Topstep: your questions, answered by real funded traders
Is Topstep legit?
Yes. Topstep is a genuine proprietary trading firm, and across the 11 funded traders JoinProp has interviewed who traded with Topstep, every one confirmed passing its evaluation and managing a live funded account. Their accounts are published under their own names, with certifications shown in 10 of the interviews below.
Do people actually get paid by Topstep?
Yes. The traders in our interviews describe reaching funded status with Topstep and, in several cases, receiving payouts. Each account is a named, dated first-person interview, and 10 include a certification or payout screenshot as proof.
How hard is it to get funded with Topstep?
It varies by trader. Some passed on an early attempt while others describe several failed evaluations first. The consistent theme across all 11 interviews is that discipline and risk management, not aggressive trading, is what got them funded.
What do real Topstep traders say about the firm?
Consistently: patience and process beat frequency, and the rules are strict but fair. You can read all 11 verbatim testimonials, each under a real trader name, below.
Where can I read a full Topstep review?
This page collects real, first-person experiences from JoinProp’s funded Topstep traders. For a full breakdown of Topstep’s pricing, rules, profit split and payout terms, read our complete Topstep review.
Is Topstep a scam?
No. Topstep is a real proprietary trading firm, not a scam. Every trader featured on this page is a named, real person who passed Topstep’s evaluation and manages a funded account, with certificates and payout screenshots shown as proof. As with any firm, read the rules and conditions carefully before you start - but the experiences documented here are genuine.
11 real Topstep funded traders - in their own words
“No matter how good you are, risk management comes first.”
“The skill you are actually building is not chart reading. It is your relationship with uncertainty.”
“I treated the losses and failures as an education fee.”
“The framework I operate out of now lets the market bring me opportunities instead of me chasing them.”
“Understanding that the market is irrational made me realize there is no perfection in this business.”
“I started with Apex and burned around 240 accounts. Six years of losses, basically.”
“I succeeded on my first try with the fund. I had faith it would bring me financial freedom.”
“Confidence without process is just ego with a deadline.”Or Malkyel Mirzayev
“Passing was cool, but that wasn’t the real win. The real win was getting paid.”Drew Mazza
“Getting funded was just the beginning.”- Iulian Rusu
“I became overconfident and focused on the money instead of my process. That was a $10K lesson.”
