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Account Models

1-Step

3.4 / 5.0

More than 13,000 Trustpilot reviews

Trustpilot Reviews

3.4 / 5.0

Based on more than 13,000 reviews on Trustpilot

Review totals are rounded to approximate figures and may change frequently on Trustpilot.

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Key Specs

Max Drawdown

$2,000 trail

Min Price

$49

Max Capital Allocation

$150,000

Maximum funded futures account size

Daily Drawdown

None (trailing)

Profit Target

$3,000

Min Trading Days

5 days

Max Leverage

Futures contracts

Payout Frequency

Weekly

Scaling Plan

Available

Profit Split

90%

Account Sizes & Official Pricing

Select an account size to view official list prices and available challenge types in USD.

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2 challenge options for $100,000

Standard Path

$99

Official list price (USD)

Official Checkout
Profit Target
$6,000
Max Drawdown
$3,000 trail
No Activation Fee

$149

Official list price (USD)

Official Checkout
Profit Target
$6,000
Max Drawdown
$3,000 trail

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Trading Rules

News Trading AllowedNo Weekend Hold
Copy Trading AllowedNo Account Merge

Corporate & Trading Details

Official company history, account permissions, commission structures, and payment options sourced from firm documentation.

Established

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Account Permissions

Copy Trading AllowedNo Account Merge

Copy trading and account merging rules vary by program and account type. Confirm current eligibility in the firm's official rules before trading.

Trading Commissions

Forex

Major, minor & exotic currency pairs

N/A

Not offered — futures-only broker

Metals

Gold, silver & other precious metals

Offered

$0.74 per micro Gold (MGC) per side

Indices

Global equity index CFDs / futures

Offered

$2.00 per side per contract (ES, NQ, RTY)

Crypto

Digital asset CFDs & crypto futures

N/A

Not offered

Challenge Payment Methods

Official options for purchasing evaluations and challenges.

  • Credit/Debit Card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
  • PayPal (region-dependent)
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Payout / Withdrawal Methods

Official options for withdrawing performance rewards and profits.

  • Aeropay (instant, U.S. banks)
  • Wise (international & domestic)
  • ACH (U.S. banks)
  • Wire/SWIFT (international)
  • Prop-to-Brokerage transfer (U.S.)
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Payout Calculator

Potential Payout Calculator for Topstep

Project your earnings using Topstep's official 90% profit split, selected account size, and the profit target shown in the pricing table (Standard Path: $3,000).

8%
5%13%

Official target for this plan: $3,000 – $9,000

Topstep profit split

90%

Applied automatically to your projected payout

Total target profit

$4,000

$50k × 8%

Your estimated payout

$3,600

$4,000 × 90%

Trading Restrictions & Conditions

Phase-specific rules for Topstep, based on official documentation. Evaluation and funded accounts often follow different policies.

Official source

News Trading

Evaluation

News trading is allowed on futures evaluation accounts. Avoid max-size entries into news events.

Funded

News trading allowed on funded futures accounts. Do not enter at maximum size into news events.

Weekend Holding

Evaluation

No overnight or weekend holding—day trade only. Flat by 3:10 PM CT daily.

Funded

No overnight or weekend holding on funded accounts. Flat by 3:10 PM CT daily.

Copy Trading

Conditional

Copy trading via TopstepX copier for your own accounts is permitted.

  • Own accounts: TopstepX copier allowed for mirroring across your own Topstep accounts.
  • External / signals: External copy trading and third-party signal services are not permitted.

Account Merging

Not Available

Evaluation

Account merging is not allowed.

Funded

Account merging is not allowed on funded accounts.

  • Merging not supported

Account Rules

  • Daily drawdown limit: None (trailing)
  • Profit target: $3,000
  • Minimum trading days: 5 days
  • Maximum leverage: Futures contracts
  • Payout frequency: Weekly
  • Scaling plan available to increase account size over time
  • Maximum drawdown: $2,000 trail on evaluation and funded accounts
  • News trading is permitted — confirm any firm-specific blackout windows before trading NFP, FOMC, or CPI
  • All trades must be closed before the weekly session end — no positions may be held over the weekend
  • Minimum challenge fee: $49
  • Supported platforms: TopstepX, Tradovate, NinjaTrader
  • Available account sizes: $50k, $100k, $150k

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