What if we had no activation and the lowest all in price in the industry .. what if that was like here before the Turkeys start getting nervous 🦃 … 🤔

At @Topstep no video needed !!!… we don’t like people doing selfies anyway… super weird

Same In trading.

We will never have an “intraday” trailing drawdown rule that bust you out of a profitable position in the middle of your trading day, losing your account, just bc it pulled back a bit too much. If that has happened to you make the switch.

🛑Stop looking for the shiny new object 🛑Stop searching for shortcuts 🛑Stop buying into the discount bin marketing. 🛑Stop looking for easier & faster. ✅Start being a trader. Trading takes work. Trading takes time. Period. The shiny new object DOES NOT WORK anywhere in life.

To get better each day

TopstepX Manual Lockout fans … check this out!! A sneak peek. You’re seeing what only I’m seeing. Comes out here very very soon. Looks like this if I hit the 15 minute lockout button and submit. Hit it and go take 15!!

Ever had your strategy dialed in the Combine & get funded & then make a mistake or bust out right away never reaching a payout? “Back2Funded” will address this situation and be a game changer and our biggest new opportunity at Topstep. T minus. (and we ain’t done after that)

What’s if in Combine you could get a free “Reset” upon each rebill whether you r up down or sideways AND bank it to be used for when you need it for any account you currently have active. Ya that’s coming to EVERYONE next week. With more stuff than just this but I started here.

Oh ya. Forgot to mention. All Trading Combine actives from last week will be getting a thank you here’s a FREE reset

Intraday trailing drawdown. It’s not helping you become a better trader and it trips up traders. Not good. Don’t waste your time. Trade smarter

Guess who’s in Boca with me …. ?! @BrettSimba from @TradeifyFunding … good chats. Good guy!

We removed “changing trading to become payout eligible” from prohibited conduct. It was vague. We never denied anyone for this. It was causing confusion We DO want traders to keep with the strategy that got them there. Spoke about it today on @TopstepTV - Thanks for the feedback

Yes. You got: - A reset credit per account you had active with us. - You got a 40% off, if you need it, on your next Trading Combine - You got a Free XFA added for each impacted xfa (Impacted means profitable day was voided) We will always try to make it right. Trade well!

If you’re struggling, size down!.. If you can’t size down w/ your position size, account size or number of accounts you trade at once that’s the first place to look to fix your problem. Size down. Let patience start to instill. That’s it. Have a great day! Let’s finish strong.

So in like a couple weeks we will announce ‘Live Performance Bonuses’ High level, it’s an opportunity to earn MORE THAN $250,000 in bonuses just by trading well in lfa. This w/ be a NEW benefit for all Live REAL money prop traders. We want to incentive the best to keep jabbing!!

Question - would removing consistency target all together from anywhere in our program and bring in a scaling plan that scales your lot size up as you profit throughout the day similar to how it would be in a personal brokerage account w margin be a better way to do it @Topstep

Old school share/ When I say we started the industry I wasn’t kidding. We started it in 2010. Zero others were doing this. It started as a scouting agency. We still scout in our Trading Combine & we still take traders LIVE real money, since day 1. What a ride! Join us @Topstep

Here ya go..!

....AND those with a profitable XFA day that got removed, WILL be getting something shortly here as well.

Going going, back back, 2 Funded Funded

🤯Topstep Brokerage is an introducing broker registered with the CFTC and a member of the NFA (NFA ID: 0567079). Waitlist sign-ups are right around the corner, like right around the corner. Stay tuned.

Like I said. The best traders in the space right here & right now. Ask your influencer to get on the leaderboard or shut it… it’s the new proving ground and yes we will talk about (and invite) you on TopstepTV @lanto_trades want to come on? House account wants to copy trade you!

“We coming!” / Same day support is here! Inbox is at zero (0) at the end of each day this week thus far. Watch out, we coming for that #1 support experience best in the gosh darn industry trophy. We coming!

Here I’ll make is easy for ya. We ran this last year. Probably will fire it up again. We been simple, objective and doing this for almost 15 years! Yep 15 years, just saying.

Whaaaa. We gotta hear the story! Love these purchases waaaay better then lambo stuff. Appreciating assets only. Shows you manage your payouts like a pro baller! Put that payout back to work in solid investments. Yes ski cabins appreciate like a mother over time.

Tune in on Monday to @TopstepTV !! Will be announcing a new feature we just added to TopstepX this weekend. Yep another new feature that has us trying to help you keep that money in your pocket. Think - Trailing stop but for your account balance. Ex: pnl UP $2k on the day & your seeing the market well & want to keep trading but wish you had the help so that if you get cold you still end the day up money. Yep we got your help on that. Details will be shared Monday.

This problem has been around since online trading started. I started in 1997. I’ve heard many stories that would circulate the trading floor about a suicide or lose it all situation that ruined people and families. That’s one of the big reasons why I started @Topstep (and the prop funding industry) in 2010. A safer way to play (learn as you do) with the upside opportunity like you would have if you were trading your own personal account. No more risking your kids college fund and blowing it in a day like many do with their brokers. We want to be the support system (aka Fun positive community) of like-minded traders who love and are passionate about trading. It’s fun. It’s challenging and it’s new every day. Let’s do it more safely and work together to be the best each of us can be. Cheer each other on! We all know it’s a tough endeavor but there will always be someone better and or worse than you. Your personal journey should be with others that are helping lift you up (and slow you down) helping make you the best YOU, that you can be body, mind and bank account - find a trading buddy at Topstep! wsj.com/finance/stocks/stock…

Try dropping nq and only trading es next week. I dare you !! Double Dog. Ya might find out it’s better behaved and doesn’t hit your stops so erratically like nq.

We have the BIGGEST cap in the game. Should we even have a payout cap? Every prop seems to have a cap but what about NO Cap… or as the cool kids say… no capping!

15 years looking for talent and helping them develop … my guy Johnny Hoagland!!

Closing in on the end of the year. Who here has taken a payout trading with @Topstep ?

price is what you pay... VALUE is what you get!.. Serious traders know how to seek out value. Hope you to see our value and how we value our traders ..

🤯When you earn it we pay it. (Disclaimer - we now seed new Live Funded Accounts up to the account size you chose - for example - choose a 150k Combine your lfa starting balance can go upto $150,000 real dollars - bigger than any prop anywhere out there in futures or anywhere)

🚀 a BIG update to TopstepX is coming out. Like big big!! Like possibly your own Coach. Maybe even real-time feedback idk.. what I do know is WE at @Topstep invest $$$ (like the most in the industry) into helping OUR trades trade better. Tune into TopstepTV tomorrow morning!

Take a look 👀- a solid example of a great resume after completing the Trading Combine @Topstep … yes the Combine helps you build skills and make yourself more marketable in the workplace AND being a Funded Trader might just move you up the list when Topstep reviews ya.

Hot damn!! You are 1 of over 7k funded traders a week that request & get their payout… average payouts are around $2400-$3500 per request. This $22k is size real money and I can assume now that you are a live funded trader!! Hell of a job!! Keep Jabbing Master Black!

How many/ One (1) account, One (1) lot traders are there out there? In all my experience watching 100’s of thousands of people trade - this saying has held true - “If you can’t trade small you can’t trade big”.. Prove you can trade small first.

Today yes today can be the day where your trading starts to turn a corner towards the direction you’re trying to go with it. Stay the course. It is a marathon not a race. Enjoy the ride even when discomfort and frustration show themselves. Rise up and be a Pro! You got this!

Who’s ready to wake up on Monday and do it all over again but better?! That’s the trader mentality. Jab away week after week. Filling up the think tank daily even if you are stalling out growing the account. It’s a marathon. Every day is anew, go seize your day. See ya tomorrow!

See that company waaaaay over there on the left all by itself…The lone pioneer, engine that could. In the early days, every day was “I think we can” with many setbacks along the way. Very thankful for the kick ass @Topstep team that stuck by my side along this 14 year journey. All sharing the same vision and passion. All of us finding and leveraging our strengths and all of us settling into our swim lanes - thank you! We executed daily towards our vision to be a path to a better lifestyle. To help professionalize aspiring traders’ passion, introduce the world to Futures trading more safely, discover talent and helping to instill better habits in a safer environment than what existed back then. Helping prepare folks to trade better at the live level, be it with us or with their personal brokerage account. It all works together. A win for the aspiring trader, a win for the prop and a win for bringing better risk managers and smarter liquidity providers (speculators) to the Futures industry. Learn (and earn) by doing! It’s a simple concept but it wasn’t there or available to anyone, anywhere in the world, prior to us planting the flag and screaming from the rooftops, “there IS a better way and here it is!” Looking forward: As you see on the diagram we are not the only prop firm. There are many here that share a similar mission and values - choose wisely - this is a great industry. There is a ton of great people and traders making it all work AND it is much needed for all trading skill levels. Let’s all keep jabbing! Happy Thanksgiving! (fun fact: we actually started Jan 2010)

7,550 payouts processed last week 🤯 Most in the industry by far. Stop looking for the next shiny offering or promo. Get to work with Topstep - THE best in the game helping thousands of traders a week be the best in their game!!

20 new super talented hires start today @Topstep leaving big tech names like Tesla, Coinbase, Amazon etc. If you like our tech now with its flaws here & there & sometime more often than anyone likes, THEN you’re gonna love us in a few months when they dial it in big tech quality

Yoooo … We’ve partnered with @Plus500_US to launch Topstep Brokerage and shift @Topstep Prop and TopstepX into hyperdrive! This is another HUGE big step towards creating THE Ultimate Trading Experience… we’re gonna create it and you’ll love it..!! nasdaq.com/articles/plus500-…

Best “I am no longer with Topstep” story I’ve heard in awhile!! Ralph keep jabbing my friend (And) maybe just maybe we might get you back trading with us if or more like when Topstep becomes a brokerage.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow (an announcer voice of course) .. We will be introducing something I’m trying out on the fly but it has legs to stay (I think). It’s called the Topstep VIP Experience.. Sounds expensive right?! Well it’s free. Tune into TopstepTV tomorrow for more

T minus 30 ish days or so… Back2Funded w/ the simplest payout policy (which gets even better/easier next week)

We @Topstep have never had a consistency rule at the Funded level. There’s one solid prop firm choice for ya. Oh and we created the online prop funding industry in 2010 … so ya we know what we are doing and motivated to help traders get better

Fact check/ @Tradovate & Rithmic platforms have been up & working great all day today, yesterday & weeks prior here @Topstep contrary to a false statement made by another firm when responding about THEIR issues saying they were also issues every other prop firm had as well - nope

Wasting a trading day competing in some challenge with randoms shooting for the moon or working to get better on my own personal journey getting funded & taking payouts??? Which would you choose. Serious tennis players don’t play pickle ball. Messes w their swing.

In the spirit of internally leaked conversations … those TopstepX manual lockout fans have something more coming. !!! I’m taking it for a test run Monday!! Here we go.

JUST 1 year ago today we made a move that changed everything. Kudos to the Topstep team for delivering, opening the door & welcoming new passionate & aspiring futures traders into the @Topstep community. Can’t wait to see where the next year will take us all!!! Let’s go!! 🚀 💪

Cool cats 😎 stopping by the Topstep office … Charles a funded trader AND took a $2k payout AND is trading while in college now has a sweet Topstep backpack, socks, a notebook for journaling and ski goggle covers. We hook you up in more ways than one @Topstep !!

We onboarded or have coming over incredible talent from Meta, Amazon, Google, JPMorgan, Autodesk, Coinbase, CoinFlip, Citadel, Headlands, Law firm partner & attracting top tier talent asking about working w/ Topstep- They see the vision of The Ultimate Trading Experience. Big things coming, building for YOU, stay tuned!

Urgency to make money will destroy your trading career… “you make the most money when you don’t need it” - my trading psychologist back in 2002 said this to me. If you don’t have a trading psychologist, I’d highly advise you to get one. So much happens upstairs in your brain.

I don’t know why you guys are still messing around with uncertainty… and for what!? Go to tradeday or Earn2trade… hell don’t even go to Topstep which is my firm. Just go somewhere else with an objective payout policy. This subjective stuff you all put up with I don’t get.

Hearing rumors of Rithmic issues at other prop firms/ here at @Topstep there are NO ISSUES being reported, Rithmic is running fine. Happy Friday! To those still trading, I’d recommend to call it a week! Go —> ⛳️ 🏌️‍♂️ 🏊 🛥️ 🏀 🎾 ⚽️ 🪂 ⛷️ 🏈 🍻 🍸 🏖️

Alright I’m back to work been traveling the last 10 days for work / NEED YOUR HELP! / What is the TOP 3 things that need improved at @Topstep right now? Aka- What sucks at topstep right now? Share it. I’ll grab the list and get meetings going next week. 🥊🥊🥊#alwaysimproving

Consistency 50% in Combine we have had for years. Add 50% consistency target in xfa to keep consistency top of mind. Drop 5 winning day minimum, maybe drop the 5k cap. Keep 25k payout profit cap per account or 5 payouts to be moved to lfa (live). How does that sound?

Can ya’ll quit messing around with all these random companies that pop up. Stick with reputable, legit, trustworthy and trader developing and helping firms .. For FX it’s @FTMO_com For Futures it’s @Topstep Find a home and stick with it. Stop chasing the next shiny object

What a week/ What’s the EXACT number on how many @Topstep Funded Traders requested a payout this week? Whoever guesses the exact amount wins something.

Would a wallet system be something you’d use ?

[Sneak Peek] Traders on TopstepX / Check your email Monday and refresh your platform … it’s on!!! (or actually it’s off, if you get what I mean 😉)

The Chicago Topstep Trader House (actually it’s a Penthouse) has officially kicked off w its first guest!! The start of many more invites to stay where Topstep started in 2010. Sharing this property with our Funded Traders has always been our vision. Topstep Lifestyle !

Here we go 2025! Crush it time.

On the launch pad/ Accounts with no activation - T minus before 🦃

annnd the studio has a floor plan (it’s not done yet).. construction starts this month. We will have a pit where Live Big Board traders will be invited to come trade in Chicago while the TV folks are at the ESPN type desk streaming cutting to the pit action & cameras everywhere

Woke up this morning w/ Payout Policy on my mind. With all the talk about other firms adding complexity, I had a fun idea to get ChatGPT’s opinion around which is THE BEST FOR THE TRADER. Take a look.. Did AI get it right? Why or why not?

Keep an eye out in your inbox... t minus mins or hours.. Markets are moving .. Lets go!

Yep. And that 200 may just be a little lower … tune into @TopstepTV this Tuesday shit is going down … pun intended.

Would you want to earn this type of invite to Topstep’s 1st office & Chicago downtown penthouse & trade out of it with 5 others?!.. Oh and get a chicago trader experience hosted by our TopstepTV team plus dinner night on the town. airbnb.com/rooms/16453692?s=…

I love the @Topstep trader community … aka all the traders trading with us… they’re badass .. they let you know how they feel .. they grind it out.. they work hard for the dollar in the markets and in their day life. They get it!! Keep jabbing guys!!

take a payout ! 📣 let’s go!

Have fun with this while you can. You’ve got 45 days left before we (Topstep) completely obliterate the industry w/ instant realtime support, with a human, 24/7! 💪 until then, yep @Topstep has very slow response times.

The new dashboard features … invites have been going out…

Some great news just dropped about @Topstep ... I wonder who can find it

Fun Update/ We have a completely new & wildly improved “Payout Club” coming within 30 days. I just approved it. Think vacation giveaway & of course hats backpacks and jackets w/ your payout tier you hit. We’ll help brag for ya so you can continue focused & humble in the markets.

I wonder if there’s a prop out there that in same time has paid out more than all these firms listed here have (COMBINE)D 🤔 w a hint hint. To do this you gotta have THE best program, THE best in-house team & never stop reinvesting back into all of that to make THE best traders.

👋 At @Topstep Company Retreat ⛵️ - TopstepTV playing before we start our meetings. Getting our fill!!! Go get’m @Nick4ATick and Dakota!! Both are on the top of the leaderboard holding the top 10 spots for months and holding 5k+ traders attention today!

New dashboard has Instant activation. Pass the combine get right into your xfa.

Everyone that works at Topstep (aka Team Topstep) now has opportunity to trade in a Combine & as a Funded Trader - just like you all. Except of course we comp a free 50k each month comp a couple free resets and w no activation @Topstep is THE most badass place to work!!!!!

Here’s the last of it… What’s your favorite and are we missing anything? My favorite is “trail pdll off your realized highs” Keeps you trading when you’re seeing it well and when you don’t got it after making it, you still end the day with profits.

Need help/ We are opening a new office HQ in downtown Chi city this year. We have a studio design idea for @TopstepTV that merges the old pit but built & practical for screen traders we invite in. I need ideas/images for layout to share w/ designer - pic below is a start

Access to THE biggest opportunity to ever hit the prop world drops in days exclusively only at @Topstep I might add. THE biggest!!… Start trading in our camp and you’ll see why it’s so damn big slash beneficial to your trading journey slash career. The BIG BIG leagues!!

Pass in 1 day? Yes you can exactly do this. It’s all about the new dashboard we have launching for everyone within a couple weeks. When you meet the profit objective of the Trading Combine, you can instantly get into a XFA funded account. Our tech is now the best!!

Seeing too many of this “reloaded” concept out there or the boom or bust trading behavior happening in the space. It’s not the right path. Size down. Slow down. Take your time. Much love Kyle. No disrespect. This just popped up. Gotta get it off my chest.

We don’t like issues but we will always work to try and make it straight. Losses removed. Profits remain.

Another 10,000 invites headed out today for the new dashboard. It makes taking a payout feel like ordering from @dominos !!!

Are you improving each day? More patient, better dialed in strategy, discipline staying strong. Staying true to your strategy and making adjustments with each opportunity where you learn from mistakes or end results. Get in the mindset of always improving.

God that was horrible. Try again

Calling all streamers/ Dakota, THE best LIVE Futures Trader in the industry & home grown developed at @Topstep is looking to take on any one of ya’ll for a head2head P&L challenge over a 3 month period. Sim streamers are welcomed (fyi sim has MUCH EASIER fills). Let’s go!!

Yep.. Work at the best prop and you also get to trade for free with all the same benefits as anyone else at the same time. Ain’t life great!

Rumor Mill/ Someone here has a $10m a month (yes $10m a month) MARKETING SPEND for ads & buying influencers - hint they are having a ton of platform issues right now & denying payouts while changing payout rules & calling their traders scammers & schemers. $0 is @Topstep ad spend

No no no … getting Debt free (which is awesome by the way and such a good feeling) is all your doing !!! we merely had the platform and opportunity there for you. You were the one to go out and earn it ! Well done.

“If you could somehow game it” / @MattLeech @MyFundedFutures had this sent to me a few times this week. Help us understand. Deep fake? Or an actual convo? If anyone else has insight on this share for transparency sake. Just trying to gain clarity. Making no claims Hope it’s fake

You’re with the wrong prop firm. It’s that simple. Writing has been on the wall for sometime. They flash huge percentage and everyone runs that direction like it’s crack. Get with the right reputable long standing firm and stay there. Trade day Earn2trade and @Topstep

Within a year we will have AI helping you trade better and protect you from your patterns of bad trading behavior. Never tell you where to get in or out just help you be a better u which creates healthier trading habits. PhD Data team hired. Very expensive. Very much helpful to u

Back2Funded w/ help ya … think Back-to the-Future movie. If you could go back, redo what you messed up on and set your future up better and brighter, would you do it?.. that opportunity is coming!

Has this ever happened 2 you? You proved your strategy was profitable in the Trading Combine, then first trade in your xfa striked out back to the minors.. it was just one pitch. What if you could stay at that Funded plate & you got a couple more pitches. Keep your momentum & give your strategy another look getting back in 2 a fresh XFA. ... I know I would be a bit smarter & more patient on my next pitch/XFA .... wait for the ball/market to come to me & the best pitch/A+Strategy to show up & and then rip the ball/trade to get those runs/payouts... Now that's pro ball!

Totally understand. We will make sure to have you video record your trading and write us a short novel explaining your strategy next time… or check that maybe not and we just send you what we owe ya with an objective and simple payout policy. God forbid.