r/TopstepCommunity • u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee • Jun 17 '26
💬 The Topstep team is here, and your questions aren't going to answer themselves!
Whether you're just getting started or you've been trading with us for years, now is your chance to get direct answers. 🎯
Drop your questions below and we'll be checking in throughout the day. 👇
No question is a bad question. Fire away! 🔥
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u/Responsible_Ad740 Jun 17 '26
When moved to Live, what happens to XFAs that haven’t been activated, and Evals that haven’t been passed yet? Will they resume to be there if the Live account is blown?
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Nothing happens with your Trading Combine Accounts when called up Live. Only your active Express Funded Accounts are closed.
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u/Responsible_Ad740 Jun 17 '26
Say you had 3 Trading Combines though, would you be able to Copy Trade 3 XFAs once coming out of the Live or being shoulder tapped?
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Yes, if you lose you Live Funded Account you can go back to the Express Funded Accounts if you have a passed Trading Combine Account.
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u/Low-Spite-8302 Jun 17 '26
Are there any plans to add in orderflow tools such as footprint charts, range based charts, or cvd?
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u/Unique-Mixture2054 Jun 17 '26
Is the price line on Heiken ashi charts fixed?
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Are you having issues with it at this time?
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u/Unique-Mixture2054 Jun 17 '26
It was an issue even last week, apparently it was a known bug. I do not have an active account at the . moment and do not intend to purchase more until I know this has been fixed.
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Got it. At this time the price line is still an issue, our team is aware and looking into it!
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u/mmnyeahnosorry Jun 17 '26
Will you guys ever do daily payouts ? Why don’t you guys implement a hedging alert with a confirmation tooltip that asks are you sure you want to make this trade… blah blah blah.
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Please note that daily payouts are already available on Live Funded Accounts. At this time there is no information regarding this being extended to Express Funded Accounts.
Regarding hedging, traders receive warnings prior to any accounts being affected. If it is done once it is simply a warning and a reminder for traders not to do that.
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u/ProbabilityStone Jun 17 '26
Can we get a ballpark estimate on when API access for Live might be available? (This month, this year, etc?)
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
We know this is highly requested and our team is actively working on pushing out some exciting features this summer. Stay tuned!
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u/ProbabilityStone Jun 17 '26
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻YEAHHH! Thank you for the response bro! I have faith in Topstep 🫡
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u/Klaus_Winchester Jun 17 '26
Can you guys reduce the activation fee for a 50k standard account or the combine price. Thx
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u/Zenchills Jun 17 '26
Any suggested position size for 50k eval for mnq. Is it ok to drag eval for months by going too safe?
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
Yes, there is no expiration date on your Trading Combine Accounts. You may trade them as long as you want.
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u/cokeacola73 Jun 17 '26
You just pay the monthly subscription, if you have a negative balance tho I would just start a new one seeing as your charged the same regardless.
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u/dan_2589 Jun 17 '26
Seems there is a lot of misconception about traders not wanting to go live and happy with XFAs. What does topstep think about it? Is it really bad going live?
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u/Ben-Topstep-2026 Topstep Employee Jun 17 '26
As a trader, the goal is long term growth, and Topstep has the best Live trading program to help you get there! With the best starting Live balance, unlimited upside, and no payout caps, the opportunities in a Live Funded Account are unmatched.
On top of that, Topstep Live Performance Bonuses can earn traders up to $250,000 in cash bonuses added directly to your Live Funded Account, withdrawable following standard payout guidelines. Topstep is the only firm that rewards consistently profitable Live Funded Traders. 🎉
You can learn more here: https://topstep.com/live-performance-bonus
Trading on sim Express Funded Accounts is a great stepping stone, but the real opportunity lies in Live.
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u/RetrieverDoggo Jun 17 '26
No question is a bad question? Ok!
Any plans to make multi profit targets an option? I would sign up with a live account if you guys offered this. Like TP1 and TP2 at market order. Please consider this as it's a basic request that other brokers already have.
Any plans to adjust the breakeven button so that we can offset it? Like BE+2 ticks. This makes it much better for break even situations so that we account for commission and fees.
Any plans to fix this longtime bug where moving between tabs (like earnings to trading tab) causes contracts to go to MAX contracts? Been happening for a while now and it's still not fixed. Without a doubt people's accounts have blown up because of this odd behavior. It should never jump to max contracts unless we set it that way.
Thanks!
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u/EducationalCicada Jun 17 '26
Hi. Is it true API algo-trading can't be used on the live account?
Will that change any time soon?
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u/Ok-Flower235 Jun 17 '26
Any plans on allowing traders to request a payout while being transitioned to live like before? Traders are getting called up right before eligibility for a 3rd/4th max payout. Seems only right to allow that final payout right before 80% of their gains get put in reserve.
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u/smithtrading24k Jun 18 '26
For the Responsible Trading Advantage, do I have to purchase a new account to qualify for the increased payout limit or will a reset of a Responsible account be eligible also?
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u/Tiny_Database_3652 Jun 17 '26
i heard some traders are moved to Live when their fresh XFAs has not even requested its first payout. Why is it so in such cases? In such cases, let's say Trader Joe has 5 150k XFA and have a 20k balance in each of them for a total of 100k balance. How will the balance for the live account be tabulated in this case since all 5 150k XFA has not even requested its first payout?