a reporter, extended to any ETF/leveraged/inverse that tracks it.
Day-trade accounts: no overnight holds — positions auto-liquidate near the end of the session (≈3:50 PM ET). Swing accounts: overnight, weekend and extended-hours holding allowed, but to hold overnight the stock must average ≥500,000 shares/day over the prior 14 days. You must also close before a stock splits (if announced ≥1 day prior) and before it trades ex-dividend.
Gotcha: The 500,000-shares/day liquidity gate silently blocks low-float overnight plays on swing accounts.
Automation is permitted only via SignalStack (a no-code integration; alerts from TradingView/TrendSpider trigger orders) at ≤2 requests/min; EAs, bots and third-party copiers are otherwise prohibited. Copy trading is allowed only between 2 accounts, both ≤ $50K, where 'copying' means entering the same position within 30 minutes. Wash trading (opposing positions within 30 min across accounts) is forbidden.
Gotcha: Popular EAs/bots are off-limits — automation must run through SignalStack, and copy trading is capped at two ≤$50K accounts.
Prohibited: HFT, tick scalping, arbitrage/hedge arbitrage, bracketing major news, one-sided bets, account sharing, and EA scalping during rollover. Stocks under $1.50 are blocked. Each opening trade may not exceed 5% of the prior 1-minute candle's volume for that instrument.
Gotcha: The 5%-of-prior-1-minute-candle-volume cap limits aggressive sizing in thin tape, and sub-$1.50 tickers (most penny stocks) are simply unavailable.
Trade The Pool counts positions, not days. Day trade: minimum 20 positions (MAX) / 10 (FLEX) to qualify. Swing: minimum 5 positions. FLEX additionally requires 3 days of ≥0.5% profit per payout cycle.
MAX accounts have a 14-day inactivity timeout on funded accounts only (not during evaluation). FLEX accounts have a 14-day timeout on both evaluation and funded.
70% trader / 30% firm baseline (reviews cite up to 80% on higher tiers), applied at each scaling event. Payouts on request with a minimum 14 days since the last one and ≥ $300 profit (all positions closed), processed in ~1–5 business days. Funded buying power scales +5% (and the daily pause +10%) at each 10% profit milestone; KYC/AML documentation may be required.
Gotcha: Each scaling event closes the old account and opens a new one with reset parameters.
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