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| Category | Topstep ✓ Verified 5 days ago | Alpha Futures· Zero ✓ Verified 5 days ago | Purdia Capital· Beginner ✓ Verified 5 days ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account Size | $50K | $25K | $10K |
| Overall Score | |||
| Trader Friendliness | 72/100Good | 70/100Good | 75/100Excellent |
| Cost Summary | |||
| Eval Cost | $49/mo | $79/mo | $79 |
| Total to Start | $198(first mo + activation) | $79(first mo + activation) | $209(eval + activation) |
| Monthly Cost (Funded) | — | — | — |
| Activation Fee | $149 | $0 | $130 |
| Reset Fee | $49 | $69 | — |
| Evaluation Rules | |||
| Profit Target | $3,000 (6%) | $1,500 (6%) | $1,000 (10%) |
| Min Trading Days | 2 days | 1 day | 5 days |
| Min Days to Funded | 2 days | 1 days | 5 days |
| Pass Rate | 12.4% | N/A | N/A |
| Drawdown Rules | |||
| Type | EOD Trailing | EOD Trailing | EOD Trailing |
| Max Drawdown | $2,000(4%) | $1,000(4%) | $1,000(10%) |
| Daily Loss Limit | $1,000 | $500 | $250 |
| DLL Breach Type | Soft | — | N/A |
| Lock Behavior | Locks at $50,000 after $2,000 profit | Locks at $25,000 after $1,000 profit | Locks at $10,000 after $1,000 profit |
| Strictness | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| Trading Restrictions | |||
| News Trading | No explicit news trading restriction. CBOT commodity market pause 7:45-8:30 AM CST on TopstepX (exchange-level, no orders accepted during pause). No swing trading allowed — all positions must close by 3:10 PM CT daily. | Eval: no restrictions. Standard/Zero Qualified: no orders 2 min before or 2 min after high-impact news (ForexFactory red folder USD events). Speeches: 4-min window from start time only. Advanced Qualified: no restrictions but all-or-nothing gambling still banned. First violation = warning + profit void; subsequent = account breach. | No restrictions. News trading is fully allowed on all account types. |
| Automation | Banned | Semi-Auto Only | Banned |
| Hedging | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| Scalping Rules | None | Trades under 10 ticks AND under 2 minutes flagged as microscalping(min 2min) | None |
| Overnight Holds | |||
| Must Be Flat By | 3:10 PM CT | 4:20 PM ET | — |
| Inactivity Limit | — | 10 days | — |
| Weekend Holding | Must Flat | Unknown | Unknown |
| Account Rolling | No Restriction | Prohibited. Account Rolling (max leverage with no plan, hitting MLL, then buying more accounts) and Account Stacking (excessive evaluations and storing multiple passed accounts) are both banned. | No Restriction |
| Min Payout | $125 | $200 | $3,000 |
| Funded Account | |||
| Payout Accessibility | 76/100 | 73/100 | 98/100 |
| Consistency Rule | None | 40% max/dayModerate | None |
| Funded Rules | |||
| Funded Consistency | None | 40% max/day | None |
| Funded DLL | $1,000(soft) | $500 | None |
| Buffer Requirement | None | None | None |
| Activation Fee | $149 | $0 | $130 |
| Min Profitable Days | 5 days | 5 days | 5 days |
| Profit Split | 100%(First $10K) 90% | 90% | 90% |
| Payout Frequency | Daily | On Demand | Daily |
| Max Payout | $5,000 | — | — |
| Winning Days | 5 days | 5 days | 5 days |
| Days Between Payouts | 5 trading days | — | — |
| Qualifying Day Min | $150/day | $200/day | — |
| Max Payout % | 50% of profit | 50% of profit | — |
| Min Payout | $125 | $200 | $3,000 |
| Withdrawal Fee | $30 | Free | Free |
| Processing Time | 1-3 business days | 48 business hours | 24 hours |
| Payout Methods | Wire/ACH ($30), Wise (Free) | Rise | ACH (US + Wise), International Wire |
| Max Contracts | 5 full / 50 micro | 1 full / 10 micro | — |
| Max Accounts | 5 accounts | 3 accounts | — |
| Platforms | TopstepX, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower | Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView |
| Min Payout | $125 | $200 | $3,000 |
| Max Per Request | $5,000 | $1,000 | — |
| Withdrawal Fee | $30 | — | — |
| Post-Payout DD | Converts to Static ($0) | — | — |
| Account Lifecycle | |||
| Max Funded Accounts | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Inactivity Policy | None | 10 days | None |
| Quick Math | |||
| True Cost to Start | $198 $49/mo eval + $149 activation | $79 $79/mo eval | $209 $79 eval + $130 activation |
| Daily Profit Target | $1,500/day over 2 days | $1,500/day over 1 day | $200/day over 5 days |
| First Payout Timeline | ~10 days 2d eval + 5d winning + 3d processing | ~54 days 1d eval + 5d winning + 48d processing | ~34 days 5d eval + 5d winning + 24d processing |
| Best Profit Split | 100% | 90% | 90% |