Prop firm comparison: two futures prop firms side by side
By Alexander Burnett (editor) Last updated Data read by our script
How we got this
How: Every value comes from the US Futures Prop Access Ledger: each firm's own pages read by our script from a US network address on 16 October 2026, with the firm's quote and the page address. How we checkHow we make moneyCorrections
Any two of 24 futures prop firms. Each term with the firm's own words and page. No winner picked.
- US access
- Prices and fees
- Drawdown
- Consistency rule
- Payouts
- Platforms
- Entity
- Outcome rates
| Term |  Topstep |  Tradeify |
|---|---|---|
| US access (firm’s words, graded) | Says it serves US traders: yes (stated: US-only payout methods for 'U.S. domestic Traders'; US not on ineligible list) | Says it serves US traders: yes (stated: 'an eligible country (like the US)'; US not on the 58-country restricted list) [read by hand by Alex on 15 October 2026; our reader is blocked, so no copy was saved] |
| Cheapest 50K route to funded (judged sum) | $85: Trading Combine 50K (No Activation Fee path, RTA on), $85 (monthly) + $0 activation | $107: Select 50K, $107 (one-off) + $0 activation |
| Plans and prices read | Trading Combine 100K (No Activation Fee path, RTA on): $129 (monthly); Trading Combine 150K (No Activation Fee path, RTA on): $199 (monthly); Trading Combine 50K (No Activation Fee path, RTA on): $85 (monthly) | Select 100K: $172 (one-off); Select 150K: $240 (one-off); Select 25K: $71 (one-off); Select 50K: $107 (one-off) |
| Drawdown type | end-of-day trailing: Max Loss Limit trails the highest end-of-day balance (set at the end of each day); Express Funded locks at $0, its starting balance | trailing end-of-day (EOD) |
| Consistency rule | Trading Combine: 55% consistency target; XFA Consistency path: best day max 40% of net profit | Select evaluation 40%; none once funded on Select |
| Profit split | 90/10 (trader 90%) | 90% to trader |
| Payout schedule | XFA Standard: after 5 winning days of $150+, up to 50% of balance per request (capped by size); Live: daily after 30 winning days | Select: daily or every 5 days (trader chooses after passing); Growth/Lightning: 5-day |
| Payout minimum | $125 | not stated on the pages we read |
| Payout method | ACH and Aeropay (US banks), Wire/SWIFT, Wise (China, Canada, UK only), transfer to Topstep Brokerage (US); $30 processing fee shown for ACH example | not stated on the pages we read |
| Platforms | TopstepX (own platform, built by ProjectX Trading LLC) | Tradovate, WealthCharts, Rithmic / Tradesea |
| Activation fee | Standard path: $149 one-time per XFA; No Activation Fee path: none | none (Select and evaluation cards) |
| Reset fee | equal to the monthly price on the plan card (e.g. $85 for 50K); 1 reset credit per monthly rebill | 25K Select $65 (struck from $75); up to 10 resets a month |
| Corporate entity | TopstepTrader, LLC (Trading Combine and XFA); TopstepFunded LLC (Live); parent Topstep LLC | Tradeify Holdings, Corp. (payment agent: Novaflame LTD, Cyprus) |
| Entity jurisdiction | Topstep LLC: Delaware LLC; TopstepFunded LLC: Illinois LLC; address Chicago, IL; terms governed by Delaware law | Address Boca Raton, FL; terms governed by Florida law (state of incorporation not stated) |
| Regulatory status the firm states | Affiliate Topstep Brokerage LLC is stated to be a registered IB and NFA member (NFA ID 0567079); the prop programme entity is not stated to be registered | Affiliate Tradeify Brokerage LLC d/b/a Slay Markets stated to be a CFTC-registered IB and NFA member (NFA ID 0575972); prop entity not stated to be registered |
| Pass or payout rates it publishes | 2025: 16.8% of Trading Combines passed; 33.3% of funded-level participants received a payout; 0.71% of XFA traders called up to Live | Aug 2025-Jul 2026: 17.2% of evaluations passed; 28.5% of funded-level participants received a payout; 3.0% called up to Live |
"Not stated" means not stated on the pages we read. It does not mean "no".
Where this comes from
- One sourceThe US Futures Prop Access Ledger (provisional): 460 of 462 quotes matched the saved page text. CSV.
- US accessGraded as on the ledger: says it serves US traders, US not on its restricted list, or not stated.
- The 50K routePrice plus activation fee, first-time pass (judged). See cost per payout.
- How much each firm statesCounted term by term on the Fine Print Index.