@FollowOfficial Documents $4,000 Topstep Payout in September 2026

On September 22, trader @FollowOfficial posted on X that a $4,000 payout from Topstep was on the way, sharing a screenshot alongside a reference to a $33,000 account balance.

The post, published to X under the handle @FollowOfficial, states that a $4,000 payment is on the way from Topstep and includes an attached image cited as the payout confirmation. The trader also references reaching a $33,000 balance and asking for buffer room, language consistent with an active funded account rather than a closed-out payout.

The $4,000 figure sits below Topstep's stated per-request payout cap of $6,000, which the firm reports applies to established funded accounts. Topstep, founded in Chicago in 2012, is among the longer-running futures prop firms and routes participants into CME Group futures through its Combine evaluation, which the firm describes as having no time limit and running as a monthly subscription.

“They still paid me tho i fw that topstep”— @FollowOfficial on X

The proof does not establish which account size the trader is on, which instrument produced the profits, or what strategy was used. The post text does not name the contract traded, and the screenshot alone cannot confirm the underlying account tier. Readers should treat the $33,000 balance reference as the trader's own claim rather than a verified account state.

What the post does document is a concrete dollar figure tied to a named firm on a public, timestamped channel. For a segment where receipts often outrank marketing copy, that combination, an amount, a date, a platform, and a visible screenshot, is the baseline that makes a payout claim checkable at all.