A detailed breakdown of how these two firms compare across costs, drawdown rules, payout structure, and trading restrictions.
Current public evidence favors My Funded Futures for the balanced model.
My Funded Futures is $45 cheaper to get started. My Funded Futures charges $153/mo (monthly subscription). Topstep charges $49/mo (monthly subscription) plus a $149 activation fee.
Topstep gets you funded faster, with an estimated ~10 days to first payout (2d eval + 5d winning + 3d processing).
My Funded Futures offers up to 80% profit split(Daily payouts, $500 min), while Topstep offers up to 90%(Daily payouts, $125 min). The 10 percentage point difference in profit split can add up significantly over time — on a $10,000 profit, that's $1,000 more in your pocket.
When comparing withdrawal frequency, the gap between payouts matters. My Funded Futures requires 0 profitable trading days between each withdrawal, while Topstep requires 5 profitable trading days. At 20 trading days per month, that means My Funded Futures can request roughly 20 payouts per month versus Topstep's 4.
Topstep requires 5 trading days between payout requests. My Funded Futures has no minimum trading day gap between payouts.
Topstep is more flexible overall. Automation: Topstep allows bots and algo trading while My Funded Futures prohibits it — a critical difference for systematic traders.
News trading allowed · Only 2 min trading days
Starting at $95 · Active promo code available
News trading OK · No consistency rule
News trading allowed · Only 2 min trading days
News trading OK · No consistency rule
Both firms work well for day traders and scalpers. My Funded Futures is a stronger fit for budget traders (starting at $95). Explore all trading styles to see which firms match your approach.
Based on $500/day profit, 20 trading days/month, 55% win rate
At $500/day profit, My Funded Futures reaches break-even on day 10 while Topstep reaches it on day 12. My Funded Futures costs $45 less to get started. My Funded Futures projects $3,620/mo more in funded earnings.
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My Funded Futures uses EOD Trailing drawdown at 3% ($100 buffer once locked at initial), while Topstep uses EOD Trailing at 4% ($2,000 buffer once locked at initial). Lock behavior differs: My Funded Futures — locks at $50,100 after $100 profit, while Topstep — locks at $50,000 after $2,000 profit. Both have daily loss limits: My Funded Futures at $1,000, Topstep at $1,000.
To count as a qualifying day toward payouts, My Funded Futures requires at least $150 in daily profit, while Topstep requires $150.
Topstep limits each payout to 50% of accumulated profit, keeping the remainder as an account buffer. My Funded Futures has no percentage-of-profit cap on payouts.
My Funded Futures caps funded accounts at 5 payouts before requiring a transition to a live account. Topstep has no maximum payout count.
Maximum per withdrawal request: My Funded Futures caps at $2,000, while Topstep caps at $5,000.
Overall, Topstep scores higher (69 vs 60) on our trader-friendliness index. Key advantages: more forgiving drawdown rules, faster path to funded, better profit split, fewer trading restrictions, no inactivity limit. That said, My Funded Futures wins on lower starting cost. See the full glossary to understand any unfamiliar terms, or explore trading styles to find the best firm for your approach.