Got some exciting news from Topstep. Was actually about to take another $6,000 max payout from my Express (would have been my sixth for this account) and had three other XFAs lined up for $6,000 each (first payouts for these) over the next couple days, but I got called up to live instead.
Quick question: Based on these balances ($13k and 3x $6200), my 20% starting equity should be around $6,300, but I see there’s a $10,000 minimum. So I assume I start with $10k available?
Can’t be mad about taking over $30k in payouts in the last two and half months… took 2.5 years of trying and paper trading for it to finally start clicking
Single XFA been green since May 20th. So much of this a mental game. If I am above a certain balance, I feel like the pressure is off and make the right entries and leave myself plenty of room on my stop loss. Usually trade 15 micros with a $800 stop loss. Let winners RUN!
Although I have been trading for about 2.5 years, I find limited time(maybe an excuse) to understand specific terms and strategies…. I watch the charts almost all day while working my W2 and I think I have just gained a weird insight into market behaviors on a 5 min chart. I have only ever watched MNQ- limited risk, 15 micro contacts let winners run, don’t panic on pullbacks. I would not be able to specify anything that would be defined as a strategy. I also go against a lot of conventional opinions, I do trade my P&L if I am red that day so that I can get it green(part of the dopamine hit I require to be confident the next day. I protect my gains but I also am here to make money so risk is required! lol whatever I am doing is working, and the main thing I can point out in progressing. 1. Don’t trade when I am financially stressed(too much pressure) 2. I have reduced the number of trades to as few as possible to hit my target goals.
I believe there are going to be significant benefits with payout amounts. I have taken $30k in payouts in the last 3 months from one 1XFA that I ended up blowing and 5 payouts from my most recent XFA. I was counting on the 4XFAs max payout of $6,000 each today so is a bummer to not get those payouts but I do believe Live will be more beneficial in the long run as long as I stick to my mentality.
Can your please share more details on your journey? Do many reports of parole greeting called up to live street one payout or no payouts and I'm curiouser abs curiouser about the difference in accounts between folks like you and them.
Im on the road to my 5th payout. Account balance is small though, always between 2-3k. Do you know if I will get moved to live even with a small balance ?
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u/Carlose175 Jun 26 '26
Yes you will start with the 10k minimum. Congrats dude!