Your comparison
The Trading Pit Futures vs Topstep: price, cost to get funded and rules side by side. Pick an account size to compare like for like.
Key numbers at 50K
| Value | The Trading Pit Futures | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation price | $99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $64.35 | $49/mo |
| Activation fee | None | $149 |
| Cost to get funded | $99 (eval + activation, list price) | $247 (2 months + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Max drawdown | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 40% | 55% |
| Max contracts | 5 | 5 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $79 | $49 |
| Plan | Prime 50K | Trading Combine 50K |
| Evaluation price | $189 with code PROPFIRMVS: $122.85 | $99/mo |
| Activation fee | None | $149 |
| Cost to get funded | $189 (eval + activation, list price) | $347 (2 months + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Max drawdown | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 40% | 55% |
| Max contracts | 10 | 10 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $79 | $99 |
| Plan | Prime 100K | Trading Combine 100K |
| Evaluation price | $289 with code PROPFIRMVS: $187.85 | $199/mo |
| Activation fee | None | $149 |
| Cost to get funded | $289 (eval + activation, list price) | $547 (2 months + activation, list price) |
| Profit target | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Max drawdown | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| Drawdown type | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Daily loss limit | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Consistency (evaluation) | 40% | 55% |
| Max contracts | 15 | 15 |
| Contracts when funded (start) | Unverified | Unverified |
| Reset fee | $79 | $199 |
| Plan | Prime 150K | Trading Combine 150K |
Cost to get funded = evaluation fee (two months for monthly subscriptions) + activation fee; it assumes you pass on the first attempt and excludes data fees and resets.
Price, target and drawdown by account size
| Size | The Trading Pit Futures | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| 50K | $99 with code PROPFIRMVS: $64.35 Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 | $49/mo Target $3,000 · Max DD $2,000 |
| 100K | $189 with code PROPFIRMVS: $122.85 Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,000 | $99/mo Target $6,000 · Max DD $3,000 |
| 150K | $289 with code PROPFIRMVS: $187.85 Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 | $199/mo Target $9,000 · Max DD $4,500 |
Rules side by side
| Rule | The Trading Pit Futures PropFirmVS code from the firm · No end date publishedGet deal | Topstep |
|---|---|---|
| Drawdown modelⓘ | Trailing end-of-day | Trailing end-of-day |
| Profit splitⓘ | 90% | 90/10. |
| Payoutsⓘ | Every 5 trading days after 5 trading days | On request, no fixed cycle. |
| Consistency ruleⓘ | 40% best-day cap | 55% best-day cap |
| Consistency when funded | None | None |
| Daily loss limitⓘ | Yes | Yes |
| Daily loss breach | Soft: trading paused for the day | Soft: trading paused for the day |
| Drawdown lock | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) | Locks at the start balance (eval + funded) |
| News tradingⓘ | Allowed | Allowed |
| News window when funded | No restriction | ±5 min around high-impact news |
| Weekend holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Overnight holdingⓘ | Not allowed | Not allowed |
| Automation / EAs | Restricted | Restricted |
| Challenge steps | Instant funding, 1-step | 1-step |
| Evaluation time limit | 30 days | Unverified |
| Hedging | Unverified | Restricted |
| Copy trading | Restricted | Restricted |
| Scalping | Allowed | Allowed |
| Martingale | Not allowed | Unverified |
| Accounts you may hold | 2 | 5 |
| Min. trading daysⓘ | 5 days | 2 days |
| Activation / PA feeⓘ | None | $0–$149 by size |
| Commission per round turn | Unverified | ES $3.78 · MES $1.22 |
| Data feed feeⓘ | Included | Included |
| Reset feeⓘ | $79 | $49–$229 by size |
| Fee refund | Unverified | No |
| First payout after | 5 days | 5 days |
| Payout methods | Unverified | Bank wire, Wise, Other |
| Max payouts | Unverified | Unlimited |
| Funded account | Simulated (per terms) | Simulated, then live |
| Payout bufferⓘ | Prime: up to 50% of realized profit per request, capped at $2,500 | No mandatory minimum balance after payout is stated |
| Contract scalingⓘ | Prime Earning phase scales daily with end-of-day profit. | Combine max position: 50K = 5 minis/50 micros |
| Headquarters | Liechtenstein | United States |
| Founded | 2022 | 2012 |
| Platforms | NinjaTrader, Tradovate, ATAS, Quantower, DeepCharts | TopstepX |
| Entry price | from $64.35 | from $49 / month |
| Promo code | PROPFIRMVS (35% off) | None known |
| Rules auto-checked | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-09 |
Highlighted rows differ between firms. Green = trader-friendly, red = restrictive, “Unverified” = we could not confirm it from the firm’s public rules.