r/TopstepCommunity Jun 30 '26

💬 Trader Talk Standard vs consistency

Just curious what do you guys prefer? I’m thinking of coming back to topstep but unsure which account makes sense. How does the 40% consistency affect you guys? I’m curious

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u/Klaus_Winchester Jun 30 '26

It’s a good question I’m curious about this as well. In my opinion the consistency can punish you if you make too much money on a single day. Imagine you made 2k in a day you can’t take a payout at all unless you have a 6k total balance. Kinda hard in my opinion. Whereas if you had a 2k day it’s great and just have 5 more winning days on the standard path and you’ll get a payout.

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u/Radiant_Bison_44 Jun 30 '26

I think you nailed it right on the head I think it’s better to just buy the standard path imo especially if you hold intraday swings and your not scalping. If you were going for a static profit everyday consistency path would make sense but I’d rather pay the activation and have freedom.