Payout Court · compare

Bulenox vs Topstep

Case file

Bulenox

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 6 of 8 rule facts

Case file

Topstep

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 of 8 rule facts

On 25 Oct 2026, Bulenox and Topstep differed on 3 of 6 rules checked for both: Payout frequency (Bulenox: Request any day; regular Master Account payouts processed every Wednesday, Fast Track and Momentum same day, Topstep: Express Funded Account: a payout request after every 5 winning days of $150+ net P&L (count restarts after each request); Live Funded Account: daily payout access after 30 winning days); Profit split (Bulenox: 90/10 in the trader's favour, Topstep: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%)); News trading (Bulenox: Allowed, Topstep: Allowed with conditions).

Not checked yet: Hedging and Account, device and IP rules for Bulenox.

Receipts: Bulenox 0, Topstep 0.

Last checked

Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Bulenox (allowed with conditions), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: Bulenox (allowed with conditions), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you trade the news: Bulenox (allowed), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hedge: Topstep (not allowed). Not checked yet for Bulenox.
  • If you hold trades over the weekend: neither firm's rules allow it.

Read each rule before you buy.

The docket · 8 rules, each from the firm's own pages

Side by side

Highlighted rows: the two firms' rules differ.

RuleBulenoxTopstep
Payout frequency DiffersRequest any day; regular Master Account payouts processed every Wednesday, Fast Track and Momentum same day
Payout requests on Fast Track and Momentum accounts are processed every day; on a regular Master Account payouts are processed every Wednesday.

bulenox.com · checked

Express Funded Account: a payout request after every 5 winning days of $150+ net P&L (count restarts after each request); Live Funded Account: daily payout access after 30 winning days
After you request a Payout, your winning day count restarts. You'll need 5 new winning days before you're eligible to request your next Payout.

help.topstep.com · checked

Profit split Differs90/10 in the trader's favour
The split is 90/10 in your favour.

bulenox.com · checked

90/10 (trader keeps 90%)
90/10 profit split — you keep 90%

help.topstep.com · checked

Copy trading Allowed with conditions: Trade copiers permitted if user-built for the account owner's personal use; commercial, shared or rented tools not allowed; third-party Rithmic API connections cost $100/month
Bots, algorithms and trade copiers are permitted. ... Only user-built tools intended solely for the account owner's personal use are permitted.

bulenox.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: A trade copier may duplicate your trades across multiple accounts
You can also use a trade copier to duplicate trades across multiple accounts.

help.topstep.com · checked

EAs and bots Allowed with conditions: Bots and algos permitted if user-built for personal use; commercial, shared, rented or publicly distributed automation not allowed; $100/month for third-party Rithmic API
Commercial, shared, rented or publicly distributed automation tools are not allowed.

bulenox.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: Automated strategies allowed with conditions; no support or exceptions for malfunctions; scalping algorithms exploiting SIM fills prohibited
Can I use automated trading strategies? Yes, with conditions.

help.topstep.com · checked

News trading Differs Allowed: News trading allowed (CPI, FOMC, NFP) with no blackout windows
Yes. Trade straight through the economic calendar — CPI, FOMC, NFP and every other release. No blackout windows, no forced position closing, no penalties.

bulenox.com · checked

Allowed with conditions: News trading allowed, but purposely trading full maximum position size into a scheduled major news event is a prohibited strategy
Purposefully trading your full Maximum Position Size directly into a scheduled major news event.

help.topstep.com · checked

Hedging Not checked yet. bulenox.com Not allowed: Cross-account hedging prohibited (long and short the same or correlated instrument across accounts)
Cross-account hedging is prohibited at Topstep.

help.topstep.com · checked

Weekend holding Not allowed: Positions must be closed by 3:59 PM CT; overnight holding strictly prohibited
All positions must be closed by 3:59 PM (CT). Holding positions overnight is strictly prohibited.

bulenox.com · checked

Not allowed: No overnight or weekend holding; all positions closed by 3:10 PM CT each weekday
Can I swing trade or hold positions overnight? No. All positions must be closed by 3:10 PM CT each weekday.

help.topstep.com · checked

Account, device and IP rules Not checked yet. bulenox.comVPNs, proxies, TOR and other identity-masking services not permitted
Do not use a VPN. VPNs, proxy services, TOR, geo-location obfuscation, and other identity-masking services are not permitted at Topstep.

help.topstep.com · checked

Payout receipts compared

Bulenox: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. Topstep: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials.

A tier needs 10 weighted receipts from 5 different senders within 180 days. Until then the verdict is "No verdict yet". How the tiers work

Share of receipts forwarded to us, not of all payouts. People forward denials more often than approvals, so absolute numbers run high; compare firms with each other, not with zero.

Rule changes in the last 90 days

None detected in the last 90 days.

FAQ

Does Bulenox or Topstep allow copy trading?

Bulenox's own rules say allowed with conditions: Trade copiers permitted if user-built for the account owner's personal use; commercial, shared or rented tools not allowed; third-party Rithmic API connections cost $100/month. Topstep's own rules say allowed with conditions: A trade copier may duplicate your trades across multiple accounts.

Does Bulenox or Topstep allow EAs and bots?

Bulenox's own rules say allowed with conditions: Bots and algos permitted if user-built for personal use; commercial, shared, rented or publicly distributed automation not allowed; $100/month for third-party Rithmic API. Topstep's own rules say allowed with conditions: Automated strategies allowed with conditions; no support or exceptions for malfunctions; scalping algorithms exploiting SIM fills prohibited.

Does Bulenox or Topstep allow news trading?

Bulenox's own rules say allowed: News trading allowed (CPI, FOMC, NFP) with no blackout windows. Topstep's own rules say allowed with conditions: News trading allowed, but purposely trading full maximum position size into a scheduled major news event is a prohibited strategy.

Does Bulenox or Topstep allow hedging?

Bulenox: not checked yet. Topstep's own rules say not allowed: Cross-account hedging prohibited (long and short the same or correlated instrument across accounts).

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