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TX3 Futures TX3 Futures
Topstep 8.0 Get Started
TX3 Futures 5.8 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United Arab Emirates
Established Jan 2010 -
Technology Proprietary White-Label
Platforms Topstep X Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best Up to 90%
Daily Drawdown $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) End-of-day trailing drawdown ($2,000/$3,000/$4,500 for 50K/100K/150K)
Payout Frequency On-demand Every 3 days (early payout); on-demand (pro payout)
Early payout: first after 10 days, then every 3 days. Pro payout: anytime.
Direct Path to Funded ✓ Yes ✗ No
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
  • Pay once per model with no monthly subscription; keep up to 90% of simulated profits; fast payouts (pro payout anytime, early payout after 10 days then every 3 days, 1 business day processing); end-of-day trailing drawdown judged on the daily close rather than intraday noise; no minimum trading days or time limit; trade on Tradovate, NinjaTrader or TradingView with a CQG data feed; broker-backed by TX3 Markets; $35M+ reportedly paid to 8,000+ traders.
Main Drawbacks
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), TrustPilot rating 3.6, monthly subscription billing
  • TrustPilot score is a mediocre 3.3/5 across 4,303 reviews; recent reviews cite payout denials, frequent rule changes and a disruptive platform migration following the TopTier Trader rebrand; a 30% consistency rule on funded accounts can restrict withdrawals; some traders report cross-firm flagging and account bans.
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES
No offers

Challenge Details

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: -
P1: $2,000
 90% $149
$99
/month 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000
 90% $149
$199
/month 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,500
 90% $149

TX3 Futures Challenges

1 challenge
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$259 $168 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 Up to 90% None
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