Bulenox vs Topstep
Computed verdict
Topstep costs less per unit of risk: $47.5 vs $70 per $1,000 of drawdown. On the overall score, Topstep comes out ahead (87 vs 67).
The verdict is computed from verified data and recomputes when the data changes. It is not an opinion and no commercial arrangement alters it. Methodology
Rule by rule
On Fast Track, the account we rank, each size sells with two drawdown engines at the same price: Option 1 is a real-time intraday trail that counts floating P&L and documents no stop, and Option 2 is end-of-day, carries a daily loss limit and locks at initial balance + $100. The amounts run from $1,000 at $25,000 to $5,500 at $150,000; Fast Track does not sell the $250,000 size. The Qualification account is a different product with a different ladder. At $50,000, Bulenox's own pages disagree: the pricing page says a $2,500 drawdown and names no daily loss limit; the Fast Track help article says $2,250 on both options, plus a $1,200 daily loss limit and a 4-mini cap on Option 2. Size to $2,250 until you have checked which risk model you bought.
The Maximum Loss Limit trails end-of-day ($2,000–$4,500 by size), is monitored in real time including unrealized P&L, and locks once it reaches your starting balance; in the XFA every payout re-arms the floor at $0.
On Fast Track, the plan we track, only Option 2 (EOD) carries a daily limit: none on the $25,000, $1,200 on the $50,000, $2,500 on the $100,000 and $3,300 on the $150,000. Option 1 (trailing) carries none. The Qualification account has its own ladder, lower at $50,000 ($1,100), and its table could not be read today. The limit is soft: it suspends the rest of the day without failing the account.
Soft daily limit of $1,000–$3,000 by size, optional in the Combine and XFA (automatic only in the Live account), which pauses the session without disqualifying the account.
The 40% rule applies only when requesting a Master Account payout: no single day may account for more than 40% of total profit, blocking the payout without breaching the account.
In the Combine your best day can't exceed 55% of the profit target (exceeding it raises the target); on the XFA Consistency path no day may exceed 40% of total profit to be payout-eligible.
50K: $3,000 profit target, no minimum days (can pass in 2), with a consistency rule (best day < 50% of target). Single phase.
Weekly Wednesday payouts ($1,000 minimum, after 10 traded days) at 100% of the first $10,000 then 90/10 — but declining the mandatory move to a live account after 3 payouts closes the Master with no payout.
Payouts from $125 after 5 winning days of $150+ Net P&L (or 3 days on the 40% Consistency path). The split is a dated cutoff, not a conflict: accounts opened before Jan 12, 2026 keep 100% of the first $10,000 in lifetime profits then 90/10; accounts opened on or after that date are a flat 90/10.
50K (Fast Track): $175 one-time with 30 days of access — the monthly-subscription model is gone (relaunch 2026-08-21); a launch code exists but no discount amount is stated.
50K Combine: $49/month (Standard, plus a one-time $149 activation when funded) or $95/month (No Activation). Reset costs the same as the monthly sub. Frequent first-month promos.