Prop firm

Topstep

Founded: 2012
Headquarters: United States
Trustpilot: 3.7 out of 5Trustpilot alert (High-risk investments): “This company may be associated with high-risk investments.”Trustpilot's score, not ours; read 13 Oct 2026
Programs: Trading CombineFutures

Topstep lists 6 account sizes across one program; we review six of them in detail so far. Each figure applies to the exact account shown, not to the whole firm.

We cover 6 Topstep accounts, all for futures trading: the Trading Combine in two variants, Standard and No Activation Fee, with three sizes each. Both are monthly subscriptions. Standard costs less each month and charges a fee to activate the Express Funded Account after you pass; No Activation Fee costs more each month and charges none.

The Standard $50,000 account costs $49 per month, sets a single profit target of 6%, and has an opening loss allowance of $2,000. Activating its Express Funded Account costs $149.

The No Activation Fee $50,000 account costs $95 per month, with the same target and loss allowance.

Sources checked 19 September – 24 October 2026. Reviewed by a site member and AI assistants. Each source shows the date it was last checked. How we research

Programs and accounts

Every size Topstep lists, with the list price and any other fees Topstep states on its own pages. We review the ones marked: open a reviewed size for its main figures. A size we have not reviewed has no rules here, and a temporary offer shows only on a reviewed account.

Futures

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Trading Combine

Sizes Topstep lists, US-dollar accounts
Account	Variant	List price	Fee once funded	Reset fee	Our review
	No Activation Fee	$95 a month	None	$95	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the No Activation Fee path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $95 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $2,000, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $48,000, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $50,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$2,000 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $1,000, fixed. Up to 5 minis or 50 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account
	No Activation Fee	$149 a month	None	$149	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the No Activation Fee path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $149 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $3,000, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $97,000, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $100,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$3,000 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $2,000, fixed. Up to 10 minis or 100 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account
	No Activation Fee	$229 a month	None	$229	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the No Activation Fee path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $229 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $4,500, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $145,500, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $150,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$4,500 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $3,000, fixed. Up to 15 minis or 150 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account
	Standard	$49 a month	$149	$49	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the Standard path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $49 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $2,000, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $48,000, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $50,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$2,000 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $1,000, fixed. Up to 5 minis or 50 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account
	Standard	$99 a month	$149	$99	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the Standard path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $99 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $3,000, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $97,000, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $100,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$3,000 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $2,000, fixed. Up to 10 minis or 100 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account
	Standard	$199 a month	$149	$199	Reviewed
Evaluation route Trading Combine on the Standard path, without the Responsible Trading Advantage: the Trading Combine, then an Express Funded Account on the Standard or Consistency payout path, chosen at activation. The path cannot be changed after purchase; the Responsible Trading Advantage is an option at checkout, and a Live Funded Account follows only if Topstep's Risk Team calls the trader up. List price $199 per month Profit targets 6% Loss mechanics Maximum Loss Limit of $4,500, trailing the end-of-day balance. In the Trading Combine it starts at $145,500, rises with the end-of-day balance and locks at the $150,000 starting balance. The Express Funded Account's balance starts at $0, so its limit starts at -$4,500 and locks at $0; after the first payout it is $0. It is monitored in real time, open positions included: touching it closes the Trading Combine until a reset, and the Express Funded Account for good. Minimum days and time limits No time limit for passing: the Trading Combine subscription stays active until you pass or cancel. You cannot pass in one day; you can pass in as few as two days. An Express Funded Account with no trading activity for more than 30 days may be closed. Daily loss and contract limits No daily loss limit in either stage unless the trader adds one at checkout, when buying the Trading Combine (the Responsible Trading Advantage) or activating the Express Funded Account: $3,000, fixed. Up to 15 minis or 150 micros at a time in the Trading Combine (10 micros count as one mini); in the Express Funded Account the Scaling Plan sets the limit by the current balance, which starts at $0. Topstep sets lower limits on some volatile products. All rules for this account

Options Topstep sells with these sizes (what they do)

Responsible Trading Advantage: −$10 on No Activation Fee $50,000; −$20 on No Activation Fee $100,000; −$30 on No Activation Fee $150,000; +$0 on Standard $50,000, Standard $100,000, and Standard $150,000

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Recent changes

No changes recorded for Topstep yet. Having no record does not mean that nothing changed. The official pages behind our current Topstep data were last checked on 23 Oct 2026.

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Trading rules

Futures

What each Topstep Futures account allows, in the evaluation and once funded
Stage	Trading Combine · No Activation Fee$50,000, $100,000, and $150,000	Trading Combine · Standard$50,000, $100,000, and $150,000
News trading
Evaluation	Allowed Both stages Topstep does not require flattening for economic releases, but trading the full Maximum Position Size into a scheduled major news event is prohibited.	Allowed Both stages Topstep does not require flattening for economic releases, but trading the full Maximum Position Size into a scheduled major news event is prohibited.
Funded
Overnight and weekend holding
Evaluation	Prohibited Both stages All positions must be closed by 3:10 PM CT each weekday, or before an earlier product close; Topstep's risk managers begin flattening at 3:08 PM CT, and trading resumes at 5:00 PM CT.	Prohibited Both stages All positions must be closed by 3:10 PM CT each weekday, or before an earlier product close; Topstep's risk managers begin flattening at 3:08 PM CT, and trading resumes at 5:00 PM CT.
Funded
Expert advisors
Evaluation	Allowed Both stages Automated strategies are allowed, but Topstep does not help set them up or make exceptions for malfunctions; unfair technology and strategies that exploit simulated fills are prohibited.	Allowed Both stages Automated strategies are allowed, but Topstep does not help set them up or make exceptions for malfunctions; unfair technology and strategies that exploit simulated fills are prohibited.
Funded
Copying your own trades
Evaluation	Allowed Both stages Copying between your own Trading Combine and Express Funded Accounts with the Trade Copier is allowed, up to $750,000 of buying power across Express Funded Accounts; hedging across accounts and trading in concert with others are prohibited.	Allowed Both stages Copying between your own Trading Combine and Express Funded Accounts with the Trade Copier is allowed, up to $750,000 of buying power across Express Funded Accounts; hedging across accounts and trading in concert with others are prohibited.
Funded

Restricted means allowed only within a limit specific to the practice, given beneath it.Restricted means allowed only within a limit specific to the practice: the ⓘ beside a value gives it, with any other condition. A cell across both rows applies to both stages. Not stated means the firm does not say on the pages we read; it is not a permission. A program’s sizes share a column when their permissions read the same; a size that differs has its own.

Costs and refunds

Futures

Account currencies

Account currencies: US-dollar accounts ($50K, $100K and $150K), priced in US dollars. The checkout shows sizes, prices and limits in $ only and offers no other account currency.

Official sources: Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, Standard (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, No Activation Fee (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The currencies the firm offers accounts in for this market, and how sizes and prices differ between them. The price you pay may be in another currency.

Resets

Resets: A Trading Combine can be reset while its subscription is active, at most twice per account per calendar day, for its size and path's reset fee; a reset restores the starting balance, Maximum Loss Limit, Consistency Target and trading days, and moves the next charge to 30 days later. Each monthly charge adds a Reset Credit for the same size and type, valid for a year. An Express Funded Account cannot be reset: one lost before its first payout can be reactivated up to twice within 30 days through Back2Funded, for $599, $699 or $829 ($50K, $100K or $150K), or $50 less with a daily loss limit.

Official sources: Topstep · Help: What is a Reset? (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Reset Purchase Limits (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Back2Funded: Rules, Guidelines, and How It Works (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. Whether and when the firm lets you restart an evaluation account from its starting balance for a fee, and the terms it states. The fee for each size is in its program's table under Programs and accounts.

Options and add-ons

Options and add-ons: Responsible Trading Advantage, chosen at checkout: a fixed daily loss limit ($1,000, $2,000 or $3,000 for $50K, $100K or $150K) that applies in the Trading Combine and carries into the Express Funded Account; reaching it ends the trading day without breaching the account. On the No Activation Fee path it lowers the monthly price and the reset fee by $10, $20 or $30; on the Standard path the price is unchanged. While Topstep's limited-time offer lasts, it also doubles the Express Funded Account's payout caps. Level 2 market data is a separate add-on at $38 a month.

Official sources: Topstep · Help: Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, Standard, with the Responsible Trading Advantage (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, No Activation Fee, with the Responsible Trading Advantage (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Topstep Payout Policy (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Level 1 and Level 2 Market Data (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. What the firm lets you add to an account when you buy it, such as swap-free trading or a higher reward share, what each option changes and on what terms. The price of each option for each size is under its program's table in Programs and accounts. Our reviews cover accounts without options.

Payment methods

Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover cards, Google Wallet and Apple Pay; PayPal is not accepted. The card must be in the trader's own name, and sales tax may be added at checkout.

Official source: Topstep · Help: Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. How the firm says you can pay for an account in this market, with the fees it states. Your bank or payment provider may charge more.

Fee per $1,000 of opening risk

Trading Combine · No Activation Fee · $50,000 / $100,000 / $150,000: $50,000: $47.50 to $95.00 · $100,000: $49.67 to $99.33 · $150,000: $50.89 to $101.78
1 or 2 charges in 30 days
Trading Combine · Standard · $50,000 / $100,000 / $150,000: $50,000: $99.00 to $123.50 · $100,000: $82.67 to $115.67 · $150,000: $77.33 to $121.56
1 or 2 charges in 30 days

Activation fee

Trading Combine · No Activation Fee · $50,000, $100,000, and $150,000: None
Trading Combine · Standard · $50,000, $100,000, and $150,000: $149

Platform and data fees

All 6 Futures accounts: None

Fee refund with a reward

All 6 Futures accounts: None: once funding is earned, Topstep counts the subscription and all fees as used in full.

Cancellation refund

All 6 Futures accounts: The subscription can be cancelled at any time from the Billing page, and fees are generally not refunded. Exceptions: up to one monthly renewal payment back within the first 14 days of a trader's first-ever Trading Combine if it has not been passed, and a forgotten rebill refunded if asked within 28 days of the charge and the account has not traded since.

Payouts

Futures

Payout methods

Payout methods: Prop-to-Brokerage (US only, no fee), Aeropay (US banks, no Topstep fee), Wise (China, Canada and the UK, no Topstep fee), ACH (US banks, $30) or wire/SWIFT (international, $30). The minimum payout is $125, paid only to a bank account in the trader's own name.

Official source: Topstep · Help: Topstep Payout Policy (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. How the firm says it sends payouts in this market, with the limits and fees it states. When a payout can be requested is a rule of each account.

Initial profit share

All 6 Futures accounts: 90%

First and later payouts

All 6 Futures accounts: Standard path: 5 winning days of at least $150 net P&L (not necessarily in a row) before each request, and net profit since the last payout (except before the first). Consistency path: 3 trading days with at least one trade each, with the largest single day at most 40% of the total net profit. The count restarts after each payout.

Payout minimums and caps

Trading Combine · No Activation Fee · $50,000 / $100,000 / $150,000: At least $125 per request and at most 50% of the balance, capped at $2,000 / $3,000 / $5,000 per request on the Standard path or $3,000 / $4,000 / $6,000 on the Consistency path; the 90% share then applies.
Trading Combine · Standard · $50,000 / $100,000 / $150,000: At least $125 per request and at most 50% of the balance, capped at $2,000 / $3,000 / $5,000 per request on the Standard path or $3,000 / $4,000 / $6,000 on the Consistency path; the 90% share then applies.

Funded consistency rules

All 6 Futures accounts: Standard path: no consistency rule. Consistency path: no single day may make up more than 40% of the total net profit in each payout window, which starts again after each payout.

After a payout

All 6 Futures accounts: The payout comes out of the balance and the Maximum Loss Limit is set to $0 for good, so the remaining balance is the room left to lose; the winning-day count or consistency window restarts, and a lower balance can lower the Scaling Plan's contract limit. After a payout the account can no longer be reactivated through Back2Funded.

Payout processing fees

All 6 Futures accounts: No Topstep fee for Prop-to-Brokerage (US), Aeropay (US banks) or Wise (China, Canada and the UK), though banks or those services may charge their own; $30 for ACH (US banks) and for wire/SWIFT (international).

Published processing time

All 6 Futures accounts: Internal approval can take 1 to 3 business days. Aeropay then pays instantly after approval (US banks that support real-time payments), Prop-to-Brokerage the same day if requested by 12 PM CT, Wise and ACH in 1 to 3 business days, and wire/SWIFT in 5 to 10 business days.

Who can trade

Can I trade with Topstep?

Your country: where you live, or your citizenship

Futures

Minimum age

Minimum age: 18 or over

Official sources: Topstep · Help: Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep? (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Terms of Use (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The youngest age at which the firm accepts a trader in this market. Identity checks and other conditions apply separately.

Trading platforms

Trading platforms: TopstepX, Topstep's own platform, is the only trading platform. Quantower can connect to Trading Combine and Express Funded Accounts through TopstepX, and API access for automated strategies and third-party tools is billed separately by ProjectX.

Official sources: Topstep · Help: New to Topstep? Start here. (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: Quantower Connection Instructions (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Help: TopstepX API Access (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The platforms the firm offers in this market, with any limits by country and any extra charge. Each account's Platforms row shows this list.

Not served: residents of

Not served: residents of: 32 countriesTopstep also excludes citizens and residents of other OFAC-sanctioned or partner-restricted countries, which it does not name, and says the list can change at any time.

32 places, as Topstep lists them

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Kenya
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Russia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Türkiye
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen

Official source: Topstep · Help: Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep? (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The countries and regions the firm names for this market, from its own terms or help pages, and whether it applies to where you live, your citizenship or both. A firm can refuse others too, for example under sanctions rules or its own checks, so a place missing from the list is not a promise of acceptance.

Served on conditions: citizens of

Served on conditions: citizens of: 32 countriesCitizens of these countries who are permanent residents of an eligible country may be accepted after Topstep's Trust team reviews a government-issued photo ID proving that residency and a bank statement from that country.

32 places, as Topstep lists them

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Kenya
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Myanmar
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Russia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Türkiye
Ukraine
Venezuela
Yemen

Official source: Topstep · Help: Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep? (checked 13 October 2026).

Served on conditions: residents or citizens of

Served on conditions: residents or citizens of: 25 countriesTraders from these countries can buy and pass the Trading Combine and trade Express Funded Accounts, taking up to $200,000 in total payouts, but cannot move to a Live Funded Account.

25 places, as Topstep lists them

Albania
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
British Virgin Islands
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Ethiopia
Germany
Ghana
Hong Kong
Iceland
Kuwait
Laos
Liberia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nepal
North Macedonia
Papua New Guinea
Serbia
Trinidad and Tobago
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

Official source: Topstep · Help: Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep? (checked 13 October 2026).

Platform access and eligibility

All 6 Futures accounts: TopstepX only (Quantower can connect through TopstepX); the Trading Combine and the Express Funded Account are simulated accounts. Traders must be 18 or over and complete identity verification before a second purchase; citizens and residents of listed countries are excluded, and traders from some countries cannot move to a Live Funded Account.

Questions answered

When can I request my first payout after Topstep Trading Combine Standard ($50K futures)?

Company

Official website

Official website: topstep.com

Official source: Topstep · Homepage (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The firm's own main website, where it publishes its programs and terms.

Founded

Founded: 2012

Official source: Topstep · About us (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. The date the firm gives for the start of its brand, at the precision it gives. The companies behind a brand are often registered at other times; their registration dates are noted when they differ.

Headquarters

Headquarters: United States

Official sources: Topstep · Terms of Use (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · About us (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. Where the firm says it is headquartered. A registered office is not treated as a headquarters unless the firm says so.

Support

Support: Windy, an AI assistant, answers first and hands over to the Trader Support team by chat, email (help@topstep.com), SMS (US only) and WhatsApp; phone support on weekdays 8:00 AM-5:00 PM CT, in English only.

Official source: Topstep · Help: Contact Support (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. How the firm says traders can reach it: channels, hours and languages. These are the firm's own statements, not measured response times.

Trustpilot score

Trustpilot score: 3.7 out of 5Trustpilot alert (High-risk investments): “This company may be associated with high-risk investments.”14,939 reviews, 3,544 in the last 12 months; 70% five-star and 19% one-star. Topstep replied to 5% of negative reviews. Profile claimed by Topstep since December 2020. Trustpilot's score, not ours; read on 13 October 2026.

Conditions and limits. Trustpilot shows that Topstep invites its customers to review and has a paid Trustpilot subscription.

Source: Trustpilot · Topstep reviews (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. Trustpilot's own TrustScore for the firm, out of 5, with its review count and the date we read it. It is Trustpilot's figure, not ours, and we never use it to rank or rate firms. Reviews come from people who choose to post them, firms can invite customers to review, and Trustpilot says it does not fact-check reviews. When Trustpilot shows an alert on the firm's profile, we show it with the score, word for word, with Trustpilot's name for its type. When Trustpilot shows no score for the firm, we say so and quote what it shows instead, with any alert, and show none of the review figures. A score says nothing about any one account's rules or payouts.

The companies behind Topstep

What each company does is as Topstep describes it on its own pages; registration details come from those pages and, where we checked, a public register.

Topstep LLC United States: The parent company: Topstep's website footer calls its other companies, TopstepTrader, LLC and TopstepFunded LLC among them, wholly owned subsidiaries of Topstep LLC. The company behind Topstep's terms of use, a Delaware company: the terms are a binding contract between you and "Topstep", which they define as Topstep LLC and its affiliated entities.
TopstepFunded LLC United States: Operates Topstep's live funded trading, the Live Funded Account, for traders who show proficiency in the Trading Combine, according to Topstep's website footer.
TopstepTrader, LLC: Operates the Trading Combine, the Express Funded Account and Topstep Labs experiments, according to Topstep's website footer.
ProjectX Trading LLC: Develops and owns TopstepX, Topstep's trading platform, according to Topstep's website footer.

All four companies Topstep names, with registrations

Topstep LLC United States

What it does

What it does: The parent company: Topstep's website footer calls its other companies, TopstepTrader, LLC and TopstepFunded LLC among them, wholly owned subsidiaries of Topstep LLC. The company behind Topstep's terms of use, a Delaware company: the terms are a binding contract between you and "Topstep", which they define as Topstep LLC and its affiliated entities.

Official sources: Topstep · Homepage (checked 13 October 2026); Topstep · Terms of Use (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. This company's part in the firm's business, as the firm's own terms and pages describe it.

Registration

Registration: Not verified

Not verified. We have not yet verified this for this account, so nothing is shown. It is not a zero and not a permission.

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TopstepFunded LLC United States

What it does

What it does: Operates Topstep's live funded trading, the Live Funded Account, for traders who show proficiency in the Trading Combine, according to Topstep's website footer.

Official source: Topstep · Homepage (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. This company's part in the firm's business, as the firm's own terms and pages describe it.

Registration

Registration: Not verified

Not verified. We have not yet verified this for this account, so nothing is shown. It is not a zero and not a permission.

TopstepTrader, LLC

What it does

What it does: Operates the Trading Combine, the Express Funded Account and Topstep Labs experiments, according to Topstep's website footer.

Official source: Topstep · Homepage (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. This company's part in the firm's business, as the firm's own terms and pages describe it.

Registration

Registration: Not verified

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ProjectX Trading LLC

What it does

What it does: Develops and owns TopstepX, Topstep's trading platform, according to Topstep's website footer.

Official source: Topstep · Homepage (checked 13 October 2026).

About this fact. This company's part in the firm's business, as the firm's own terms and pages describe it.

Registration

Registration: Not verified

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Official sources

32 Topstep pages support the figures for these accounts. The information button beside each figure shows which pages support it and when each was checked.

All 32 pages

Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $100K, No Activation Fee (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $100K, Standard (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $150K, No Activation Fee (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $150K, Standard (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, No Activation Fee (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Checkout: Trading Combine $50K, Standard (opens in a new tab)Last checked 23 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep? (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Back2Funded: Rules, Guidelines, and How It Works (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Consistency at Topstep (opens in a new tab)Last checked 15 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Economic Releases (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Express Funded Account Activation (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Express Funded Account Parameters (opens in a new tab)Last checked 15 October 2026
Topstep · Help: How Identity Verification Works (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Level 1 and Level 2 Market Data (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: New to Topstep? Start here. (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Prohibited Trading Strategies at Topstep (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Quantower Connection Instructions (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Topstep Payout Policy (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Topstep Program Overview (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Topstep Refund Policies (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: TopstepX (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: TopstepX API Access (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Trading Combine Parameters (opens in a new tab)Last checked 15 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Trading Combine Subscriptions (opens in a new tab)Last checked 15 October 2026
Topstep · Help: Understanding Hedging (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: What is the Maximum Loss Limit? (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: What is the Scaling Plan? (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Help: When and What Products Can I Trade? (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026
Topstep · Terms of Use (opens in a new tab)Last checked 13 October 2026

Figures from release pfw-release-2026-10-24-pilot-2, approved 24 October 2026. Sources checked 19 September – 24 October 2026. Reviewed by a site member and AI assistants.

Programs and accounts

Futures

Trading Combine

Recent changes

Trading rules

Futures

Costs and refunds

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Options and add-ons

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Fee per $1,000 of opening risk

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Funded consistency rules

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Who can trade

Can I trade with Topstep?

Futures

Minimum age

Trading platforms

Not served: residents of

Served on conditions: citizens of

Served on conditions: residents or citizens of

Platform access and eligibility

Questions answered

Company

Official website

Founded

Headquarters

Support

Trustpilot score

The companies behind Topstep

Topstep LLC United States

What it does

Registration

TopstepFunded LLC United States

What it does

Registration

TopstepTrader, LLC

What it does

Registration

ProjectX Trading LLC

What it does

Registration

Official sources

Background guides