Topstep
Take Profit TraderAt a glance
Starting price
Compared on the lowest price you can pay: with a verified code where the provider shows one, else the list price.
Drawdown type
No edge: depends on the plan or not in our data.
Consistency
Shown, not scored: firms measure consistency differently.
Profit split
Activation fee
Best for…
Topstep
- Best for the lowest price you can pay
- Best for keeping more of each payout
- Best for no activation fee
Take Profit Trader
- No clear edge on these rows; compare the plan details below.
Edges follow fixed rules (cheaper with the same billing, EOD on every account, higher split, no activation fee) applied to our dataset. Commercial relationships play no part. Your plan, size and stage can change the picture.
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Side-by-side comparison
| Rule | Topstep | TPT |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest evaluation | $49 | $150$90/mo with NOFEE40 (Eval & PRO 25K) |
| Billing | Monthly | Monthly |
| Activation fee | $149 or no-fee plan | $130 |
| Drawdown | EOD | EOD (PRO: intraday) |
| Daily loss limit | Optional (RTA) · required on LFA | None |
| Consistency | 55% in Combine · XFA Consistency 40% | 50% in eval only |
| Profit split | 90/10 | 80/20 (PRO+ 90/10) |
| Payouts | 5 winning days $150+ · LFA daily after 30 days | Every 24h after the buffer |
| News trading | Allowed (no slippage refunds) | Eval allowed · funded Tier-1 banned |
| Max accounts | Unlimited Combines · 5 XFA · 1 LFA | Unlimited evals · 5 funded |
| Profit target (50K) | Standard: $3,000 | Eval & PRO: $3,000 |
| Max contracts (50K, mini / micro) | Standard: 5 / 50 | Eval & PRO: 6 / 60 |
| Plans | Standard, No Activation Fee, XFA & RTA | Eval & PRO, PRO+ & Development |
| Max funding | $750K | $750K |
| Platforms | TopstepX only | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Quantower, Rithmic, DeepChart (Rithmic accounts, connection only) |
| Discount code | — | NOFEE40Public promo (not a partner code) |
Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss. Prop firm evaluations are paid products; most traders do not pass. Not financial advice.
Prices are the lowest list price before any coupon; the lowest price with a code is shown underneath where the provider displays one (or as a marked estimate). Each firm has several plans with different rules — open the full rulebook for size-by-size tables.
Who is better for what
- The lowest price you can payTopstep
- EOD drawdown tradersNo clear winner: the plans differ (billing or rule type), compare them plan by plan
- Keeping more of each payoutTopstep
- Avoiding an activation feeTopstep
- News tradersTopstep: Allowed (no slippage refunds)
- Holding overnightEven on overnight holding: Topstep — No: flat by 4:10 PM ET (3:10 PM CT) every weekday; TPT — No: positions after 4:55 PM ET are closed
- Automated trading (bots, EAs)Topstep: Allowed with conditions, at your own risk
- Copying between accountsEven on copy trading: Topstep — Trade copier on Combine and Express Funded; not Live Funded; TPT — Approved copiers between your own accounts
Decided only by the rows above and the rules table (each value with its source and date). Partner status plays no part; where the data does not decide, we say so.
Topstep
- Best for EOD traders — EOD drawdown on every account · checked Oct 1
The industry veteran (since 2012, $1B+ paid out). Trading Combine → XFA → LFA, traded on TopstepX only.
Pros
- Longest-running firm, $1B+ in payouts
- 2 payment paths + RTA with doubled payout caps
- Back2Funded — reinstate an XFA without a new Combine
- No dollar cap on LFA payouts
- Same-day payouts for US traders
Watch out for
- Closed platform — TopstepX only
- $149 activation on the standard plan; one LFA only
- 55% Combine consistency
- Strict single max-loss rule at every stage
Promotions recorded in the dataset
- No firm-wide promo listed right now.
Take Profit Trader
No daily loss limit and no scalping rule; open positions are flattened at the market close, and the EOD drawdown still applies. 50% consistency in eval only, payouts every 24 hours.
Pros
- Positions are flattened at the market close instead of failing the account for the day; the EOD drawdown still applies
- No daily loss limit
- No scalping rule, no contract limit beyond the plan max
- 15+ platforms, synced across all of them
Watch out for
- 50% eval consistency
- Tier-1 news banned when funded (1 min before, during, 1 min after)
- PRO requires one trading day every week
- Monthly subscription doesn't cancel itself
Promotions recorded in the dataset
- 40% off every eval + no activation fee — Public code NOFEE40 waives the $130 activation fee. (Active)
- Free PRO activation credit ($130) — After a successful eval. (Active)
NOFEE40 40% off + no activation fee Public promo (not a partner code) · verified Oct 4, 2026 on the official site
Visit TPT ↗ Full rulebook →How to choose between them
- Drawdown: Topstep — EOD; TPT — EOD (PRO: intraday). EOD drawdown only moves on the daily close, intraday drawdown also trails open profit.
- Consistency: Topstep — 55% in Combine · XFA Consistency 40%; TPT — 50% in eval only. Check whether the rule applies in the eval, when funded, or both.
- Real cost: Topstep is monthly with activation $149 or no-fee plan; TPT is monthly with activation $130. Add resets to the math.
- Payouts: Topstep — 5 winning days $150+ · LFA daily after 30 days; TPT — Every 24h after the buffer.
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