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Funded Futures Family Funded Futures Family
Topstep Topstep
Funded Futures Family 8.0 Get Started
Topstep 8.0 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Jan 2024 Jan 2010
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Tradovate, WealthCharts Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 100% on first $10,000, then 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown None (no daily loss limit; max drawdown is End-of-Day trailing on PRIME, with intraday-trailing options on other plans) 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
Payout eligible after 7 winning trading days (min $200 profit each) and a 40% consistency rule; funds within 24 hours of approval 		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
  • Keep 100% of the first $10,000 in payouts then 90% beyond, no daily loss limit, evaluation passable in as little as one trading day on the PRIME plan, no consistency rule on the PRIME evaluation, account scaling, funded-account reset option, WealthCharts and Tradovate platforms, simulated buying power up to $150,000, payouts processed within 24 hours of approval
  • 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
  • Monthly subscription pricing (recurring per-month fee until funded), 40% lifetime consistency rule on funded accounts, evaluation and funded-account reset fees apply, simulated funded accounts (US sim-funded model, unregulated), platform choice limited to WealthCharts and Tradovate
  • 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
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Challenge Details

Funded Futures Family Challenges

4 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$129 $91
per month (subscription until funded) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,250
 P1: None
No daily loss limit
P1: $1,000 (End-of-Day)
 100% on first $10,000, then 90% None
$179 $126
per month (subscription until funded) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: None
No daily loss limit
P1: $2,000 (End-of-Day)
 100% on first $10,000, then 90% None
$279 $196
per month (subscription until funded) 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: None
No daily loss limit
P1: $3,000 (End-of-Day)
 100% on first $10,000, then 90% None
$365 $256
per month (subscription until funded) 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: None
No daily loss limit
P1: $4,500 (End-of-Day)
 100% on first $10,000, then 90% 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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