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Taurus Arena Taurus Arena
Topstep Topstep
Taurus Arena 5.2 Get Started
Topstep 8.0 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country Cyprus United States
Established Jan 2025 Jan 2010
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica, Volbook, DeepCharts Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 85% 90% Best
Daily Drawdown No Daily Loss Limit (optional EOD DD add-on adds soft daily loss) 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 Weekly
Per-account caps for first 4 months (25K: $2,000/mo, 50K: $3,000/mo, 100K: $4,000/mo); uncapped thereafter (per Taurus help-center article 204000057985) 		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
  • Futures-only prop with two evaluation models (PRIME monthly + $119 activation, FREES higher monthly + no activation after pass) plus DIRECT PRIME instant one-time access. No Daily Loss Limit on standard plans, no consistency rule on Challenge, no minimum trading days, instant SIM TPA activation after pass. Free Volumetrica Web access plus DeepChart or VolBook license; copy-trade system; ATAS and Quantower also connectable.
  • 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
  • Trailing drawdown by default (must purchase $19 EOD DD add-on for end-of-day lock + soft daily loss). 20% consistency rule on DIRECT PRIME instant accounts. Monthly subscription billing on PRIME/FREES. Per-account monthly payout caps for first 4 months.
  • 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

Taurus Arena Challenges

9 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$59
/month 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $500)
P1: $1,000 Trailing
 85% $119
$79
/month 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $1,000)
P1: $2,000 Trailing
 85% $119
$99
/month 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $500)
P1: $1,000 Trailing
 85% None
$119
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $2,000)
P1: $3,000 Trailing
 85% $119
$129
/month 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $1,000)
P1: $2,000 Trailing
 85% None
$318 $223
one-time 		$25K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD addon soft $500)
P1: $1,000 Trailing
 85% None
$229
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD DD addon: soft daily loss $2,000)
P1: $3,000 Trailing
 85% None
$558 $391
one-time 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD addon soft $1,000)
P1: $2,000 Trailing
 85% None
$738 $517
one-time 		$100K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
No Daily Loss Limit (EOD addon soft $2,000)
P1: $3,000 Trailing
 85% 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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