Shivanshufx Requests 55th Payout of 2026 From Topstep, $2,000
On Friday, August 21, the trader @shivanshufx posted on X that a $2,000 payout request from Topstep was being processed, describing it as the 55th payout secured in 2026.
The post, published on X and accompanied by a screenshot, states that the $2,000 payout is now in processing rather than settled. The trader framed the request as the 55th of the year and attributed it to what they called aggressive but planned execution. No account size, instrument, or holding period was disclosed in the post itself.
Topstep, founded in 2012 in Chicago and offering evaluations on CME Group futures, operates on a monthly subscription Combine with no time limit to pass. The firm reports a 90/10 profit split, with accounts opened before January 2026 grandfathered to keep 100% of their first $10,000 in profits. A single $2,000 request sits at the lower end of the per-payout cap range the firm advertises for its newer no-activation-fee combines.
“Slowly stacking, one payout at a time.”— @shivanshufx on X
The proof establishes that a payout was requested and is being processed on the trader's Topstep account as of the post date. It does not establish the funded account size, the products traded, the strategy used, or the trader's cumulative net position across the 55 payouts they reference. Readers should treat the count of 55 as a self-reported figure from the post rather than a firm-verified statistic.
For context on the funded trading market, cadence matters more than any single number. A trader repeatedly clearing Topstep's payout workflow at modest ticket sizes, if accurate, is consistent with a small-and-often approach to withdrawal requests. The evidence here is one documented $2,000 request; the surrounding narrative of 55 payouts is the trader's own claim, and the article treats it as such.
