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Base price: $483.99With code CRITIC: $242
50% off with CRITIC · saves $241.99
Base price: $149/mo
Base price · no live code · + $149 activation ($298 combined)
Cost
Base price
$483.99
$149/mo
+ $149 one-time activation
$298 combined
$298 combined
Price with code
$242
50% off with
CRITICNo live code
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
95%
90%
Evaluation rules
Profit target
50K $2,500; 100K $5,000; 150K $8,000
50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
50K $1,500; 100K $2,500; 150K $4,000 — EOD trailing
50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
None
Optional fixed-session DLL: 50K $1,000; 100K $2,000; 150K $3,000
Min trading days
5 benchmark days before a payout (no minimum to pass)
2
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
Same EOD trailing amounts; locks at starting balance + $100
Same EOD trailing distances; locks at $0
Consistency rule
40% in evaluation
50%
Consistency rule (funded)
None
Standard: none; Consistency path: 40%
News trading (challenge)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Allowed in SIM or Funded Accounts · Topstep doesn't require you to flatten positions during economic releasesfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Allowed on Challenge and FundedNext Account · no news trading rulesfirm-level
Allowed in SIM or Funded Accounts · Topstep doesn't require you to flatten positions during economic releasesfirm-level
Max live balance
Up to 5 active FundedNext (funded) Accounts per user/household at any time, any sizes and models; Challenge allocation capped at $750,000
Up to 5 active Express Funded Accounts (XFAs) at a time (1 for Shoulder Tap holders; Focused Trader Plan excepted)
Scaling plan
Not recorded
Required in XFA; contract tier updates the next session
Options & add-ons
Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
This variant charges the XFA activation fee. Purchase-set optional DLL is fixed and follows into XFA.
Payouts
Payout frequency
Every 5 benchmark days
Standard after each 5-winning-day cycle; Consistency after each 3-day cycle; Live daily after 30 winning days
First payout
After 5 benchmark days and $500 cycle profit
Standard: 5 days of $150+; Consistency: 3 traded days plus 40% rule
Min days to payout
5 benchmark days
5 Standard / 3 Consistency
Processing time
Not recorded
Internal approval 1–3 business days; transfer time depends on method
Refund policy
Not recorded
Untraded purchases within 28 days may be reviewed for refund
Payout methods
Not recorded
Prop-to-BrokerageAeropayWiseACHWire/SWIFT
Trading rules
Hedging
Not recorded
Prohibited across accounts
Copy trading
Not recorded
Allowed across XFAs, up to $750,000 buying power
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Allowed with conditions; trader bears malfunction risk
Other restrictions
Not recorded
Prohibited · unfair technology, scalping algorithms, rapid SIM trades, tight brackets or auto-breakeven, and full size into major news eventsfirm-level
Commission / lot
Not recorded
$0.02 NFA/regulatory fee per round turn · Commissions $1.00 minis / $.50 micros round turnfirm-level
Platforms
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Where they differ
FundedNext Futures leads the only ranked row
FundedNext Futures
Flex
Topstep
Trading Combine
Profit split
Winner: 95%
90%
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