Earn2Trade vs Topstep
13 points compared. 10 rows could not be compared because one side is unverified. Those declare no winner.
Earn2Trade
#11 overallsince 20174 day min
Tradovate
NinjaTrader
Rithmic
TradingViewTradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView
The short answer
Topstep takes 4 of the 13 verified points, Earn2Trade takes 2. That is a count of rows, not a recommendation. Read the ones that matter to you.
What it costs you
Entry price and what you keep
Cheapest way inThe lowest advertised challenge fee
not verified
not verified
Challenge fee (100K)
$158
$99best
Your share of profits
80%
90%best
Rules that fail traders
The limits that end accounts
Daily loss limitA larger allowance is harder to breach
not verified
not verified
Daily loss type
not verified
not verified
Max loss limit
not verified
not verified
Max loss typeStatic drawdown is easier to plan around than trailing
not verified
not verified
News trading
yes
yes
EA / algo trading
not verified
yes
Copy trading
no
restricted
VPS allowed
not verified
not verified
VPN allowed
not verified
no
Hold overnight
no
no
Hold over the weekend
no
no
Consistency rule
Yes
Yes
Getting paid
Speed, frequency and what traders say
Payout frequency
weekly
daily
Trader rating
4.6 / 5best
3.6 / 5
Access and scale
Steps, capital, platforms, markets
Max allocation
$1Mbest
$750K
Challenge stepsFewer steps means funded sooner
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not verified
Min trading days
4 days
2 daysbest
Scaling plan
not verified
not verified
Platforms
Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Rithmic, TradingView
TradingView
Assets
FX, Indices, Metals, Energy, Futures, Other Commodities
FX, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy, Futures, Other Commoditiesbest
Earnings calculator
Your monthly take-home at the same account size and return. Split comes from each firm's verified terms.
Gross profit $8.0K
Earn2Trade
$6.4K
80% of $8.0K gross
Topstep
$7.2K
90% of $8.0K gross
Topstep pays $800 more per month at this size and return.
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