Quote from colonial dr:
karo, check back on the previous pages -mavrick overly likes tst, that's why he has more posts on this thread than every one else combined. He likes to pretend I have no knowledge even though I'm typing this in my penthouse that was paid for by trading. Maybe he works for them, but I don't know that.
TopStepTrader does not provide information on employment. They do NOT mail checks like gift money, they hire you as an employer afterwards. My logic says they don't put this on their website because they want as many people to put deposits down. TST will charge you $350 for a two week demo account and a review. They say it's because they only want serious traders, but I think it's because TST is first and foremost a revenue operation. I believe this because Michael Patak previously did a website that was online gambling that took deposits and didn't refund the losers. Most traders will not be able to complete TST's high requirements for a two week day trading stunt, so you will probably lose your $350. Most importantly, $350 from TST only gives you a few thousand dollars of capital because they limit the number of contracts you can trade. They lie (yes I'm going to use that word) and say it's $150 k, but it's not-if you lose more than a couple thousand, they pull the plug on you. There is no way they have $150 k in real money put in your trading account.
It is fairly easy for most people to find a few thousand dollars -this is what you would get at tst, and all it takes to become self sustaining. You should focus on day trading discretionary, because this will make you money starting in just a few weeks. Get Ninjatrader and practice in market replay. You will quickly understand what a positive risk to reward and 50% win rate means.
