Challenges from
$49
$50,000 account
Split
90%
Topstep is a Futures prop firm. Compare its account sizes, challenge pricing, drawdown rules and payout terms below, then confirm the latest rules with the firm before buying.
Good to know before you buy
- Consistency rule — The Trading Combine caps your best day at 50%; the Express Funded Consistency path caps it at 40% (the Standard path has none).
- EAs / bots only under conditions
- Trailing drawdown (Trailing → $0 after payout)
- Minimum 2 trading days
Founded
2012
Steps
1-step
Profit target
—
Profit split
up to 90%
Daily DD
2%
Max DD
4%
Trailing → $0 after payout
Pros
- Clear breakdown of pricing, drawdown and payout rules
- Multiple account sizes available
- Links to the firm’s official site
Cons
- Always confirm current rules on the firm’s official site
- Discounts and rules can change — verify before buying
Challenge programs & pricing
Trading Combine (Standard) 1-Step
1 Step- Drawdown
- Trailing → $0 after payout
- Min days
- 2
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days ($150+), 50% up to caps
- News trading
- yes
| Account | Price |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | $49 |
| $100,000 | $99 |
| $150,000 | $149 |
90% split. News & EAs allowed. 50% challenge consistency. Monthly subscription.
Trading Combine (No Activation Fee) 1-Step
1 Step- Drawdown
- Trailing → $0 after payout
- Min days
- 2
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days ($150+), 50% up to caps
- News trading
- yes
| Account | Price |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | $95 |
| $100,000 | $149 |
| $150,000 | $229 |
One-time fee, no monthly rebill. Doubled payout caps when adding a daily loss limit.
Key firm rules
- News trading
- Allowed with no restrictions during evaluation and funded stages.
- Copy trading
- Allowed between accounts within the same trading environment.
- Automated strategies / EAs
- Allowed, but you're fully responsible for their setup and performance.
- VPN
- VPNs, proxies and identity-masking tools are prohibited.
- Price limit
- No trading when a product is within 2% of a price limit.
- Resets
- Up to 2 Combine resets per account per day.
- Inactivity
- Express Funded accounts need a trade at least every 30 days.
Payout & scaling
- Profit split
- 90%.
- Payout requirement
- Standard path: 5 winning days of $150+; Consistency path: 3 days meeting the 40% target.
- Minimum payout
- $125 (a $30 processing fee applies to ACH/wire).
- Live funded
- Top traders can move to a live account with daily payouts after 30 winning days.
Company & payments
- CEO
- Michael Patak
- Headquarters
- United States
- Founded
- January 2012
- Trustpilot
- 3.5 / 5
- Broker / liquidity
- Plus500 with the TopstepX data feed
- Tradable assets
- Futures (mini & micro contracts)
- Payment methods
- Card
- Payout methods
- ACH, Bank wire, Wise, Aeropay
Restricted countries (33)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Crimea, Cuba, DR Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar (Burma), Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen.
Topstep FAQ
How much does a Topstep challenge cost?
The cheapest Topstep evaluation we track is $49 for a $50,000 account. Larger account sizes cost more — the full price table on this page lists every size we verified (last checked 2026-06-26).
What profit split does Topstep pay?
Up to 90% of profits go to the trader, with payouts standard path: 5 days, $150 per winning day | consistency path: 3 days, meet 40% consistency rule.
What are Topstep's drawdown rules?
Maximum drawdown is 4% and the daily loss limit is 2%. The drawdown type is trailing → $0 after payout — check how it behaves before you trade, since drawdown type is where most accounts are lost.
Does Topstep have a consistency rule?
Yes. The Trading Combine caps your best day at 50%; the Express Funded Consistency path caps it at 40% (the Standard path has none).
Does Topstep allow news trading?
Yes, news trading is allowed (last checked 2026-06-26).
Can I use EAs or trading bots at Topstep?
Only under conditions — automated trading is restricted at Topstep. Confirm your setup is allowed before running it (last checked 2026-06-26).
Does Topstep have minimum trading days?
Yes — 2 trading days minimum before you can pass or withdraw, depending on the program. The program cards above list per-program values where they differ.
Is Topstep legit?
Topstep has operated since 2012, is based in United States, and scores 3.5/5 on Trustpilot. We track its pricing and rules against official sources (status: partially verified (last checked 2026-06-26)). As with any prop firm: only pay a fee you can afford to lose, and verify the current rules on the firm's own site.
From
$49