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Firm profile

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Topstep

United States · 4.6 ★ · 12,100 tracked reviews · Verified profile

A leading futures funding brand with a long operating history and trader education footprint.

Editorial checkedLast checked Jun 14, 2026Source: FundedScope editorial check

Challenge fee

$49

Profit target

Futures target

Payout

Weekly

Max drawdown

Trailing

FundedScope score90/100

Daily drawdown: Plan based

Max account: $150k

Last rule check: 2026-06-14

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FundedScope verdict

Who Topstep is best for

Futures-focused traders
Traders who care about payout speed
Lower-cost challenge shoppers

Score starts from 100 and subtracts weighted deductions across rule fairness, payout quality, trust/reviews, pricing/value, market coverage/spreads and transparency freshness. Affiliate relationships do not override scoring.

Score recipe

90/100 FundedScope Score

Weights add up to 100%

Start from 100, then subtract weighted deductions across rules, payouts, trust, pricing, markets/spreads and freshness.

Rule fairness15.8/20

Drawdown style, challenge structure, trading restrictions and how forgiving the rules are.

Payout quality19.2/20

Payout speed, payout clarity and whether the payout structure looks trader-friendly.

Trust & reviews23.4/25

Review volume, public reputation, verification state and broad market confidence signals.

Pricing/value14.3/15

Challenge fee versus account size, refund positioning, scaling and accessibility.

Markets & spreads8.1/10

Forex, metals, indices, crypto/futures coverage and spread intelligence availability.

Transparency/freshness9.3/10

How recently rules were checked and how clearly the profile can be sourced.

Before buying

What to check

  • Trailing drawdown can be stricter than static loss limits.
  • Drawdown terms vary by plan, so traders should check the exact account rules.

Pros

  • Weekly payout positioning
  • Futures market coverage
  • Futures combine account structure
  • Editorially checked profile

Cons / risk notes

  • !Trailing drawdown can be stricter than static loss limits.
  • !Challenge fee starts around $49, which should be compared against refund and payout rules.

Rules

Challenge types: Futures combine

Markets: Futures

Daily drawdown: Plan based

Max drawdown: Trailing

Verified reviews

12,100 review signals tracked. Verified user reviews and payout proof moderation are wired into the product roadmap.

Payout proof

Payout proof collection should require user account verification and admin approval before publishing.

Spread sample for Topstep

First rows from the firm × instrument spread matrix. Full searchable matrix lives under Spreads.

XAUUSD

Gold / US Dollar

Commodities
Spread49.17 pips

XAGUSD

Silver / US Dollar

Commodities
Spread4.72 pips

NAS100

US Tech 100

Indices
Spread2.38 pips

US30

Wall Street 30

Indices
Spread5.07 pips

EURUSD

Euro / US Dollar

Forex
Spread1 pips

GBPUSD

British Pound / US Dollar

Forex
Spread1.159 pips

BTCUSD

Bitcoin / US Dollar

Crypto
Spread29.94 pips

ETHUSD

Ethereum / US Dollar

Crypto
Spread3.84 pips