Payout Court · compare

Take Profit Trader vs Topstep

Case file

Take Profit Trader

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

  • 0 of 10 weighted receipts
  • 0 of 5 senders
  • 8 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, Take Profit Trader and Topstep differed on 4 of 8 rules checked for both: Payout frequency (Take Profit Trader: PRO accounts: withdrawals from day 1 and daily once the buffer (max drawdown amount) is built, 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 (Take Profit Trader: 80/20 on PRO accounts, Topstep: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%)); EAs and bots (Take Profit Trader: Not allowed, Topstep: Allowed with conditions); Account, device and IP rules (Take Profit Trader: Up to 5 active funded (PRO/PRO+) accounts; VPN detection can deny registration; no access from restricted countries incl. via VPN, Topstep: VPNs, proxies, TOR and other identity-masking services not permitted).

Receipts: Take Profit Trader 0, Topstep 0.

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Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Take Profit Trader (allowed with conditions), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: Take Profit Trader (not allowed), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you trade the news: Take Profit Trader (allowed with conditions), Topstep (allowed with conditions).
  • If you hedge: neither firm's rules allow it.
  • 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.

RuleTake Profit TraderTopstep
Payout frequency DiffersPRO accounts: withdrawals from day 1 and daily once the buffer (max drawdown amount) is built
Payout eligibility is unchanged: still day-1 and daily in PRO.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 Differs80/20 on PRO accounts
In the PRO account, the profit split is 80/20, where the trader keeps 80% of the profits.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

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

help.topstep.com · checked

Copy trading Allowed with conditions: Only approved copiers (e.g. Tradesyncer, Replikanto Compliance Edition, platform-native tools), only across accounts you own and control
TakeProfitTrader permits the use of trade copiers solely for managing accounts owned and controlled by you.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 Differs Not allowed: No trading bots or algos; all trades must be manually executed
We do not allow any automated or bot trading of any kind. All trades must be manually executed by the trader.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 Allowed with conditions: PRO/PRO+ accounts must be flat with no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after prohibited news events
All PRO Accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after any prohibited news event.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 allowed: Counter positions across accounts, including opposite positions in correlated CME futures, prohibited (Rule 6)
Hedging using opposite positions in correlated CME futures contracts is prohibited under Rule 6

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

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: Intraday only: open positions are auto-closed at 4:55 PM Eastern each trading day
TPT will automatically close any open position at 4:55 PM Eastern.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.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 DiffersUp to 5 active funded (PRO/PRO+) accounts; VPN detection can deny registration; no access from restricted countries incl. via VPN
You can trade up to five active funded accounts.

takeprofittraderhelp.zendesk.com · checked

VPNs, 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

Take Profit Trader: 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 Take Profit Trader or Topstep allow copy trading?

Take Profit Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: Only approved copiers (e.g. Tradesyncer, Replikanto Compliance Edition, platform-native tools), only across accounts you own and control. Topstep's own rules say allowed with conditions: A trade copier may duplicate your trades across multiple accounts.

Does Take Profit Trader or Topstep allow EAs and bots?

Take Profit Trader's own rules say not allowed: No trading bots or algos; all trades must be manually executed. 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 Take Profit Trader or Topstep allow news trading?

Take Profit Trader's own rules say allowed with conditions: PRO/PRO+ accounts must be flat with no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after prohibited news events. 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 Take Profit Trader or Topstep allow hedging?

Take Profit Trader's own rules say not allowed: Counter positions across accounts, including opposite positions in correlated CME futures, prohibited (Rule 6). 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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