Payout Court · compare

Topstep vs Tradeify

Case file

Topstep

Futures

NRNo verdict yet

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

Case file

Tradeify

Futures and forex / CFD

NRNo verdict yet

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

On 25 Oct 2026, Topstep and Tradeify differed on 4 of 8 rules checked for both: Payout frequency (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, Tradeify: Depends on plan: Growth funded after 5 profitable days, Select Flex after 5 winning days, Select Daily daily, Lightning on profit goal + consistency; processed usually within 24 hours); Profit split (Topstep: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%), Tradeify: 90/10 on Sim Funded; 80/20 on Elite Live); News trading (Topstep: Allowed with conditions, Tradeify: Allowed); Account, device and IP rules (Topstep: VPNs, proxies, TOR and other identity-masking services not permitted, Tradeify: No login via VPN/VPS (VPS allowed for trading after a normal login); up to 5 funded accounts per household; one Tradeify account per user).

Receipts: Topstep 0, Tradeify 0.

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Which fits you

  • If you copy trade: Topstep (allowed with conditions), Tradeify (allowed with conditions).
  • If you run EAs: Topstep (allowed with conditions), Tradeify (allowed with conditions).
  • If you trade the news: Topstep (allowed with conditions), Tradeify (allowed).
  • 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.

RuleTopstepTradeify
Payout frequency DiffersExpress 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

Depends on plan: Growth funded after 5 profitable days, Select Flex after 5 winning days, Select Daily daily, Lightning on profit goal + consistency; processed usually within 24 hours
Growth funded accounts need 5 profitable trading days. Select Flex needs 5 winning days. Select Daily has daily eligibility.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Profit split Differs90/10 (trader keeps 90%)
90/10 profit split — you keep 90%

help.topstep.com · checked

90/10 on Sim Funded; 80/20 on Elite Live
It's a 90-10 Profit Split, you will get 90% of the payout amount requested.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Copy trading 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

Allowed with conditions: Copying your own trades across your own accounts permitted; copying or mirroring trades with any other person prohibited
the copying or mirroring of trades between the Trader and any other person are strictly prohibited

tradeify.co · checked

EAs and bots 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

Allowed with conditions: Bots allowed only if you solely own them, use them only within Tradeify (not across firms), and they are not HFT
The use of automated trading bots or algorithms ("bots/algos") is permitted only under the following conditions

tradeify.co · checked

News trading Differs 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

Allowed: News trading allowed
Is news trading allowed? Yes, it's allowed.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Hedging 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

Not allowed: No opposing positions on the same or correlated product, in one account or across accounts
Is hedging allowed? No. This includes opposing positions on the same instrument or on a correlated product, held in one account or across multiple accounts.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Weekend holding 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

Not allowed: All positions closed by 4:45 PM ET; no holding between sessions; no weekend trading
Every position must be closed by 4:45 PM ET; you cannot hold positions from one session into the next.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Account, device and IP rules DiffersVPNs, 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

No login via VPN/VPS (VPS allowed for trading after a normal login); up to 5 funded accounts per household; one Tradeify account per user
You cannot log in with VPN/VPS. After logging in normally, you may use VPS for trading at your own risk.

help.tradeify.co · checked

Payout receipts compared

Topstep: 0 receipts forwarded to us, 0 denials. Tradeify: 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 Topstep or Tradeify allow copy trading?

Topstep's own rules say allowed with conditions: A trade copier may duplicate your trades across multiple accounts. Tradeify's own rules say allowed with conditions: Copying your own trades across your own accounts permitted; copying or mirroring trades with any other person prohibited.

Does Topstep or Tradeify allow EAs and bots?

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. Tradeify's own rules say allowed with conditions: Bots allowed only if you solely own them, use them only within Tradeify (not across firms), and they are not HFT.

Does Topstep or Tradeify allow news trading?

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. Tradeify's own rules say allowed: News trading allowed.

Does Topstep or Tradeify allow hedging?

Topstep's own rules say not allowed: Cross-account hedging prohibited (long and short the same or correlated instrument across accounts). Tradeify's own rules say not allowed: No opposing positions on the same or correlated product, in one account or across accounts.

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