Earn2Trade vs Topstep 2026: Education or Payouts?

Both Earn2Trade and Topstep are the "Adults in the Room". They don't use aggressive marketing. They focus on Futures. They want you to learn.

But their end-products are different.

The Goal: Income vs Career

Topstep (Income Focus): With the XFA (Express Funded Account), Topstep wants you to withdraw daily.

• Pass -> Get Funded -> Make $500 -> Withdraw $500.
• It's an ATM machine for skilled traders.

Earn2Trade (Career Focus): The Trader Career Path is a ladder.

• Pass -> Get $25k -> Make Profit -> Upgrade to $50k.
• Make Profit -> Upgrade to $100k.
• They incentivize holding capital to grow the account size.

Drawdown

• Topstep: End of Day. (Unbeatable).
• Earn2Trade: Trailing (but stops at initial balance).
• Verdict: Topstep is slightly safer for careless traders.

Education

Earn2Trade Wins. Their crash course is comprehensive. Topstep has coaching, but E2T's material is structural.

Verdict

If you want to turn $50 into $500 next week: Topstep. If you want to turn a $25k account into a $400k account over 2 years: Earn2Trade.