Topstep
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United States · 2012 · Futures
United States · 2012 · Futures
Not on record yet: VPS policy, payout frequency and entry price.
Split up to 90% · Accounts up to $750K
| Category | Weight | Active today | Effective weight today | This firm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule transparency | 20% | Yes | 20% | 17 of 20 |
| Payout terms and reliability | 18% | Yes | 18% | 17 of 18 |
| Trader reputation | 16% | Yes | 16% | 9 of 16 |
| Challenge value | 12% | Yes | 12% | 11 of 12 |
| Drawdown terms | 10% | Yes | 10% | 2 of 10 |
| Trading flexibility | 8% | Yes | 8% | 3 of 8 |
| Operating history | 6% | Yes | 6% | 6 of 6 |
| Country access | 4% | Yes | 4% | 3 of 4 |
| Platform choice | 3% | Yes | 3% | 0 of 3 |
| Account scale | 3% | Yes | 3% | 1 of 3 |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
Currently active: Rule transparency, payout terms and reliability, trader reputation, challenge value, drawdown terms, trading flexibility, operating history, country access, platform choice and account scale. Effective weight today: 20% / 18% / 16% / 12% / 10% / 8% / 6% / 4% / 3% / 3%.
A category with no data for this firm earns no points in it. Rule Check never changes this score. Full methodology.
2 ways to get an account with Topstep. 2 of them measure loss on a trailing basis.
$3,000 to $9,000 · $2,000 to $4,500 max loss · 90% split
$3,000 to $9,000 · $2,000 to $4,500 max loss · 90% split
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Allowed in SIM (Trading Combine, XFA) and funded accounts. Purposefully trading your full Maximum Position Size into a scheduled major news event is a prohibited strategy, and trades hurt by releases get no exceptions or Reset credits.
“Topstep doesn't require you to flatten positions during economic releases — in SIM or Funded Accounts. But we highly recommend using caution or stepping aside when a release is coming up that affects your product.”
Allowed with conditions on Trading Combine, XFA and LFA, with no support for malfunctions. Exception: automated trading through the ProjectX API is prohibited in the Live Funded Account. Unfair-advantage software, ultra-high speed systems and SIM-fill scalping algorithms are prohibited.
“Yes, with conditions. Topstep won't help set up or troubleshoot automated strategies, and no exceptions are made for errant trades or malfunctions.”
Copying your own accounts is allowed in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account (up to $750K buying power on XFAs). The TopstepX Trade Copier cannot be used on Live Funded Accounts. Coordinated trading with others and cross-account hedging are prohibited. Copier links are cut while a payout processes.
“Trade copying is only available for Trading Combine® and Express Funded Account® accounts. Live Funded Account® accounts cannot use the Trade Copier.”
“VPNs, proxy services, TOR, geo-location obfuscation, and other identity-masking services are not permitted at Topstep.”
All positions must be flat by 3:10 PM CT each weekday (earlier for products with an earlier close).
“No. All positions must be closed by 3:10 PM CT each weekday. Topstep does not permit holding positions from one session to the next.”
Friday close is 3:10 PM CT and trading is closed until Sunday 5:00 PM CT.
“Topstep is a day trading program. All positions must be closed by 3:10 PM CT every weekday. You can resume trading at 5:00 PM CT. No swing trading.”
Trading Combine: best day should stay below 55% of the Profit Target or the Consistency Target rises. XFA Consistency payout path: largest day cannot exceed 40% of total net profit (XFA Standard path uses 5 winning days instead).
“Meet the Consistency Target — your best single day should stay below 55% of your Profit Target to avoid increasing your Consistency Target.”
Trading Combine
“You can pass in as few as two days, but keep your best day below 55% of your Profit Target.”
At least one rule we read can close the account or void profit.
The ranking cannot be bought. We do not earn anything from this firm. Not financial advice.
Traders in these countries cannot open an account here. Firms word these lists as “including but not limited to”, so read it as the floor, not the whole of it.
Afghanistan. Listed as restricted in a public prop-firm directory.
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