Topstep Trading Combine $25K Challenge
1-step · Futures · monthly billing
Topstep’s Trading Combine 25K is a 1-step futures evaluation that costs $29.00, billed monthly. To pass you need $1,500 profit. The max loss is $1,000, eod trailing, with no daily loss limit. Passing triggers a $149 activation fee. The first month comes to $178.00, the 40th cheapest of the 50 25K futures challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 80% split, and the payout rule is: on demand after 5 trading days.
Rule sheet
From Topstep’s terms, verified 8 Oct 2026.Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Discount | — | No active code |
| Activation fee | $149 | $149 |
| Reset fee | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| First-month cost | $178.00 | $178.00 |
How the Trading Combine 25K compares
Against the 50 25K futures challenges we track, the $1,500 profit target is the same as the median ($1,500), the $1,000 max loss matches the median ($1,000), and PT:DD is 1:0.67 against a median of 1:0.67. The 80% split is below the median of 90%.
What it costs to get funded: $178.00 if you pass on the first attempt (including the $149 activation fee), $187.00 with one reset, or $207.00 if you need a second month instead. The median 25K futures challenge costs $66.75 in the first month.
Trading Combine vs Topstep’s other plans
About Topstep: founded in 2012 in the US, 4 challenges across futures, Trustpilot 3.9 from 12,240 reviews (their data), not available in Nigeria.
Other sizes of Trading Combine
Similar 25K futures challenges
Other firms, same 1-step format and eod trailing drawdown, closest in first-month cost.| ☐ compare firm · ★ Trustpilot | Code · buyaffiliate links | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | $25K 1-step | $39.00$23.40 monthly | $1,500 | $600 | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $149 | 5 | 50 | 40% | 20% | 90% | $750 | $172.40 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| T | $25K 1-step | $49.00$34.30 monthly | $1,250 | $500 | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.80 | $130 | 2 | 20 | 40% | 30% | 100% | $1,250 | $164.30 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| LT | $25K 1-step | $69.00$34.50 monthly | $1,500 | $600 | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $149 | 2 | 20 | 40% | None | 90% | $1,250 | $183.50 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| TT | $25K 1-step | $49.00$39.20 monthly | $1,500 | $500 | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $149 | 2 | 20 | 40% | 30% | 90% | $1,250 | $188.20 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| T | $25K 1-step | $69.00$41.40 monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 2 | 20 | 50% | 20% | 90% | $750 | $171.40 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| FF | $25K 1-step | $89.00$57.85 monthly | $1,500 | $500 | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 3 | 30 | 50% | 30% | 100% | $750 | $187.85 incl. $130 activation | Buy |