That's just marketing: Michael Patak founded Topstep Trader in 2010, he's still the CEO right now, and he's funding live traders under the name...
I'll venture a guess: you naturally favor trending over mean reversion? ;) Or do you simply mean that, like futures, it's affordable for small...
(I agree btw.) Then the difference is on the trader's execution: on 1-minute charts you need perfect focus and have very little time to formulate...
No no no, I don't mind the expense at all, but I mind that they no longer have a refundable 10-day combine option and that the $85/month/exchange...
Ah! This answers my question: they don't dip your balance for that fee, they charge it separately like they did the combines. Eh, I guess it...
I'm late to the party (mostly here on Saturdays) but wanted to thank you for sharing here, where funded traders usually stay quiet. It's quite an...
Can't speak for the guy, but note that this is the only active thread about TST right now; it naturally comes up in the most recent results, which...
I include trader error in my broad definition of the term. Setting an incorrect stop level, not noticing it, getting a phone call and leaving the...
I don't believe so, because we segued here from TST having lost some key selling points, and black swan protection being the biggest one still...
Given that gravity and air resistance are constant, and for sake of argument wind negligible, then a ballistic trajectory is perfectly...
You can technically hold overnight, you just have to be flat during the 15-minute market close (and thus over the weekends). (Emphasis mine.) Oh...
(In continuation of our discussion about TST's unique black swan protection. Maybe this should become a distinct thread?) I wonder if...
In risk management, I always plan for the worst case scenario and ignore the best case completely. Still being in business next year, in 10 years...
It looks like you may be making the assumption that stops always trigger and that they fill near their level. Neither point is guaranteed: 1....
That's one of the downsides vs trading personally: I'm playing with Sierra Chart right now for historical simulations (others like Ninja are just...
So, because brokers let traders use order types they don't understand, and subsequently complained about, now nobody can use them. In French we...
@Ruben De Kock addressed most points, so I'll just add my two cents on this one. When I'll upgrade from historical to real-time data with Sierra...
Oh, I didn't catch that. Red flag indeed. Good thing he's planning to start it out as a side project to confirm interest and ability.
There's a motivation aspect that is very dependent on the subject at hand. My school system (Québec, Canada) has failed me as well, and I was out...
Wow, that's a bombshell for me. Without the refundable 10-day combine they've become significantly less attractive, though still an option to...
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