My attempt to earn a funded account with TopStep

Yes, it has been worth all the tears and fears.

I want everyone to never give up on their dreams and ambitions -- just keep working hard and learning, and adjusting. You will get there!
 
Thank you, Jay, James and the entire TST Team.

You guys have helped me and my family out in so many ways and I truly thank you and respect the ethics of your company. Thank you.
 
SelfMadeDude said:
So I passed the $5K mark in my Pro Account and am now a true funded trader.

I will keep you guys updated on my progress.


In the meantime, check out my blog: www.selfmadedu.de
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congrats man! I am currently 3k away from finishing step 1 of the 150k combine with TST. Looking forward to hopefully becoming a funded trader with them as well!
 
Quick questions for the ones here who withhave experience TST.

So you have to do combine stage 1 and 2 and have to pay for both, correct?

After this you can choose to go live or the so called pro account?

During the combine the trailing draw down is calculated end of day, not trialing, correct? Is this the same in all stages including the funded account?
 
DevBru said:
Quick questions for the ones here who withhave experience TST.

So you have to do combine stage 1 and 2 and have to pay for both, correct?

After this you can choose to go live or the so called pro account?

During the combine the trailing draw down is calculated end of day, not trialing, correct? Is this the same in all stages including the funded account?
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I'm on Step 2 of the Combine. The numbers below are based on the $50K combine.

You don't necessarily pay for each step. You pay a monthly membership fee. If you can complete both steps before the next month, you'd only pay once.
Once you pass Combine Step 2, the monthly fees stop, and you are correct you can go to Pro or Funded. Most people go with the Pro account since there's no additional fees, IF you screw it up you go back to Combine Step 2 (instead of Step 1), and the money you make up to $5K can be converted to a Funded account (or will automatically be converted once you hit the $5K).

For the draw downs, the daily $1,000 limit is calculated intraday, soon as you hit it it'll lock you out (I speak from experience unfortunately) and you have to pay to reset. The Weekly drawdown is calculated at the end of the day, so you can go below it as long as you recover. Honestly I'm not sure if this is daily, or weekly. For example say Day 1 you go down $500. Then Day 2 you go down $700, for a net of $1200 below start. I know you are fine on the 2 daily $1K loss limits, but not sure honestly if the weekly one is considered violated at the end of Day 2, or if you do have until the end of the week.
 
I earned my Premium Funded Account but had to withdraw the full amount to take care of a personal situation. It hurts that I was not able to trade but on the flip side I signed up for a Forex Combine with TST so that I can get back to my true passion which is swing trading the currency markets.

Good Luck Y'all!

Please follow my journey at my blog: www.selfmadedu.de

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SelfMadeDude said:
I earned my Premium Funded Account but had to withdraw the full amount to take care of a personal situation. It hurts that I was not able to trade but on the flip side I signed up for a Forex Combine with TST so that I can get back to my true passion which is swing trading the currency markets.

Good Luck Y'all!

Please follow my journey at my blog: www.selfmadedu.de

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Has your TST funded account been closed ever since you took out your 5K? If so, did they close it because you've already gone down to your max drawdown after the withdrawal?
 
Yes, if you withdraw the $5K from the start, your account is effectively closed.

That is why I am doing a TopStep FX combine...getting back to my roots with currency swing trading
 
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