Take Profit Trader vs Topstep: the rules compared

Test (PRO / PRO+) (Futures evaluation)

Trading Combine (Standard Path) (Futures evaluation)

US$170 / month

Monthly test price; charged again each month on the calendar day of purchase until the subscription is cancelled or the test is passed.

US$49 / month

US$130

One-time PRO fee.

US$149

US$99

Test reset; the subscription renewal date stays unchanged.

US$49

none

Level 1 data included; Level 2 costs USD 38 per month.

US$150 / 1,000 USD

1 month of subscription plus activation

US$99 / 1,000 USD

1 month of subscription plus activation

none

No mandatory daily limit. Optional at purchase (USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000): it only forces a break until the next session, not a rule violation.

US$2,000, trailing (end of day). Lock: Follows the highest end-of-day balance and stops at the starting balance; open losses count intraday for liquidation.

US$2,000, trailing (end of day). Lock: Rises with the end-of-day balance, never falls; locks once it reaches the starting balance. Monitored intraday in real time (unrealised P&L included).

3 days

2 days

"You can pass in as few as two days" (follows from the 55% rule).

50 %: best day ÷ total profit (keep trading until met)

55 %: best day ÷ total profit (keep trading until met)

none

No mandatory daily limit. Optional at purchase (USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000): it only forces a break until the next session, not a rule violation.

US$2,000, trailing (end of day). Lock: Follows the highest end-of-day balance and stops at the starting balance; open losses count intraday for liquidation.

US$2,000, trailing (end of day). Lock: Starts at −limit below USD 0, locks at USD 0; permanently at USD 0 after the first payout.

none

Standard path has no consistency rule. On the optional Consistency path: largest day ≤ 40% of net profit to be payout-eligible.

5 trading days (Winning day of at least USD 150 net (Standard path); Consistency path: 3 trading days.)

80 % → 90 % (PRO 80/20, PRO+ 90/10.)

90 %

Traders who joined the new dashboard before 12 Jan 2026 keep 100% of the first USD 10,000.

From day one in the PRO account once the buffer (= max drawdown) is reached, e.g. 50K: balance USD 52,000.

After 5 winning days of USD 150+ (Standard) or 3 trading days with 40% consistency (Consistency path).

daily

"day-one and daily payouts" per the homepage.

per cycle: Again after each further 5 winning days; positive net profit since the last payout is required.

US$125

Per request at most 50% of the balance, capped: 50K USD 2,000 (Standard) / 3,000 (Consistency), 150K USD 5,000 / 6,000. No cap in the Live Funded Account.

Wallet withdrawals of USD 250 or less cost USD 50, above that free; PayPal fees are borne by the trader.

PRO account: at least one traded day per calendar week.

restricted

Prohibited: purposefully trading the full maximum position size into a major scheduled news event.

forbidden

No bots or algos in the PRO account; all trades manual.

forbidden

No opposite positions in the same or closely related products.

6 Minis / 60 Micros

5 Minis / 50 Micros

Minis: US$1 per contract round trip plus exchange fees · Micros: US$0.50 per contract round trip plus exchange fees

Per Topstep this applies on TopstepX to the Trading Combine, Express Funded and Live Funded. The exchange fee per product and a USD 0.02 NFA fee come on top; Topstep's all-in round-trip examples: ES USD 3.78, MES USD 1.22.

TakeProfitTrader LLC (US)

The terms apply the laws of Florida.

TopstepTrader, LLC (US)

TopstepTrader LLC operates the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account (simulation). The brokerage is a separate regulated offer for own money; it does not make the challenge regulated.

2012

Launch of Topstep Trader in 2012.

accepted

Not on the restricted list.

restricted

Germany: Express Funded Account possible (up to USD 200,000 total payouts), but no Live Funded Account.

accepted

Not on the restricted list.

other timing: KYC for all new registrants before becoming a fully verified customer.

other timing: Identity verification after the first purchase, required before the second purchase (new accounts, resets).

TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, R|Trader Pro, Quantower, Bookmap, MotiveWave, ATAS, Jigsaw, Finamark

Data feed CQG or Rithmic; some platforms need their own licence. Also: MultiCharts, Trade Navigator, VolFix, Investor R/T.

TopstepX

The Express Funded Account runs on TopstepX (ProjectX).

card, paypal

Plus the internal wallet balance.

card, google-pay, apple-pay

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover; no PayPal.

Refund within 72 hours if you change your mind, only for unused accounts, minus a USD 75 fee.

Generally no refunds. 14-day satisfaction guarantee only for the very first Trading Combine (max one monthly payment, not passed). Forgotten renewal: report within 28 days with no trading. No refunds on resets, activation fee, Back2Funded.