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Side by side, November 2026

Blusky Trading vs Topstep

Every evaluation both firms sell, read from their own sites, with the rules that decide whether you pass. At 50K, Blusky Trading starts at $59 a month and Topstep at $49 a month.

Prices read Nov 13, 12:42 AM ET

Blusky Trading 73 rules pages watched, 9 edits that matter in 30 days

No live code

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Topstep 60 rules pages watched, 11 edits that matter in 30 days

No live code

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Cheaper 50K, monthly
Topstep$49 vs $59 per month
50K, one-time
Only Blusky Trading$199 one time
No daily loss limit at 50K
Blusky Tradinghas a plan without one
End-of-day or static drawdown
Bothon a 50K plan
No consistency rule
Neitherin the 50K evaluation

25K evaluations

Blusky Trading

Topstep

  • Propel Premium - Advanced 25K$150/mo

    Target
    $1,500
    Max loss
    $1,200EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    34% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

Topstep has no 25K evaluation we can price.

50K evaluations

Blusky Trading

Topstep

  • Launch 50K$59/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    Fee

  • Propel Premium 50K$160/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    34% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • Orbit 50K$199once

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 50K Trading Combine (Standard path)$49/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 50K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$95/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $2,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $1,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

100K evaluations

Blusky Trading

Topstep

  • Launch+ 100K$69/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $2,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    50% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    Fee

  • Propel Premium+ 100K$220/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $2,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    34% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • Orbit 100K$299once

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 100K Trading Combine (Standard path)$99/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 100K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$149/mo

    Target
    $6,000
    Max loss
    $3,000EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $2,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

150K evaluations

Blusky Trading

Topstep

  • Propel Static - Static Growth 150K$170/mo

    Target
    $3,000
    Max loss
    $1,000Static
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    34% best day
    Min days
    n/a
    Activation
    None

  • Orbit 150K$419once

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    None
    Consistency
    40% best day
    Min days
    1
    Activation
    None

  • 150K Trading Combine (Standard path)$199/mo

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $3,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    Fee

  • 150K Trading Combine (No Activation Fee path)$229/mo

    Target
    $9,000
    Max loss
    $4,500EOD trail
    Daily loss
    $3,000
    Consistency
    50% of target
    Min days
    2
    Activation
    None

The rules in plain words

Funded account

Blusky Trading

Sim-funded then live: Launch/Propel pass -> BluLive buffer stage -> Sim Funded Account -> live brokerage at $10K profit review. Orbit V2 consolidates into one…

Topstep

Sim-funded Express Funded Account then Live Funded Account after XFA payouts; only 0.71% of XFA traders were called up to an LFA in 2025.

Payouts

Blusky Trading

Daily Mon-Fri; requests before 11AM ET processed same day, after 11AM next business day; min $250; Sim Funded cap up to $3,000/week by size; Orbit V2: min…

Topstep

XFA Standard path: 5 winning days of $150+ net then request up to 50% of balance, capped $2,000 / $3,000 / $5,000, doubled to $4,000 / $6,000 / $10,000 if a…

News trading

Blusky Trading

Allowed at trader's own risk; no event blackouts

Topstep

Allowed - no flatten requirement in SIM or Funded accounts, but trades hit by economic releases get no exceptions or reset credits.

Platforms

Blusky Trading

Tradovate, Rithmic, NinjaTrader, Volumetrica, Tradesea, Tickblaze, Deepcharts, ONYX, ATAS, Quantower; TradingView/TrendSpider charting only

Topstep

TopstepX only for new Trading Combines; legacy NinjaTrader/Tradovate accounts grandfathered; TopstepX cannot connect to TradingView. Level 2/DOM data $38/mo.

List prices as read Nov 13, 12:42 AM ET. Codes are not taken off the prices, because some only cover some plans. Fees beyond the evaluation (activation, resets, data) are not in the price. Check the firm's own page before you buy.

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