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Top One Futures Top One Futures
Topstep Topstep
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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Apr 2025 Jan 2012
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms NinjaTrader, Tradovate Topstep X
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown Varies by program — End-of-Day trailing on Elite/Daily/Access/Ignite; Intraday on S2F Sim PRO. See per-challenge daily_loss_limit. $2,000 for $50K accounts, $3,000 for $100K, $4,500 for $150K
Payout Frequency Daily (Elite Daily), Bi-weekly (Elite Challenge & Access)
Elite Daily: payouts every 24 hours once funded ($500 min). Elite Access & Challenge: standard payout cycles. 90/10 trader/firm split across all programs. 		On-demand
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
  • Six distinct programs (Elite Challenge/Daily/Access, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim PRO, IGNITE Instant Funding); 90% profit split across all programs; daily payouts on Elite Daily once funded ($500 min); 1-day min on Elite Challenge; no consistency rule on Elite Daily funded accounts; no activation fee on Elite Daily; Tradovate + NinjaTrader supported; account sizes $25K–$150K; 5 max accounts per trader; TrustPilot 4.8/5 across 4,039 reviews.
  • Aeropay to make payouts instant, 90% profit split
Main Drawbacks
  • Trailing drawdown across all evaluation programs (EOD on most, Intraday on S2F Sim PRO); consistency rules on Challenge (25%), Instant Sim Funded (20%), IGNITE (15%); monthly subscription billing on Elite Challenge/Daily (not one-time); $500 minimum payout; max payout per request capped ($750 on $25K, $1,500 on $100K Elite Daily); 50% payout-progression rule after first payout; required buffer remains in account ($1,500–$3,000 by size); newer firm launched April 2025.
  • Max Loss Limit based on account size, monthly subscription billing
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

Top One Futures Challenges

23 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$178 $39 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$218 $39 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$259 $39 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$359 $39 $150K Instant P1: $9,000
 P1: -
P1: $4,000 EOD trailing
 90% $35
$69 $41 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$105 $63 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$178 $107 $25K Instant P1: $1,500
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$209 $125 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$218 $131 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$218 $131 $50K Instant P1: $3,000
 P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$257 $154 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $500
P1: $1,000 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$309 $185 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% $149
$419 $210 $25K Instant P1: -
 P1: $625
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$398 $239 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$398 $239 $100K Instant P1: $6,000
 P1: $1,250
P1: $3,000 Max Loss Limit (EOD)
 90% None
$421 $253 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,000
P1: $1,625 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$563 $338 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,000
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$679 $340 $50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,250
P1: $2,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$632 $379 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,000
P1: $3,250 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$821 $411 $100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $2,500
P1: $3,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$727 $436 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
P1: $5,000 Intraday trailing
 90% None
$939 $470 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,750
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% None
$799 $479 $150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
P1: $4,500 EOD trailing
 90% None

Topstep Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$49 $50K 1 Step P1: $3,000 (6%)
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 (4%)
 90% $149
$99 $100K 1 Step P1: $6,000 (6%)
 P1: -
P1: $3,000 (3%)
 90% $149
$199 $150K 1 Step P1: $9,000 (6%)
 P1: -
P1: $4,500 (3%)
 90% $149
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