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Tradeify Tradeify
Topstep Topstep
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Jan 2022 Jan 2012
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Tradesea Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% (100% on first $15K for Growth/Lightning) Best 90%
Daily Drawdown EOD trailing drawdown. Growth has daily loss limits ($600-$3,000). Trailing ($2K/$3K/$4.5K by account size)
Payout Frequency Daily (Select Daily) or every 5 winning days (Select Flex), 7-day cycle others
Via Rise or Plane. Select Daily caps: $600-$2500/day. Select Flex caps: $3K-$5K.
Weekly
(A winning day is a day with +$200 in profits)
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
  • One-time fees (no subscriptions), payouts under 60 minutes via Rise, daily payout option (Select Daily), no consistency rule during evaluation, EOD trailing drawdown, instant funding (Lightning), algo/bot trading allowed, news trading allowed, path to live capital (Elite Live), up to 5 funded accounts (50K combined)
  • Dedicated Trading Platform & Community
Main Drawbacks
  • 90% profit split with no path to 100%, microscalping rule (50% trades >10 sec), no overnight positions, consistency rules on funded (35% Growth), futures only, relatively new (2024), limited platforms (Tradovate + TradeSea)
  • Daily Drawdown & Activation Fee
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
40% off all Growth, Select, and Lightning plans DASH
No offers

Challenge Details

Tradeify Challenges

12 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99
one-time
$25K 1 Step 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$109
one-time
$25K 1 Step 90% $$0
$149
one-time
$25K Instant 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$149
one-time
$50K 1 Step 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$159
one-time
$50K 1 Step 90% $$0
$249
one-time
$50K Instant 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$249
one-time
$100K 1 Step 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$259
one-time
$100K 1 Step 90% $$0
$349
one-time
$150K 1 Step 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$359
one-time
$150K 1 Step 90% $$0
$399
one-time
$100K Instant 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0
$549
one-time
$150K Instant 100% first $15K, then 90% $$0

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$165 $49
MONTHLY
$50K 1 Step P1: $3000
P1: $1000
DAILY PAUSE
P1: $2000 EOD
90% $149
$325 $99
MONTHLY
$100K 1 Step P1: $6000
P1: $2000
DAILY PAUSE
P1: $3000 EOD
90% $149
$375 $149
MONTHLY
$150K 1 Step P1: $9000
P1: $3000
DAILY PAUSE
P1: $4500 EOD
90% $149