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The5%ers vs E8 Markets: rules compared

The5%ers and E8 Markets side by side: prices, drawdown, news, weekend and EA rules, and the hidden rules in their terms. Every figure comes from each firm's own site.

Quick take

E8 Markets has the higher fine-print score (41 vs 0), meaning fewer or milder hidden rules by our method.
The5%ers: 0 of 4 plans clearly allow news trading; E8 Markets: 0 of 2.
The5%ers: 4 of 4 plans clearly allow weekend holding; E8 Markets: 2 of 2.
The5%ers: 0 of 4 plans clearly allow EAs; E8 Markets: 0 of 2.

Which is better depends on how you trade. “Not found in the pages we read” means we didn't find it in the firm's pages we read. Checked 23 Oct 2026. Not financial advice.

	The5%ers	E8 Markets
Challenge types	High Stakes 2-step (also Bootcamp, Pro programs)	E8 One (1-phase)
Plans tracked	4	2
Cheapest listed price	$19 ($2.5K High Stakes 2-Step (New))	$20 ($5K E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts))
Daily loss limit	High Stakes 2-Step (New): 5% (4% on $50K/$100K) High Stakes 2-Step (Classic): 5% (4% on $50K/$100K) Hyper Growth 1-Step: 3% (daily pause/loss) Bootcamp 3-Step: 3% daily pause (pro stage only)	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): Configurator default 4% (e.g. $4,000 on $100K); help-centre preset 3% (hard breach, from start-of-day balance) E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 2.5% of initial balance (hard limit); plus 2% daily profit cap (only 2% of initial balance per day counts toward target/profit)
Max loss	High Stakes 2-Step (New): 10% (8% on $50K/$100K); stated as maximum loss (type: not explicitly stated) High Stakes 2-Step (Classic): 10% (8% on $50K/$100K); stated as maximum loss (type: not explicitly stated) Hyper Growth 1-Step: 6% stop-out level (type not explicitly stated) Bootcamp 3-Step: 5% on eval steps, 4% on pro stage	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): Dynamic drawdown on closed balance: configurator default 6% ($6,000 on $100K); help preset 4%; trails closed profits then locks at initial b E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 8% static (fixed on initial balance; moves only when the first payout is processed)
Profit split	High Stakes 2-Step (New): 80%-100% (80/20 start; scaling table) High Stakes 2-Step (Classic): 80%-100% (80/20 start; scaling table) Hyper Growth 1-Step: Up to 100% Bootcamp 3-Step: Up to 100%	E8 One (1-Step, Classic Markets): 80% default (configurable up to 100%) E8 Pro (1-Step, Classic Markets, static DD, daily payouts): 80% default (configurable, up to 100%); no payout caps
News trading (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 3/4 Not found in the pages we read: 1/4	Allowed with conditions: 2/2
Weekend holding (plans)	Allowed: 4/4	Allowed: 2/2
EAs (plans)	Allowed with conditions: 4/4	Allowed with conditions: 2/2
Consistency rule (plans)	Not found in the pages we read: 4/4	No consistency rule: 1/2 Has a consistency rule: 1/2
Hidden rules found	25 (16 can breach the account)	18 (7 can breach the account)
Fine-print score	0/100	41/100
Rule changes logged	0	0
Platforms	MT5	TradeLocker; cTrader; Match-Trader

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