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Topstep vs Earn2Trade: which is easier to pass and pay out?

Topstep and Earn2Trade compared on their own published rules: profit targets, loss limits, consistency rules and payouts, plus how each account did in our benchmark, where the same made-up trader is replayed against every account. On our 7 measures, Topstep comes out ahead on 6 and Earn2Trade on 0, with 1 level.

Rules checked 8 Nov 2026

The verdict, category by category

	Topstep	Earn2Trade	Edge
Easiest challenge to pass pass chance in our benchmark	Trading Combine 50K: 43%	Gauntlet Mini 50K: 38%	Topstep
Best chance of passing and getting paid passed and reached a first payout, in our benchmark	Trading Combine 50K: 34%	Gauntlet Mini 50K: 21%	Topstep
Most room before failing largest maximum loss; static beats trailing	4% trailing, locks at start (Trading Combine 50K)	4% trailing (Gauntlet Mini 50K)	Topstep
Highest profit split	90%	50%	Topstep
Quickest first payout	5 days	7 days	Topstep
Accounts with no consistency rule	0 of 1	0 of 1	Level
An account with no daily loss limit	Yes	No	Topstep

Which should you choose?

Choose Topstep if you want the challenge that is easier to pass on its rules; you want the best chance of passing and then reaching a first payout; your strategy has deep drawdowns and needs room on the maximum loss; you expect to be paid often and want to keep more of each payout; you want your first payout as soon as possible; you hold through volatile sessions and a daily limit would cut you off.
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Evaluations: Topstep Trading Combine 50K vs Earn2Trade Gauntlet Mini 50K

	Topstep	Earn2Trade
Account	Trading Combine 50K	Gauntlet Mini 50K
Profit target	6%	6%
Daily loss limit	None	2.2%
Maximum loss	4% trailing, locks at start	4% trailing
Minimum days	None	None
Time limit	None	None
Consistency rule	55% challenge	30%
First payout	After 5 days, 1.5%+ profit	After 7 days, 0.2%+ profit
Profit split	90%	50%
Price	$49 for $50K	$170 for $50K
Pass chance (benchmark)	43%	38%
First payout chance (benchmark)	34%	21%
Best risk per trade	0.3%	0.38%
Fee spent per first payout, per $100	$294	$476
Rules checked	13 Nov 2026	8 Nov 2026

Where a firm has more than one account of a type, the one that did best in our benchmark is shown. "Fee spent per first payout" is what every $100 of challenge fee works out at once failed attempts are counted.

Every account at both firms

Firm	Account	Type	Profit target	Daily loss	Max loss	Consistency	First payout	Split
TTopstep	Trading Combine 50K	1-step	6%	None	4% trailing, locks at start	55% challenge	After 5 days, 1.5%+ profit	90%
EEarn2Trade	Gauntlet Mini 50K	1-step	6%	2.2%	4% trailing	30%	After 7 days, 0.2%+ profit	50%

About the two firms

Topstep

Topstep is one of the best-known futures firms. The Trading Combine 50K needs $3,000 (6%) with a $2,000 (4%) Maximum Loss Limit that trails your end-of-day balance and locks at your start. The daily loss limit is optional and pauses trading rather than failing you, and the Combine has a best-day consistency target.

Futures

Rules to watch: Futures. Maximum Loss Limit trails the end-of-day balance and locks at the start. Daily loss limit is optional and pauses trading instead of failing. Payouts need 5 winning days of $150+ and are capped at 50% of balance ($2,000 on 50K). The $3,000 target for 50K is Topstep's standard figure; the product page didn't load to confirm it. Sources: help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284204-what-is-the-maximum-loss-limit and help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284233-topstep-payout-policy

Earn2Trade

Earn2Trade is a long-running futures firm that pitches itself as part trading school. Its Gauntlet Mini 50K is a one-step evaluation: $3,000 (6%) target, a $2,000 (4%) end-of-day drawdown and a $1,100 daily loss limit, with no minimum days but a 30% consistency rule.

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Rules to watch: Futures. Gauntlet Mini 50K: $3,000 target, $2,000 end-of-day drawdown (trailing on the Funded Live account), $1,100 daily loss limit, 30% "Maintain Consistency" rule, no minimum days, from $170/month. Split is per withdrawal: 50% under $2,250, 80% at $2,250 or more, so PropPassCheck shows the 50% you get on smaller withdrawals. Withdrawals are processed weekly on Wednesdays, $100 minimum. Earn2Trade's page doesn't say whether breaching the daily limit fails the evaluation or just ends the day; PropPassCheck treats it as a hard limit, so results are on the cautious side. Sources: www.earn2trade.com/gauntlet-mini and help.earn2trade.com/en/articles/5452472-what-is-the-withdrawal-policy

Questions

Is Topstep or Earn2Trade easier to pass?

Topstep. In our benchmark, the same made-up trader passed Topstep's Trading Combine 50K 43% of the time and Earn2Trade's Gauntlet Mini 50K 38%.

Which is more likely to pay out, Topstep or Earn2Trade?

Of their challenges, Topstep's Trading Combine 50K (34%) gave the better chance of passing and reaching a first payout in our benchmark, against 21% for Earn2Trade's Gauntlet Mini 50K. This ranks the rules, not the firms' payout records.

Which has the better profit split, Topstep or Earn2Trade?

Topstep, with up to 90% against 50%.

Which gives more room on drawdown, Topstep or Earn2Trade?

Topstep's most forgiving account allows 4% trailing, locks at start (Trading Combine 50K); Earn2Trade's allows 4% trailing (Gauntlet Mini 50K). A static limit never moves up behind you, so it is worth more than a trailing one of the same size.

Do Topstep and Earn2Trade have consistency rules?

Topstep: 1 of 1 accounts do. Earn2Trade: 1 of 1 accounts do.

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