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Latest News Posted by Team Topstep December 1, 2020

Topstep is Named One of the Top 100 Finalists for the 15th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards

Out of 643 nominees, Topstep of Chicago, IL has been selected as one of the Top 100 Finalists still in the running for the 15th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The awards celebrate the most innovative new products and services in the Chicago region across all organization sizes, sectors, and industries. 1,500 business and civic leaders will come together to honor the winners when they are announced on October 25th at Chicago’s Harris Theater.

The innovation nominated by Topstep is the Trading Combine, which is democratizing the trading industry. The Trading Combine lets anyone, anywhere prove their trading prowess, and when they do, they’re rewarded for it. If successful in the Trading Combine, traders earn a Funded Account® and enter into a profit split with the trading firm – which only makes money when they do.

“Our goal has always been to eliminate friction in our industry and empower traders to succeed by aligning our interests,” said Michael Patak, CEO of Topstep. “We’re honored to be recognized for innovating this traditionally archaic business and humbled to be included in the same conversation as such revolutionary companies.”

“What I love about Chicago is its breadth of innovation,” said Tom Kuczmarski, co-founder with Chicago journalist Dan Miller of the awards. “This year’s nominees prove that innovation is taking place in both large companies and small, across industries, for-profit and non-profit, high tech and low tech. These risk-takers and visionaries are at the forefront of solving all kinds of unmet needs in the marketplace.”

Each of the Top 100 Finalists is also in the running for the annual “People’s Choice Award,” selected through online balloting at http://www.chicagoinnovationawards.com/2016-peoples-choice-award-2/.

Out of the Top 100 Finalists, the judges will select 10 winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards, as well as 10 winners of the Up-and-Comer Awards representing innovation in the start-up community, the Social Innovator Award, the Collaboration Award, and 3 new Neighborhood Award winners, which will showcase innovation occurring in Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods.

The winners will be invited to ring the NASDAQ Bell in New York City, invited to separate meetings with Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Bruce Rauner, and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, and receive widespread media recognition.

About The Chicago Innovation Awards
The Chicago Innovation Awards, established in 2002, have grown from a single awards ceremony to a year-long series of events and activities designed to celebrate innovation in the Chicago region, educate people and organizations about the principles of innovation and entrepreneurship, and connect the corners of the economy by building relationships that strengthen companies, stimulate growth and create jobs. The Chicago Innovation Awards recognizes and promotes companies striving to make an impact across public, private, and nonprofit sectors, supporting creative innovation and ideas that drive all industries and serving as a catalyst for business growth. The organization’s expansion has included the formation of the Chicago Innovation Foundation, which promotes innovation education and provides scholarships to college students each year; as well as The Innovators Connection, which connects large corporations with promising start-ups. For more information, visit www.chicagoinnovationawards.com. To follow Chicago Innovation Awards on social media, visit its Twitter (@Chi_Innovation) and Facebook sites.

About Topstep LLC
Topstep is the only firm of its kind, whose sole purpose is to fund traders. The funding process consists of a trader’s performance being evaluated in a Trading Combine® – a real-time, simulated account. If traders can follow the risk criteria and meet the profit targets, they receive a Funded Account where they trade real capital, keeping up to 100% of the profits. To date, TopstepTrader has funded over a thousand traders, averaging more than 40 new funded traders a month. For more information, please visit us at topsteptrader.com.

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