Read Topstep’s screen before you ever see it.

Their words, their order, their fees — so nothing on their screen is new to you. Every line is read from Topstep’s own pages, dated Jul 30 2026. No account, now or later.

What you buy, what you get if you pass, and what changes at each step.

1. Step 1 — Evaluation

   the paid test you have to pass

   You pay for this stage. Nothing can be taken out of it.

2. Step 2 — Funded, on simulated money

   the account you trade after you pass, still on simulated money

   You reach this by passing. The money is still simulated, and a share of the profit is payable to you under the rules in the third flow.

3. What moves at funded, on simulated money

   the one-day loss cap, the best-day cap

   One purchase carries you through both stages, and these rules are not the same in each. The rules of the stage you are in are the ones that close the account.

   firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026

The payments this firm publishes, and which step each one belongs to.

1. Turning a pass into a funded account · Activation Fee

   $149 once

   This is charged after you pass and before the funded account opens. It is separate from what the test itself cost.

   firm’s published page, read Jul 30 2026