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Topstep Topstep
Zenit Funding Zenit Funding
Topstep 8.0 Get Started
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States Belgium
Established Jan 2010 Oct 2024
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Topstep X Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica, DeepDom, DeepCharts
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90% / 10%
Daily Drawdown $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) $1,000 Daily Loss Limit (Expert plans only; Classic plans have no daily loss limit)
Payout Frequency On-demand Each new payout request can only be made between the 1st and the 4th of the current month, and between the 16th and 20th of the current month.
Payout requests may only be submitted from the 1st to the 4th and from the 16th to the 20th of the current month. Request validation within 5 business days; effective payment within a maximum of 15 days after validation. All payout payments are made exclusively via the RISE platform.
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
  • 90% / 10% profit split from the first dollar on all simulated funded accounts; proprietary Deepchart and Deepdom trading platforms included with the subscription (license and CME Bundle L1 data feed at no extra cost), with optional ATAS, Quantower and Volumetrica connections; access to CME, COMEX, CBOT and NYMEX futures plus Eurex; only 2 minimum trading days to pass a challenge and no maximum time limit to reach the target; scalping is explicitly allowed; the Expert plan uses an End-of-Day drawdown whose Max Loss Limit permanently locks at $50,100 once the balance reaches $52,000 EOD, so the initial capital can no longer be lost; a documented Live phase promotes consistent traders to a real Zenit account (80% / 20%) after 10 validated payouts; operated by a named Belgian company with a published registered address (Rhea Digital Partners SRL, enterprise number BE0764.873.605, Avenue Louise 231, 1050 Brussels).
Main Drawbacks
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), TrustPilot rating 3.6, monthly subscription billing
  • Intraday only: holding positions overnight is a rule violation resulting in account closure, and all positions must be closed before 22:10 GMT+1, so weekend and overnight holding are impossible; payouts can only be requested in two fixed windows per month (1st to 4th and 16th to 20th) and exclusively through the RISE platform, with no other method accepted; per-payout caps are low relative to account size ($1,600 on the $50K Classic, $2,000 on the Expert); a funded day only counts as validated if a minimum daily profit is reached ($150 / $450 / $650 by size); a 30% consistency rule applies on Classic funded accounts and 40% on Expert funded accounts; the plans are recurring monthly subscriptions rather than one-time fees, renewal is NOT automatic and a missed renewal permanently destroys the account with no possibility of recovery; a $149 activation fee is required to open the funded account (except on the Expert Zero pack) and a funded reset costs $649; all purchases are final and non-refundable and any chargeback permanently deactivates the account; Classic plans use a real-time intraday trailing drawdown that never comes back down; funded accounts are suspended without notice after 25 consecutive days of inactivity; residents of a long list of countries are refused, including Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa, Russia and Romania.
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES
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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

Zenit Funding Challenges

5 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49
Recurring monthly subscription; $49/month. Funded activation fee $149 one-time, paid separately. Checkout renders the same figure in euros (EUR 49.00). No SAVE70 promo price is displayed for the Expert plans. 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: $1,000 Daily Loss Limit (soft during challenge, hard once funded)
P1: EOD Drawdown: $2,000
 90% / 10% from the first dollar $149
$115
Recurring monthly subscription; $115/month. All-in pack: funded activation fee is FREE (included). Checkout renders the same figure in euros (EUR 115.00). No SAVE70 promo price is displayed for the Expert plans. 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: $1,000 Daily Loss Limit (soft during challenge, hard once funded)
P1: EOD Drawdown: $2,000
 90% / 10% from the first dollar None
$165
Recurring monthly subscription; regular price $165/month. Homepage shows a limited promo price of $49.5/month with the 70 percent coupon SAVE70. Checkout renders the regular figure in euros (EUR 165.00). 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: Trailing Drawdown: $2,500
 90% / 10% $149
$399
Recurring monthly subscription; regular price $399/month. Homepage shows a limited promo price of $119.7/month with the 70 percent coupon SAVE70. Checkout renders the regular figure in euros (EUR 399.00). 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: Trailing Drawdown: $5,000
 90% / 10% $149
$659
Recurring monthly subscription; regular price $659/month. Homepage shows a limited promo price of $197.7/month with the 70 percent coupon SAVE70. Checkout renders the regular figure in euros (EUR 659.00). 		$300K 1 Step P1: $20,000
 P1: -
P1: Trailing Drawdown: $7,500
 90% / 10% $149
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