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Fine Print

Prop firm rules, prices and account terms. Tracked daily.

Human-approved pricing, account configuration, FAQ and trading-rule changes, with the exact changed text preserved.

How does Capital Critic track prop firm rule changes?

Fine Print is a changelog of the terms prop firms publish and then revise. Every firm we monitor has its public pages — pricing, account specifications, trading rules and help-centre answers — re-crawled daily and stored as an immutable version. When a page changes, the new version is compared against the previous one and the changed text is extracted.

A change is only published after a person reviews it. Detection decides what to look at; a human decides what is worth telling traders and writes the summary line. Page moves, retitles and marketing copy are recorded but never published.

Every published entry keeps the exact wording from before and after the change, the date it was detected, and a link to the firm's own page. Capital Critic monitors 44 prop firms and has published 394 changes since .

Firms monitored
44
Changes published
394
Tracked since
Aug 2026

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The changelog

Reviewed changes that affect traders, newest first.

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Topstep · Live Funded Account

Topstep changes Live Funded Account call-up review criteria

More XFA payouts now increase the likelihood of a review to move to Live; previously, the review considered overall performance and Risk Team review.

  • Live call-up reviewfunded

    Before
    Overall performance and Risk Team review
    After
    More XFA payouts increase the likelihood of review to move to Live
Futures
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Removed:Risk
Removed:Team
Added:Live
Added:Account
Added:ream
Added:The more payouts you take in your XFA accounts, the more likely you will to be selected for a review to move to Live.
Added:Topstep Payout Policy
Removed:What is the Responsible Trading Program?

Topstep · General Platform Troubleshooting | Topstep Help Center

Topstep changes how traders receive login credentials

Login credentials are now emailed with each account purchase instead of matching Dashboard credentials.

  • Login credentials

    Before
    Same as Dashboard credentials
    After
    Emailed with each account purchase
Futures
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Removed:the
Removed:same
Removed:ones
Removed:you
Removed:use
Removed:to
Removed:sign
Removed:into
Removed:the
Removed:Topstep
Removed:Dashboard
Added:emailed
Added:with
Added:each
Added:account
Added:purchase.
Added:Check
Added:your
Added:spam
Added:folder
Added:if
Added:you don’t see it

Topstep · Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility | Topstep Help Center

Topstep adds a 1-contract limit during Tier 1 News Events

Live accounts with balances below $3,000 are now limited to 1 contract during Tier 1 News Events; no prior limit was specified.

  • Live account news limitWorse for traders

    Added
    1 contract for balances below $3,000 during Tier 1 News Events
Futures
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Added:Live Account Restrictions: Live traders with a balance below $3,000 will be limited to 1 contract during Tier 1 News Events to reduce the potential for a catastrophic loss should markets shift rapidly.

Topstep · Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility | Topstep Help Center

Topstep cuts the $150K MCL limit to 90

The $150K MCL limit is now 90, down from 93.

  • $150K MCL limit$150KWorse for traders

    Before
    93
    After
    90
Futures
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Removed:Energies Restriction · RBOB Gasoline (RB) = 3/6/9<br>Heating Oil (HO) = 3/6/9<br>Crude Oil (CL) = 3/6/9<br>Micro Crude Oil (MCL) = 31/62/93<br>E-Mini Crude Oil (QM) = 3/6/9 · RBOB Gasoline (RB) = 3/6/9<br>Heating Oil (HO) = 3/6/9<br>Crude Oil (CL) = 3/6/9<br>Micro Crude Oil (MCL) = 3/6/9<br>E-Mini Crude Oil (QM) = 3/6/9 · Metals Restriction · Gold (GC) = 3/…
Added:Energies Restriction · RBOB Gasoline (RB) = 3/6/9<br>Heating Oil (HO) = 3/6/9<br>Crude Oil (CL) = 3/6/9<br>Micro Crude Oil (MCL) = 30/60/90<br>E-Mini Crude Oil (QM) = 3/6/9 · RBOB Gasoline (RB) = 3/6/9<br>Heating Oil (HO) = 3/6/9<br>Crude Oil (CL) = 3/6/9<br>Micro Crude Oil (MCL) = 3/6/9<br>E-Mini Crude Oil (QM) = 3/6/9 · Metals Restriction · Gold (GC) = 3/…

Topstep · Topstep Labs | Topstep Help Center

Topstep changes monthly purchase limits for two products

For new purchases, the $250K Freedom Trading Combine allows up to 5 purchases each month, instead of purchases only while spots remain. The $1.5K Challenge allows 5 per trader each calendar month, instead of 5 per trader.

  • Purchase availability limitGood for traders

    Before
    Purchase only while spots remain
    After
    Up to 5 purchases each month

  • Monthly purchase limitGood for traders

    Before
    5 per trader
    After
    5 per trader each calendar month
Futures
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Added:👉 New! The $25K & $50K Static Trading Combines, $250K Freedom Trading Combine, and $1.5K Challenge (Powered Up) are all now available for purchase any time. You can purchase up to 5 of each account per month! Head to your Dashboard and visit the Topstep Labs page to get started. 🧪
Removed:Who is eligible to purchase this new offering? Quantities are limited. Keep an eye on topstep.com/labs for future Labs drops. I missed out on the $25K Offering. Can I purchase later? No. Once a Topstep Labs offering is gone, it's gone. Although some Labs ideas graduate into the full Topstep experience, it's not guaranteed. If it happens, we'll let you know!
Removed:Is this a limited release and can I buy more than one? Yes, there are limited quantities available for this purchase. First come first serve. For the $250K Re-release, you may purchase up to 5 accounts.
Removed:,
Removed:as
Removed:long
Removed:as
Removed:remaining
Removed:spots
Removed:are
Removed:available.
Added:.
Added:You
Added:may
Added:purchase
Added:up
Added:to
Added:5
Added:each month!
Removed:and a button to purchase if available
Added:, each calendar month

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