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Path to Trading Live Capital

Path to Trading Live Capital

This article explains the path to moving from a sim funded trader to trading live funds.

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Top One Futures Path To Trading Live Capital

✅ Clear Path to Live

✅ Daily Payouts

✅ No Maximum Withdrawal Limits

✅ Consistency Rule Removed

✅ Scale up to $2.5 Million in Bonus Accounts

The following outlines your path to becoming a live trader without any need to risk your own personal funds.

Transitioning to Live

After 3 successful payouts from the same sim funded account, a risk manager will review your account and either:

  1. Keep you in your Sim Funded Account with no changes

  2. Transition you to a Live Funded Account

Note: Although unlikely, Top One Futures may transition you to a Live Funded Account sooner than your third payout.

When transitioning to Live, Trader will start with a maximum of one (1) Live Funded Account. If you have any other accounts, they will be paused.

How Do We Move Funds to Live?

Your Sim Funded profits (after your third payout) up to a maximum of 10% of your starting sim balance will be carried over to your Live Account.

Examples:

  • Trader has one $100K Sim Funded Account with a balance of $109,000 after their 3rd payout. ($9,000 in profit)
    $9,000 will be moved to live as their starting balance.

  • Trader has three $150K Sim Funded Accounts ($450K total) with a total balance across all three accounts of $470,000 after three payouts on each account. ($20,000 in profit).
    $15,000 will be moved to live as the traders starting balance.

Live Funded Payout Policy

  • Profit Split: When a trader is moved to a live funded account, their profit split will go from 90/10 to 80/20 and Top One Futures will re-invest their 20% share into helping you scale your capital up to $2.5 million in bonus scaled accounts.
    (see scaling plan below)

  • Daily Payouts: Payouts are available every 24-hours after the previous payout. (Minimum payout = $200)

  • Profits available for payout: Withdraw-able profits are profits created in excess of your starting balance.

Live Account Rules

The following Live Account Rules are designed to allow you to maximize profits, while maintaining a long-term trading plan.

  • Your Daily Loss Limit will be set by your risk manager to ensure the best interests of the trader and the firm to maximum profitability.

  • Your Max Loss Limit will be the balance of your account. (Static drawdown. Does not trail)
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  • Your risk manager will work with you to determine your Max Contract Size.

  • The consistency rule will be removed unless Trader requests to keep it in place.

  • You will have no maximum withdrawal limits

  • You may request a payout every 24 hours

  • Withdrawable profits are profits created in excess of your starting balance.

Scaling - Receive Up to $2.5 Million in Bonus Live Accounts

Upon achieving the following withdrawal milestones, Top One Futures will re-invest their 20% profits and provide additional bonus live accounts to the trader.

Total Profits Withdrawn

Additional Profits Withdrawn

Additional Live Account Given to Trader

Total in Scaled Capital

$10,000

$50,000

$50,000

$25,000

$15,000

$75,000

$125,000

$50,000

$25,000

$125,000

$250,000

$75,000

$25,000

$125,000

$375,000

$100,000

$25,000

$125,000

$500,000

$150,000

$50,000

$250,000

$700,000

$200,000

$50,000

$250,000

$1,000,000

$250,000

$100,000

$500,000

$1,250,000

$500,000

$150,000

$1,000,000

$2,500,000

Please Note:

The bonus live accounts will have a 4% Max Loss Limit and a 2% Daily Loss Limit.

Explanation for Bonus Accounts:

Upon receiving a total of $10,000 in payouts ($8K to you, $2K to Top One Futures), you will receive a bonus live account of $50,000 with a MLL of $2,000 and a Daily Loss Limit of $1,000.

When you’ve withdrawn another $15,000, or a total of $25,000 ($20K to you, $5K to Top One Futures), you will receive another bonus live account of $75,000 with a MLL of $3,000 and a DLL of $1,500.

When you’ve withdrawn another $25,000, or a total of $50,000 ($40K to you, $10k to Top One Futures), you will receive another bonus live account of $125,000 with a MLL of $5,000 and a DLL of $2,500.

This continues all the way up to receiving a maximum of $2.5 million in bonus live accounts.

Please note: These bonus accounts may be traded separately, or copied from your main live funded account.

Frequently Asked Questions

If I get selected to move to live, can I choose to stay in Sim Funding?

No. If you are selected to move to live, your options are to begin trading live capital or to close your Sim Funded account. You may not voluntarily close your live account and move back to Sim. Sim trading should be seen as a gateway to trading live funds, having your consistency rule removed, and scaling your capital up to $2.5 million in bonus live accounts.

What are the Benefits of trading a Live Funded Account versus Sim?

If you are selected to move to trading live, because you are trading real capital, you have the ability to earn an unlimited income with no withdrawal limits as a professional trader. You’ll be welcomed into the Top One Futures live trading family and assigned a personal risk manager to assist you in your journey to maximizing profits. Not only will your consistency rule be removed, you’ll have the ability to withdraw profits every 24 hours.

Can I copy Bonus Live Accounts to one another?

Yes. You may copy your main live account to your bonus live accounts.

What will the Drawdown be on my Bonus Accounts?

On your bonus accounts, your Daily Drawdown will be set at 2% and your Max Drawdown will be set at 4%.

How long does it take to receive my live account?

Once you’ve been approved to move to live, your live account will be set up within 3-5 business days if not sooner.

Can I withdraw from my starting balance?

No. Withdrawals are available from profits created on top of your starting balance.

Example: If your starting balance is $10,000, you may not withdraw from that balance. Should you grow your account to $15,000, that $5,000 in profits becomes available for payout.

If I lose my Live Account, can I purchase another challenge account or Straight to Sim Funded Account?

Yes. Should you breach your live account, you are welcome to purchase another challenge account or Straight to Sim Funded account.

Can I purchase or continue to trade a challenge account or Sim Funded Account if I’m trading in a live account?

No. When you are trading live, you may not purchase additional accounts. If you have a current challenge account that is active when you are moved to live, that challenge account will be put on hold and may be re-activated should you lose your live account.

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