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The Futures Desk by Topstep

Futures Prop Firm
https://www.thefuturesdesk.com
Established: 2012 (14 years in business)
Legal Company Name: TS TFD Buyer, LLC
Location: 1 East Erie St Suite 525 #4200 Chicago, IL 60611
Leadership: Josh (dotjosh on X), CEO
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Our Summary
Futures prop firm built around a one-step assessment, a short simulated brokerage bridge, and then live brokerage accounts with daily payouts, coaching, and unusually low exchange execution costs.
Trading Plans

Explore each plan's phases, price, payout timing, and requirements.

Allowed Trading Instruments

The Futures Desk requires users to be at least 18, to be U.S. citizens or legal U.S. residents, and not to appear on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List or similar sanctions lists. The terms also say users may not use the services where participation is unlawful in their jurisdiction.

Countries and Jurisdictions With Different Handling
None.
Execution-related costs such as commissions, per-contract fees, data fees, spreads, swaps, and other trading costs; plan purchase fees and activation fees are shown separately.
The Futures Desk advertises institutional commission pricing on live accounts, such as about $2.40 round trip on NQ/ES.
General Policies
Algorithm & EA Policy
Algorithmic trading is allowed.
The Futures Desk says scalping, day trading, and algorithmic trading are allowed, while swing trading and holding positions beyond the trading session are not permitted.
Copy Trading

No standalone copy-trading policy surfaced in the reviewed official The Futures Desk materials.

Business Entity Accounts
Allowed
Microscalping Policy
Microscalping is allowed.
Bots Policy

Algorithmic trading is allowed. The Futures Desk explicitly allows scalping, day trading, and algorithmic strategies.

Allowed Trading Hours
Day trading is allowed, but swing trading and holding positions beyond the trading session are not permitted.
Weekend Holding Policy

Not allowed. This seems standard for futures-oriented prop firms.

Move to Live Criteria

Pass the 7-day static assessment, then build a funded buffer equal to the plan's static drawdown amount. Once that buffer is reached, The Futures Desk moves traders into a fully live brokerage account with daily uncapped payouts.

Rule Enforcement Notes

The Futures Desk says the assessment has one true failing rule, uses a soft daily loss limit during assessment, and turns overages into higher targets rather than hidden penalties.

Refund Policy

The Futures Desk terms state program fees are non-refundable, including when a trader stops using the service or fails to meet program conditions.

Activation Fee Policy

The Futures Desk advertises $0 funded setup / activation fees after passing.

VPN Policy
The Futures Desk does not allow use of a VPN or VPS in the system due to security concerns.
Payment Methods
Credit/Debit Card Google Pay PayPal
Payout Methods

The Futures Desk markets daily uncapped payouts once a trader is live and has built the required buffer. Public materials say live payouts have a $100 minimum and are typically processed within 24 hours, with same-day processing often available for requests made before 11 AM on weekdays.

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Current News / Promotions
Reviews
No Trustpilot profile is linked for this firm yet.
Execution Platforms

The Futures Desk currently supports TFDX (powered by ProjectX) and Rithmic feed paths. Public materials also say traders can connect compatible professional platforms including ATAS, Jigsaw, Sierra Chart, Bookmap, Delta Trader, MotiveWave, and Quantower.

Languages Supported
0 languages
Help & Resources
Holiday Notes

Abbreviated holiday schedules are posted on the firm website; trading hours follow those holiday schedules.

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