Challenge Comparison Tool

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Topstep Topstep
Tradeify Tradeify
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Tradeify 8.0 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States United States
Established Jan 2010 Jan 2022
Technology Proprietary Proprietary
Platforms Topstep X NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Tradesea, WealthCharts
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90% (100% on first $15K for Growth/Lightning)
Daily Drawdown $2,000 max loss limit ($50K) / $3,000 ($100K) / $4,500 ($150K) — trailing EOD EOD trailing drawdown. Growth has daily loss limits ($600-$3,000).
Payout Frequency Daily
Instant payouts available; payout requests up to $6,000 at a time; 90% of profits 		Daily (Select Daily) or every 5 winning days (Select Flex), 7-day cycle others
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
  • 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)
Main Drawbacks
  • Trailing max loss limit (not static daily DD), lower TrustPilot rating (3.4★), monthly subscription billing
  • 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)
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers
$20 off No Activation Fee Trading Combine (any size). Up to 5 uses per trader. TONES
40% off all Growth, Select, and Lightning plans DASH

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

Tradeify Challenges

8 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$65 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: $1,000 EOD trailing
 90% None
$99 $50K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$99 $50K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$65 $109 $25K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$159 $100K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$159 $100K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$221 $150K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
$221 $150K 1 Step P1: —
 P1: —
No daily loss limit during evaluation
P1: EOD trailing drawdown
 90% None
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