Topstep and The5ers and E8 Markets
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| (values differ) Website | topstep.com | the5ers.com | e8markets.com |
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| Country availabilityFrom the listing's recorded restrictions or the firm's published notes | — | — | — |
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| Record status | Official site | Official site | Official site |
| (values differ) Last checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 |
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| Commercial relationshipNever changes order or the facts shown | None recorded | None recorded | None recorded |
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| (values differ) Market | Futures | Forex & CFDs | — |
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| (values differ) Evaluation fee | $49 / month | $405 | — |
| (values differ) Billing | Monthly | One-time | — |
(values differ) 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 | 10% Step 1, 5% Step 2 | — |
(values differ) 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 | 4% | — |
(values differ) 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 | 8% | — |
| (values differ) Drawdown type | End-of-day trailing | — | — |
(values differ) 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 | 3 profitable days per step (0.5% of initial balance) | — |
(values differ) 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%) | 80% at $100K, rising to 100% via scaling plan | — |
| (values differ) Payout rules | XFA Standard: 5 winning days of $150+; min $125; max $2,000 per request on $50K | Funded: payout cap $4,000, min withdrawal $500 on $100K; fee refunded | — |
| (values differ) Activation feeQuoted from the firm's published reset/rules text | $149 activation fee per XFA earned; No-activation-fee path $95/mo | — | — |
(values differ) 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 earned | — | — |
| (values differ) Instruments | Most CME Group futures (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, COMEX); no spot forex | FX, metals, indices, oil, crypto | — |
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| (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 | No trades within 2 min of high-impact news; 30 days inactivity expires account; 'Classic' variant: 8% Step 1, $455 | — |
| (values differ) Rules checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | — |
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