Topstep
True cost to first payout
Normalised to a $50K account. Billed monthly — the total grows with every month you take to pass.
$198to reach a funded account, if you pass in month one
- Entry fee
- First payment to start the evaluation
- Monthly fee
- Recurring while the evaluation is open
- Activation fee
- Charged once, on passing, to open the funded account
- Reset fee
- Cost to retry a failed evaluation
Two paths, chosen at purchase and not changeable afterwards. Standard Path is $49/mo plus a $149 activation fee charged once per Express Funded Account earned. The No Activation Fee Path is $95/mo with no fee on passing. Figures above quote the Standard Path.
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Topstep: 90% split on its own TopstepX platform
Topstep offers a 90% profit split with an end-of-day $2K drawdown and ~2-day payouts, on its proprietary TopstepX plus NinjaTrader, Tradovate and TradingView, from $49. Verified on its official site.
Topstep enables instant payouts with Aeropay
Topstep added Aeropay as a payout method, letting funded traders receive payouts to a US bank account near-instantly — a notable speed-up to its payout policy.
Topstep adds 12 new products, including Bitcoin, Gold and Micro Crude Oil
Funded Topstep traders can now trade 12 additional futures products, including Bitcoin, Gold and Micro Crude Oil, widening diversification beyond the equity indices.