Funded trading, examined
The lead story
Topstep publishes four percentages from its own funnel for January through December 2025 — and they run on four different denominators, which is why almost everyone quotes them wrongly. What the disclosure says, what the rulebook underneath it says, and what recovery costs when the loss limit hits.
A limited-time 50K futures plan that keeps end-of-day drawdown after the evaluation — the one concession futures challenge buyers actually ask for. It is paid for in contract size, two extra minimum days and a consistency rule tightened from the standard Rapid's 50 percent to 30.
The firm's new Trade Clarity Desk shows which rule a trade tripped, how the firm classifies the consequence, and what the withdrawal should come to — before the request goes in. The final review still belongs to the firm.
Continue reading: FundingTraders puts the deduction on screen before the payout request
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