Head-to-head

Five Rings vs Graham Global Investment Fund

A direct, side-by-side comparison of Five Rings and Graham Global Investment Fund — profit splits, evaluation fees, payout cadence, supported assets, and trading rules. Data pulled live from our firm directory.

Quick verdict

Five Rings is best for

traders focused on stocks / options.

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Quick verdict

Graham Global Investment Fund is best for

traders who prefer Firm Capital Model and a Rowayton, CT-based firm.

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Cost & compensation

Cost and compensation path

Published fees and payout timing apply to trader-paid funding programs. Firm-capital and institutional paths are shown separately because their economics usually depend on hiring, allocation, salary, bonus, or profit-sharing terms.

Five Rings

Firm Capital

Not applicable for this model

This is a firm-capital or hiring-based trading path, not a trader-paid funding program. Compensation is typically handled through salary, bonus, draw, allocation, or profit-sharing arrangements rather than a published evaluation fee and payout schedule.

Graham Global Investment Fund

Firm Capital

Not applicable for this model

This is a firm-capital or hiring-based trading path, not a trader-paid funding program. Compensation is typically handled through salary, bonus, draw, allocation, or profit-sharing arrangements rather than a published evaluation fee and payout schedule.

Decision guide

Best for your trader type

AttributeFive Rings

Firm Capital · est. 2014

Graham Global Investment Fund

Firm Capital · est. 1994

Cost
Evaluation fee
Monthly fee
Evaluation requiredNoNo
Instant fundingNoNo
Capital
Profit split50%N/A (fund vehicle)
Max allocationInstitutional onlyFirm capital
Account sizesInstitutional onlyFirm capital
Scaling
Payouts
FrequencyAnnual bonusSalary + bonus
First payoutSalary + bonus
Assets
FuturesYesYes
StocksYesNo
OptionsYesNo
ForexYesYes
CryptoNoNo
Trading rules
News tradingYesYes
Overnight holdingYesYes
Weekend holdingYesYes
Copy tradingNoNo
Technology
PlatformsProprietaryProprietary
Data feed
Company
HeadquartersNew York, USARowayton, CT

About Five Rings

Quantitative proprietary trading firm trading global financial products using sophisticated mathematical models and technology.

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About Graham Global Investment Fund

Macro and systematic investment manager running discretionary and quantitative global strategies.

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Trust & stability

Reputation and rule-change activity

Two added decision signals: a weighted reputation score from independent review sources, and a 90-day view of structural rule-change activity where monitored sources are available.

Reputation

canonical score

Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.

Rule Stability

last 90d
Unavailable

We do not currently have enough monitored public rule sources for this firm to report rule-change activity honestly.

Reputation

canonical score

Not enough independent rating sources to compute a canonical score yet.

Rule Stability

last 90d
Unavailable

We do not currently have enough monitored public rule sources for this firm to report rule-change activity honestly.

Frequently asked

Common questions

Which has a higher profit split — Five Rings or Graham Global Investment Fund?
Five Rings pays 50% of trader profits once funded.
Which pays out faster — Five Rings or Graham Global Investment Fund?
Five Rings payouts: Annual bonus. Graham Global Investment Fund payouts: Salary + bonus. First-payout eligibility: Five Rings — n/a; Graham Global Investment Fund — Salary + bonus.
Can I trade news at Five Rings or Graham Global Investment Fund?
Five Rings: permits news trading. Graham Global Investment Fund: permits news trading.
Can I hold positions overnight at Five Rings or Graham Global Investment Fund?
Five Rings: allows overnight holds. Graham Global Investment Fund: allows overnight holds.

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