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Facts checked 2026-09-24 by BrokerCatalogue research desk (from the firm's own site) · AI visibility: Pipswire index 2026-Q3
Chicago, United States · founded 2012
Topstep is a proprietary trading firm based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2012. It offers one-step evaluations on futures. Funded accounts go up to $150,000. The profit split is 90% (100% of first $10,000). Broker backing: Topstep Brokerage LLC (NFA-registered introducing broker, affiliate).
| Evaluation models | One-step |
|---|---|
| Asset classes | Futures |
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, TopstepX, TradingView |
| Maximum allocation | $150,000 |
| Account sizes | $50k, $100k, $150k |
| Challenge fee from | $49/month ($50K Combine) |
| Profit split | 90% (100% of first $10,000) |
| Payout frequency | on demand (instant payouts after 5 winning days or 3-day consistency path) |
| Daily drawdown limit | none (optional Daily Loss Limit $1,000 on $50K) |
| Maximum drawdown | trailing $2,000 on $50K (4%, end-of-day) |
| Minimum trading days | 2 |
| Time limit | none |
| News trading | Yes |
| Weekend holding | No |
| EAs / algos allowed | Restricted |
| Broker backing | Topstep Brokerage LLC (NFA-registered introducing broker, affiliate) |
| Status | active |
Sources: topstep.com/topstep-prop · topstep.com/ · checked 2026-09-24
Fields we could not verify on the firm's own site are left out rather than guessed. Rules and prices change often; the firm's site is the binding version.
| Visibility score (0–100) | 31.4 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Rank among 76 prop firms | #4 |
| Named in AI answers | 39% |
| Sentiment (0–100) | 39 |
| Recommended | 39% of answers |
| Own website cited | 13% of answers |
| Share of voice | 8% |
| Engine | Score |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 56 |
| Perplexity | 38.6 |
| Gemini | 33.9 |
| Claude | 17.9 |
| Google AI Mode | 41.6 |
| Google AI Overview | 30.7 |
| Google top-10 | 0.2 |
| Market | Score | Rank in market |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 48.4 | #1 |
| Mexico | 38.2 | #3 |
| Philippines | 34.9 | #4 |
| Germany | 34.8 | #4 |
| Vietnam | 34.7 | #4 |
| Latin America | 33.5 | #4 |
Source: Pipswire AI Visibility Index, 2026-Q3 (CC BY 4.0), 2,344 answers across 5 AI engines and Google, 16 markets. Visibility is not a quality rating.
Topstep scores 31.4 / 100 on the Q3 2026 Pipswire AI Visibility Index (rank #4 of 76) and is named in 39% of AI answers about which prop firm to use.
Topstep pays a 90% (100% of first $10,000) profit split, with payouts on demand (instant payouts after 5 winning days or 3-day consistency path).
Challenge fees at Topstep start at $49/month ($50K Combine) for account sizes of $50k, $100k, $150k.
Maximum drawdown is trailing $2,000 on $50K (4%, end-of-day) and the daily drawdown limit is none (optional Daily Loss Limit $1,000 on $50K).
No prop firm is a regulated broker: Topstep sells evaluations and funds (usually simulated) accounts, it does not hold client deposits under a financial licence. It is linked to Topstep Brokerage LLC (NFA-registered introducing broker, affiliate).
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