Prop-firm rules
Before You Buy the Cheapest Futures Prop Firm: Add the Activation Fee
Topstep's 50K evaluation was $49 at checkout; pass and the $149 activation fee made it $198. See every fee to first payout, with a dated 3-month example.
Topstep Evaluation Rules: Why a Big Day Can't Fail Your Combine
Only the loss limit can end your Topstep Combine. See how the 55% best-day target moves the finish line, and which figures come only from outside guides.
Topstep Payout Rules: Check the Cap and Split Before You Request
A $125 request needs $250 behind it, and by ACH less than $125 arrives. Plus both XFA paths, the 90/10 split, caps, $0 loss-limit reset and request hours.
Blue Guardian vs Tradeify: How Instant Funding Futures Prop Firms Pay
Blue Guardian Direct or Tradeify Lightning? The payout schedule, payout caps, consistency and drawdown rules side by side, from each firm's own page.
Topstep Funded Account Rules: XFA Loss Limits, 30-Day Inactivity, Payout Caps and Live Unlocks
Your Express Funded Account rules, from Topstep's pages: activation, Scaling Plan, Daily Loss Limit, 30-day inactivity rule, payouts and Live accounts.
