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FTUK FTUK
Topstep Topstep
FTUK 7.1 Get Started
Topstep 8.0 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type CFD Futures
Country United Kingdom United States
Established Feb 2021 Jan 2010
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Match Trader, MT5, TradeLocker Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split Up to 80% (Instant scales 65 to 90%; One Step / Two Step / Flex flat 80%, Flex scales 60 to 90%) 90% Best
Daily Drawdown 5% (Instant Funding, Two Step, Flex); 4% (One Step) No daily loss limit on Standard plan. Max Loss Limit: $2,000 (50K) / $3,000 (100K) / $4,500 (150K) trailing EOD from highest balance. Optional DLL add-on: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000.
Payout Frequency On Demand (Instant Funding, Flex Challenge); Every 2 weeks (One Step, Two Step)
Approvals 1-2 working days; funds reflected 1-3 working days depending on method. 		On-demand
Request payouts up to $6,000 and keep 90% of your payouts; approved payouts can hit your account in seconds
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
  • Pay After You Pass Flex Challenge ($9 entry); Instant Funding option; on-demand payouts; no stop-loss requirement; news trading allowed; weekend holding allowed; up to 80% profit split; scales up to $6.4M; supports Forex + Futures.
  • Instant payouts (~9 seconds); 90% profit split; up to $12K payout cap; no daily loss limit; 15+ years in business; 200K+ traders; $1.4B+ paid out; proprietary TopstepX platform; live education via TopstepTV
Main Drawbacks
  • Acquisition of TradingFunds in 2026 produced migration friction (server reconfiguration, account access issues per TrustPilot). Strict consistency rules (largest day 20-40% of profit). Profit split starts at 60-65% in lower tiers; 80%+ requires scaling.
  • Subscription-based monthly fee model (not one-time); 3.4 TrustPilot rating lower than some competitors; consistency rule limits largest winning days to 50% of total profits
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

FTUK Challenges

10 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$ $50K 1 Step P1: 10%
 P1: 4%
P1: 8% relative
 80% None
$ $50K 2 Steps P1: 8%
P2: 6%
 P1: 5%
P2: 5%
P1: 8% static
P2: 8% static
 80% None
$ $50K 1 Step P1: 6%
 P1: $1,250 (optional)
P1: $2,000 EOD
 80% None
$ $50K Instant P1: 5% payout target
 P1: $1,250 (optional)
P1: $2,000 EOD
 80% None
$9 $10K 1 Step P1: 4%
 P1: 5% trailing from previous day's balance
P1: 6% trailing from highest equity
 80% None
$9 $5K 1 Step P1: 4%
 P1: 5% trailing from previous day's balance
P1: 6% trailing from highest equity
 80% None
$9 $25K 1 Step P1: 4%
 P1: 5% trailing from previous day's balance
P1: 6% trailing from highest equity
 80% None
$9 $50K 1 Step P1: 4%
 P1: 5% trailing from previous day's balance
P1: 6% trailing from highest equity
 80% None
$9 $100K 1 Step P1: 4%
 P1: 5% trailing from previous day's balance
P1: 6% trailing from highest equity
 80% None
$509 $235 $100K Instant P1: 10% per scaling level
 P1: 5%
P1: 6% relative
 80% None

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: $2,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $2,000
 90% $149
$99
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $3,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $3,000
 90% $149
$199
/month 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $4,500
Trailing EOD max loss limit (One Rule - no separate daily loss limit on Standard plan)
P1: $4,500
 90% $149
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