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Astrofund Astrofund
Topstep Topstep
Astrofund Get Started
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established - Jan 2010
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Quantower, Volumetrica, DeepCharts Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown Evaluation Flight Path: no daily loss limit. Direct Flight Path: $550 on 25K, $1,100 on 50K, $2,200 on 100K (hard intraday limit). $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K)
Payout Frequency On demand
Evaluation Flight Path: a payout needs five winning days accumulated since your last payout (payout #1 counts from the funding date). Direct Flight Path: the first payout unlocks at the initial profit milestone, then each further payout requires holding the buffer and meeting the 20% consistency rule. 		On-demand
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✓ Yes
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • One-time fee with no subscription and no recurring charges; 90% profit split on every payout; no activation fee when moving from a passed evaluation to a funded account; no time limit and no minimum trading days on the evaluation; news trading, scalping, expert advisors and trade copiers are all permitted; the Evaluation Flight Path carries no daily loss limit and the funded account has no consistency rule, no daily loss limit and no minimum-balance requirement.
  • 90% profit split, instant payouts, no activation fee, pass in as little as 2 days, Chicago-based since 2010
Main Drawbacks
  • All purchases are final and no refunds are offered under any circumstances. Accounts are intraday only: every position must be closed by 4:45 PM EST and overnight positions are not permitted. Payouts are capped per request and limited to four payouts per account. Withdrawal requests are reviewed manually and approval typically takes up to 2-3 business days. Traders who are citizens or residents of restricted countries cannot open an account.
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), TrustPilot rating 3.6, monthly subscription billing
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES

Challenge Details

Astrofund Challenges

6 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $1,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$149 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $2,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$239 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
No daily loss limit on the Evaluation Flight Path
P1: $3,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$249 $25K Instant P1: $1,500 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $550
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $1,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$399 $50K Instant P1: $3,000 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $1,100
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $2,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0
$599 $100K Instant P1: $6,000 initial profit milestone (unlocks first payout)
 P1: $2,200
Hard intraday daily drawdown limit, separate from the end-of-day trailing drawdown. Breaching it ends the account.
P1: $3,000 end-of-day trailing maximum loss limit
 90% $0

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49
/month 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000
 90% $149
$99
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000
 90% $149
$199
/month 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500
 90% $149
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