The Focused Trader Program (FTP) resets your approach and helps you build the habits needed to trade consistently and sustainably.
This is your chance to prove you can trade with real discipline — in line with Topstep's Trading Pledge. There are 2 paths into the FTP depending on why you were placed: the Corrective Path and the Slowdown Path.
Details of the Focused Trader Program:
| Corrective Path | Slowdown Path |
Account limit | 1 active $50K account at a time (Trading Combine, XFA, or LFA) | No restriction |
Time requirement | 6 months | None |
To request a review from the Risk Team | 6 months of consistent trading + $10K net LFA profits, or good trading behavior | $10K net LFA profits or good trading behavior |
👉 For both paths, Risk Team review does not guarantee approval to rejoin the regular program or purchase multiple accounts.
Corrective Path
This path is for Traders who haven't followed Topstep's Terms of Use after multiple warnings. It's a final opportunity to prove you can trade within the rules — before permanent removal.
You may be on this path for:
Hedging accounts against each other to gain funding
Excessive recycling of Trading Combines® or XFAs
Losing multiple LFAs
Behavior that goes against the Trader Pledge or real-world market discipline
What happens:
Immediately placed into the Focused Trader Program (outlined above)
All current accounts (Live, Express Funded Account, Trading Combine) are closed
No refunds are issued
Any pending payouts are denied
Any pending Express Funded Accounts or banked resets are removed (if applicable)
Next Steps
Start trading your new $50K Trading Combine®
Build consistency and follow your strategy
Trade with discipline and within the Terms of Use
Reach out with any questions about the program or your account status
Slowdown Path
This path is for Traders who follow the Terms of Use but haven't found success in the LFA or show patterns of unhealthy trading. You stay in the program, but it's time to slow down and rebuild.
You may be on this path for:
Excessive Resets and Trading Combine purchases
Activating and losing many Express Funded Accounts in a short period of time
Overtrading
Other unsustainable habits
What happens:
You may continue trading in your existing active accounts
You cannot purchase new Trading Combines, Resets, or B2F Reactivations
If all accounts close or expire, you move into the full FTP structure
Next Steps:
Finish trading any open accounts
Contact Trader Support to start your new $50K account
Start trading your new $50K Trading Combine®
Build consistency and follow your strategy
Trade with discipline and within the Terms of Use
Reach out with any questions about the program or your account status
👉 We hope you use this opportunity to refocus your trading approach and build habits that lead to long-term success.
Take full advantage of the free coaching and resources available to you on TopstepTV and in our Discord community.
We're here to support your growth every step of the way.