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Topstep Topstep
TradeDay TradeDay
Topstep 6.6 Get Started
TradeDay 8.4 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Jan 2010 Jan 2020
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Topstep X Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 80% initially, up to 95% after $50K cumulative profit
Daily Drawdown $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) — trailing EOD Trailing drawdown (no separate daily loss limit). $2,000 for $50K, $3,000 for $100K, $4,500 for $150K accounts (Intraday: calculated intraday; EOD: calculated at end of day).
Payout Frequency On-demand
Instant payouts available; payout requests up to $6,000 at a time; 90% of profits 		Daily
Direct Path to Funded ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 90% profit split, instant payouts, no activation fee, pass in as little as 2 days, Chicago-based since 2010
  • Day-one payouts with no buffer on Quick Pay, Fast Pass funded in 3 days, over $10M in verified payouts since 2020, no activation fee, multiple funded accounts allowed, free ebook library
Main Drawbacks
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), lower TrustPilot rating (3.4★), monthly subscription billing
  • Monthly subscription pricing (recurring), trailing drawdown calculated intraday (strict), 30% consistency rule, limited to 50K/100K/150K account sizes only
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES
30% off + no activation fee on all evaluations SAVE30
50% off all evaluation accounts. Code TDNEW. Verified live on tradeday.com 2026-06-13. TDNEW

Challenge Details

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$95
/month 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $2,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $2,000
 90% None
$149
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $3,000
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $3,000
 90% None
$229
/month 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $4,500
Trailing EOD max loss limit
P1: $4,500
 90% None

TradeDay Challenges

9 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$125 $87 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$165 $115 $50K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
P1: $500 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$175 $122 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$200 $140 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$250 $175 $100K 1 Step P1: $2,500
 P1: -
P1: $750 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$275 $192 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$300 $210 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated Intraday)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$350 $245 $150K 1 Step P1: $3,750
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Static
 80% initially, up to 95% None
$375 $262 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 Trailing (Calculated End of Day)
 80% initially, up to 95% None
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