Topstep and FundedNext

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TopstepProp firms
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FundedNextProp firms
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Overview
Category Prop firmsProp firms
(values differ) Website topstep.comfundednext.com
(values differ) Markets
  • futures
  • forex
  • indices
  • commodities
(values differ) Country availabilityFrom the listing's recorded restrictions or the firm's published notes —$100K and $200K sizes not offered in Pakistan; $200K not offered in Vietnam
Verification & sources
Record status Official siteOfficial site
Last checked Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026
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Commercial relationshipNever changes order or the facts shown None recordedNone recorded
Prop-firm evaluation rules
(values differ) Programmes tracked
  • Trading Combine $50K (Standard path)
  • Stellar 1-Step
  • Stellar 2-Step
(values differ) Market FuturesForex & CFDs
(values differ) Account sizes
  • $50k
  • $100k
(values differ) Evaluation fee $49 / month
Stellar 1-Step
$569.99
Stellar 2-Step
$549.99
(values differ) Billing MonthlyOne-time
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Profit target — explain simplyProfit target The profit an evaluation account must reach, without breaking any rule, to pass that phase.Example: $50,000 account with a 6% target: you must make $3,000.Watch out: Reaching the target does not override other rules such as minimum trading days.More plain-language terms
$3,000
Stellar 1-Step
10%
Stellar 2-Step
8% Phase 1, 5% Phase 2
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Daily loss limit — explain simplyDaily loss limit The most an account may lose within one trading day. Breaching it usually fails the account or ends trading for the day.Example: $100,000 starting balance, 5% daily limit: a $5,000 loss in one day (often including open losses) breaches it.Watch out: Firms differ on whether it is measured from the day's starting balance or equity, and when the day resets.More plain-language terms
Optional $1,000, chosen at checkout
Stellar 1-Step
$3,000 (3%), from previous day's closing balance
Stellar 2-Step
$5,000 (5%), from previous day's closing balance
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Max drawdown — explain simplyDrawdown How far an account has fallen from a previous high point. A 'maximum drawdown' rule sets how far the balance may fall before the account fails.Example: An account peaks at $10,500 and falls to $9,800: the drawdown from that peak is $700 (about 6.7%).Watch out: Prop firms measure drawdown differently (static, trailing, end-of-day). Read the exact rule.More plain-language terms
$2,000 Maximum Loss Limit; trails end-of-day balance, locks at starting balance
Stellar 1-Step
$6,000 (6%) from starting balance
Stellar 2-Step
$10,000 (10%) from starting balance
(values differ) Drawdown type End-of-day trailingStatic
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Minimum trading days — explain simplyMinimum trading days The fewest separate days you must trade before passing or requesting a payout, even if the target is reached sooner.More plain-language terms
No minimum listed; can pass in as few as two days
Stellar 1-Step
2
Stellar 2-Step
5
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Profit split — explain simplyProfit split The share of eligible profits a funded trader receives under the firm's payout rules.Example: An 80% split on $2,000 of eligible profit is $1,600 to the trader, before any payout conditions.Watch out: Payout timing, minimums and eligibility rules matter as much as the percentage.More plain-language terms
90/10 (trader keeps 90%)
Stellar 1-Step
Up to 95%
Stellar 2-Step
80% standard; 90% on-demand payout option; up to 95% with add-ons
(values differ) Payout rules XFA Standard: 5 winning days of $150+; min $125; max $2,000 per request on $50K
Stellar 1-Step
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Stellar 2-Step
Standard: first reward after 21 days, then every 14 days; fee refunded with 1st reward
(values differ) Activation feeQuoted from the firm's published reset/rules text $149 activation fee per XFA earned; No-activation-fee path $95/mo—
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Reset / retry — explain simplyReset Restarting a prop evaluation from the original balance and rules, usually for a fee, after failing or to start over.Watch out: Repeated resets add up — count them in the true cost of a programme.More plain-language terms
Reset $49 (Standard path); $149 activation fee per XFA earnedReset available at a discounted price
(values differ) Instruments Most CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX); no spot forex—
(values differ) Platforms
  • TopstepX
  • MetaTrader 4
  • MetaTrader 5
  • cTrader
  • Match-Trader
(values differ) Restrictions Best day must stay at or below 55% of profit target; positions closed by 3:10 PM CT; max 5 minis/50 micros. No-activation-fee path $95/mo
Stellar 1-Step
News trading allowed
Stellar 2-Step
News trading allowed; 40% of profit from high-impact news windows counted on funded account
Rules checked Oct 8, 2026Oct 8, 2026
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