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PropShopTrader PropShopTrader
Topstep Topstep
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country Estonia United States
Established Mar 2024 Jan 2010
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms - Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80/20 (Real Prop) 90% Best
Daily Drawdown Forge 25K: $625; Forge 50K: $1,250. Light: None (Day Trade), trailing drawdown applies. 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 Automatic at Benchmarks 2-6 (Futures Forge), Signing Bonus at Real Prop (Stocks)
Forge sim payouts up to $6,250 (25K) / $12,000 (50K) across BM2-BM6. Stocks use Signing Bonus model on transition to Real Prop. 80/20 split with no payout caps post Real Prop. 		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
  • Multi-asset (Stocks + Futures), 70% off FORGE launch promo, Tickblaze platform included ($198 value), real-time market data included, no monthly fees, 1-step Gladiator Forge with sim payouts starting at Benchmark 2, swing trading supported, free trade copier, no expiration windows.
  • 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
  • 30% consistency rule for payouts (333% total profit vs largest single day), strict no-hedging policy, day-trade-only on Light intraday (closed by 4:45 PM EST), Forge requires fresh purchase (no reset path from Light), max 5 active Futures Intraday accounts.
  • 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

PropShopTrader Challenges

14 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$750 $125
one-time (FORGE launch price, 83% off retail) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: $625
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$1200 $200
one-time (FORGE launch price, 83% off retail) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$229
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $325
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $625 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time 		$12.5K 1 Step P1: $500 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $325
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,225 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$349
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,125 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$449
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $625
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $625
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,250 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$599
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop 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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