Why Topstep Is Different: A Trader-First Prop Firm Built for Long-Term Success

HIGHLIGHTS

• Low all-in price to funding: Skip activation fees and trade under familiar rules with Topstep’s Express Funded Account.
• Industry-leading payouts: Keep up to 90% of profits with daily payout processing and no unnecessary hoops.
• Trader-focused platform: TopstepX includes built-in risk tools to support discipline and protect progress.
• Built for long-term trading success: Every feature is designed to help serious traders grow, improve, and stay funded.

Futures trading isn’t just about placing trades. It’s about building skill, protecting capital, and creating real opportunity over time. That’s why Topstep® is built differently than most prop firms.

We’re not built around promotions or shortcuts. We’re built around three advantages that matter to serious traders: a low all-in price to funding, the best payout policy in the industry, and a platform built to help traders win.

Here’s how it all works together at Topstep.

Low All-In Price to Funding
Some prop firms add extra costs or steps as you move forward. Topstep keeps the focus on trading.
That’s why Topstep offers the No Activation Fee path when choosing a Trading Combine®. Traders can skip the activation fee on their next Express Funded Account while trading under the same rules they already know. It’s a flexible path to funding with a low all-in price, built around how real traders grow.

The Best Payout Policy in the Industry

Topstep’s payout policy remains unmatched. Topstep Funded Traders® can withdraw profits quickly, easily, and on their terms without jumping through unnecessary hoops.

Traders can keep up to 90% of the profits they earn and request payouts of up to $6,000 through a clear, consistent payout process, with daily processing designed to help you access your money faster. It’s a payout structure built to help traders keep more of what they earn.

A Platform Built to Help Traders Win

Most trading platforms are built to place trades. TopstepX, Topstep’s exclusive trading platform, is designed to help traders improve their trading performance.

Created by traders, for traders, TopstepX brings essential tools into one focused platform. Built-in risk features like Account Lockout and Daily Loss Limits, along with The Tilt, are designed to support disciplined decision-making and protect your progress as you trade.

Everything works together in one place, so you can stay focused, trade with control, and build habits that support getting funded and staying funded.

Trade Toward Something Bigger

If you’re serious about trading futures, the advantage at Topstep isn’t just getting funded. It’s trading inside a system designed to help you improve, earn payouts, and grow over time.

That system also means you don’t have to trade alone. Through TopstepTV and the Topstep Discord community, traders get access to live trading sessions, real market breakdowns, and conversations with thousands of traders on the same path.

From the way you get funded and how you earn payouts to the tools you can access and community support along the way, everything works together, so you can stay engaged, keep learning, and reach your trading goals.

Take the next step toward trading with Topstep’s money and start your Trading Combine today.