Topstep Trader Requests $2,880 Across Three Express Funded Accounts

A futures trader posting as @JTrades_Futures said on X on May 17, 2024, that he had requested $2,880 in combined payouts from three Topstep Express Funded accounts, sharing an equity curve covering nine winning and four losing days.

On Friday, May 17, 2024, the trader posted on X that he had requested simultaneous payouts on three Topstep Express Funded accounts totaling $2,880. The post was accompanied by an equity-curve image and a record of nine winning days against four losing days since the accounts began. The trader said a bank-deposit screenshot would follow once the funds cleared.

The proof here is a payout request and an equity curve, not a settled bank receipt. The dollar figure, the account count, and the trading cadence are stated by the trader in the same post that contains the image. Account size, instrument traded, and strategy are not disclosed in the post text, and we do not infer them. What the evidence establishes is the request itself and the self-reported performance behind it on three concurrently funded Express accounts.

“Winning days are big, losing days are small. That's how it's supposed to be.”— @JTrades_Futures on X

Topstep, founded in Chicago in 2012, routes traders into CME Group futures through its Combine evaluation. 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 $2,880 split across three accounts sits well inside Topstep's stated per-request payout cap, which the firm lists at $6,000.

The trader's framing, big winning days and small losing days, is a description of his own equity curve rather than a verified audit. The aggregate $2,880 across three accounts is modest in absolute terms but consistent with the cadence of a trader managing risk across parallel funded accounts rather than swinging for a single large withdrawal. The follow-up bank screenshot the trader promised would strengthen the proof; this article documents the request as posted.