Apex vs Topstep, 50K
55%
Topstep best-day cap · Apex: none
Same $3,000 target and $2,000 drawdown.
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Two firms, one plan size, side by side.
55%
Topstep best-day cap · Apex: none
Same $3,000 target and $2,000 drawdown.
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$1,000
Pro's hard daily loss limit · Growth: none
Pro: more drawdown, but a hard daily stop.
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$0
MFF activation fee · Topstep Standard: $149
Same target, max loss and contracts.
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50%
TPT best-day cap · Topstep: 55%
Same target and drawdown; splits differ.
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$2,000
max loss on Topstep and FTMO Growth
Same $1,000 daily figure, three outcomes.
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How the max loss floor moves.
$2,750
buffer under a $3,750 firm cap with $1,000 locked
Locked until 6 PM ET: you can't undo it mid-tilt.
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$1,000
Topstep 50K daily limit: hit it and your day ends, not your account
Daily limit ends your day; max loss ends the account.
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EOD
Rapid EOD trails only at session close
Rapid allows more contracts, trails intraday.
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$2,000
trailing max loss on 50K
Trails up, then locks at your starting balance.
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$1,000
less room on intraday after the same breakeven trade
EOD only moves at the close.
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When you get paid and how much you keep.
90%
split on 1-Step, Instant, Futures
2-Step starts at 80%; $20 minimum payout.
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24h
to Rapid's first payout · Pro: 14 days
Rapid pays daily at 90%; others 80%.
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$52,000
balance a 50K PRO needs before withdrawals
PRO keeps 80%; PRO+ keeps 90%, no buffer.
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One firm, every account size.
$2,000
max loss on 50K Standard
Four plans; 90% split once Qualified.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K (EOD)
No consistency rule in the evaluation.
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$2,000
EOD max loss on every 50K evaluation
Four one-step models + Instant; no activation fee, 90% split.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K Standard (EOD)
$209 one-time; $1,000 soft daily limit.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K Launch (EOD)
Launch 50K: $59 per 30 days + $99 fee.
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$2,500
max loss on 50K
No minimum days; $175 one-time on 50K.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K EOD
50K EOD: $105, up to 10 contracts.
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$2,000
EOD drawdown on 50K Signature
No daily limit in the Signature challenge; Zero has a 40% best-day rule.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K (EOD)
30% consistency; $1,100 daily limit.
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$2,000
EOD max loss on 50K Prime
No daily loss limit; drawdown locks at $50,000.
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$1,500
max loss on 50K Flex (EOD)
Flex: no daily loss limit at all.
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$1,750
EOD trailing Maximum Loss Limit on the 50K Flex
One-step Flex evaluation or Direct instant funding, one-time fee, no activation fee; soft-breach daily limit.
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$2,000
EOD max loss on 50K Apprentice
No consistency on Apprentice; Elite has 40%.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K LucidPro (EOD)
$172 list price; first payout up to $2,000.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K Rapid (EOD)
No daily limit; daily payouts at a 90/10 split.
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$2,500
EOD max loss on 50K Fundamental
No daily loss limit; $149 activation only on Monthly.
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$2,000
EOD trailing drawdown on the 50K EOD Evaluation
Monthly EOD or Pro evaluation, or one-time Instant Funded; $130 activation when you pass; daily payouts after the SFA.
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$1,500
Trailing EOD drawdown on the 50K Savius Evaluation
One 30-day step, one-time fee, no activation fee; 30% consistency.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K (EOD)
Best day under 50%; 3 days minimum.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K (4% EOD)
No daily loss limit listed; $100 one-time.
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$2,000
max loss on 50K Elite Daily (EOD)
40% consistency on the evaluation only.
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$2,000
trailing max loss on 50K
55% best-day rule; from $49 a month.
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$2,000
trailing max loss on 50K
30% consistency; no daily limit listed.
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$2,000
max loss on Select 50K (EOD)
$165 one-time; no activation fee.
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$2,000
EOD drawdown on the 50K Day Soft and Day Flex
Monthly one-step evaluations; Day Soft pauses on a daily limit, Day Flex has none; no activation fee.
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$2,500
Total loss on the 50K Standard and No Activation Fee
One-time evaluations, no monthly fee; EOD drawdown in the challenge, no daily loss limit listed.
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Odds and how promo codes work.
$1,650
Topstep 50K: max best day to keep the $3,000 target
One big day raises your target.
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20%
off with a Topstep Affiliate Code
Who gets paid when you use a code.
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36.22%
of Trading Tests passed in 2025
Firm-disclosed share of tests passed.
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