Topstep Trader @AniketRtd04 Posts $683 First Day, Eyes $4,000 Cycle
On June 10, X user @AniketRtd04 posted a screenshot showing $683 in profit on the first day of a Topstep funded account, alongside a stated plan to target a $4,000 cycle and a $2,000 payout request.
The $4,000 figure is a trader-stated goal for an upcoming payout cycle, not a documented approved payout. The verified data point is the $683 first-day result described in the post.
On June 10, X user @AniketRtd04 posted that they had taken $683 in profit on the first day of their Topstep funded account, attaching a screenshot and tagging the firm. The post also references a future payout cycle target of $2,000 and a $4,000 profit goal, framed as the trader's plan rather than a settled outcome. The image is hosted on Twitter's media CDN and is presented here as the trader described it.
The post is light on mechanics. It does not name the account size, the contract traded, or the strategy beyond a reference to opening multiple micro contracts, which the trader says inflated their trade count above what they expected. Readers should treat the $4,000 figure as a stated goal, not a confirmed receipt, and the $683 as a single-day unrealized or closed profit on the funded account rather than an approved payout.
“$683 on very 1st day in funded account... taking it slow now”— @AniketRtd04 on X
Topstep, founded in Chicago in 2012, is one of the longest-running futures prop firms and routes traders into CME Group products 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 detail that is relevant to any trader planning early payout cycles. Per-request payout caps sit at $6,000, with lower $2,000 to $3,000 caps on the newer no-activation-fee combines, per Topstep's published terms.
What this proof establishes is narrow but real: a public, timestamped post from a tagged Topstep account holder describing a profitable first session and a planned payout target. What it does not establish is an approved or wired payout, the account tier, or the instrument mix beyond the trader's own mention of micros. On that basis, the post is best read as an early progress note from a funded trader still inside their first cycle.