Jake0fAllTradez Posts Progress Toward $5,000 Topstep Payout

On June 12, the trader @Jake0fAllTradez shared on X that he was "almost there for a $5k payout" on his Topstep Express account, attaching a screenshot and writing that he believes he has found his edge.

The post, published from the handle @Jake0fAllTradez, documents a balance approaching the $5,000 withdrawal threshold on what the trader describes as an Express account at Topstep. The accompanying image, hosted on X, functions as the visual record of the progress. The text itself is brief and confident, framing the milestone as the moment an edge has been confirmed rather than a finalized receipt.

Topstep, founded in Chicago in 2012, is among the longest-running futures prop firms and routes its funded traders into CME Group products. The firm reports a 90 / 10 profit split, with accounts opened before January 2026 keeping 100% of their first $10,000 in profits, which is the cohort a current Express trader would fall into. A $5,000 payout request sits within the firm's stated per-request cap of $6,000.

“I think I have found my edge boys.”— @Jake0fAllTradez on X

The proof has clear limits. The post does not specify the account size Jake0fAllTradez is trading, the instruments behind the balance, the holding periods, or the strategy that produced the result. It also captures a balance in progress rather than a confirmed, approved withdrawal, so readers should treat it as evidence of working toward a payout rather than of one already settled.

What the post does establish is a public, timestamped claim tied to an identifiable handle and a screenshot, the baseline standard for payout proof in the futures prop space. For traders evaluating Topstep's Express path, the data point is narrow but concrete: a $5,000 figure, a named platform, and a trader willing to attach his reputation to the claim on a public feed.