Michael Patak
@MichaelPatak
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Futures Trader, Founder & CEO of @Topstep. The creator & pioneer of the prop funding industry. Trader since 1997. CBOT trading floor pit member.
Chicago
Joined August 2012
Trading IS life changing when done with focus and discipline improving your craft every day.
i keep this payout posted on my wall. $8917 x 5 for a total of $44,585 right before Christmas. guys trading is life changing PLEASE DONT GIVE UP
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Always learning. Pro skier working on becoming pro trader. Get that good @alexferreiraski.
⛷️📈 @Olympics skier & @Topstep athlete @AlexFerreiraSki is going for gold on the slopes and in the markets. Trading gold futures between training runs, chasing the same rush. “Blew up my account yesterday… reset, learned, back at it.”. Gold medals. Gold trades. Let’s ride. 🥇
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Having a little Tradertainment going on in the background while you trade helps make those boring trading days which is a lot of the time, a lot more fun. Click into the live stream right now and find out. Give it one day. If you don’t like it move on.
TopstepTV Live Futures Day Trading: If This Market Doesn't Stop You, News Will (7/3/25)
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Dilute the power of FOMO with the Manuel Lockout. Try it and tell me if it helped you emotionally manage things better.
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Manual Lockout wins again!! Only on TopstepX. There’s a reason traders on TopstepX make more per day per payout and per trade compared to those trading on Ninja / Tradovate or any of the other 15 platforms. That is just one of the reasons we are all in on TopstepX. It’s the best.
@MichaelPatak @Topstep Back to Back MAX payouts on different Express accounts. I don't copy trade because I like managing each individually. The lockout button is goated, which helped me take what I can get and not feel any type of FOMO.
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RT @Topstep: Happening soon on @TopstepTV! 🧠.Mindset reset with Robin Dayne. Don’t miss it. Let’s go 👉 1PM CT!
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Watching learning. We created the space. We do like it when others innovate it. Who doesn’t like to get inspired. Let’s go!! Competition doesn’t have to be drama it can be uplifting for everyone.
@thebrianstonk The problem Topstep has right now isn't Tradovate-Ninjatrader. is that the competition is updating rules and improving conditions for users, something Topstep has forgotten. for example, the issue of activation fees. Since when has Topstep not promoted this? @MichaelPatak.
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If your platform had a “Clippy” that popped up in the corner but it was a Coach T that said “hey I see your trading well today heck of a good job just want to give you a heads up that you are trading a bit more than usual all good Keep jabbing” no platform has this TopstepX will.
Heck of a day! Took more trades than usual (according to TopstepX) but in my book, it was just a couple of trades 😅. @Topstep, can we replace the trade count to just the execution count?
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This is exactly why we created the funding space that you see now back in 2010. To be a path to a better lifestyle without risking your kids college fund. Whether you made it at @Topstep or not KT this is great to see keep jabbing and don’t forget to go to It’s a wonderful life.
Thank you, prop firms, for giving me the funds to take my family on a last-minute Disney trip. This is what it’s all about. If it weren’t for trading, I would’ve had to grind two extra shifts on top of my full-time hours for months just to afford this. Instead, I got to create
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🤷♂️.
@MichaelPatak Tradovate has not really updated it's platform since NT bought them,, So. They need to do more or they should not be surprised.
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Oh competition is very good and it’s game freakin on!! Team Topstep hard at work.
Tradovate bashing Topstep and their Project X in an official email blast is crazy to see 😂😂. Part of me actually supports Topstep. It sparks more competition and innovation — and helps prevent Tradovate from becoming a monopoly with full control over the lifeline of prop firms.
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Back2Funded w/ help ya … think Back-to the-Future movie. If you could go back, redo what you messed up on and set your future up better and brighter, would you do it?. that opportunity is coming!.
Well… it finally happened. I blew 4 out of my 5 Express accounts — including my main one, ATM Machine. How’d it happen?.1.I oversized.2.I added on to trades I shouldn’t have.3.I wasn’t in the right mindset — I’m on vacation and should’ve been enjoying it, but I stayed stuck in.
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Ever had your strategy dialed in the Combine & get funded & then make a mistake or bust out right away never reaching a payout? “Back2Funded” will address this situation and be a game changer and our biggest new opportunity at Topstep. T minus. (and we ain’t done after that).
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Let’s go!!!! . Instructions: Click link below into realtime live stream, listen absorb and learn how traders discuss markets. Ask questions in chat get live answers back in seconds. Shortening your learning curve is as easy as turning on the TV and vegging out.
TopstepTV Live Futures Day Trading: Get Your Mindset Right With Robin Dayne! (7/2/25)
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Well said. TopstepX is the clear winner futures trading platform for prop traders. Narrow & deep on the best & we will release more & support better & help traders reach their goals taking consistent payouts sooner. The numbers dont lie. Traders simply trade better on TopstepX.
I applaud @topstep and @MichaelPatak for making the executive decision to focus on getting traders on a single platform. There's a tradeoff when offering multitudes of platforms, versus needing to focus on the CORE BUSINESS. If you ran a trading firm, finding talent,.
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Alerts come in July. Bracket orders in July. Contract Limits next week. That is platform stuff. We are cooking a pretty massive program improvement that may just be in August. platform & program improvements almost every other week from here on out. we got a talented team workin.
@Topstep @pip_raider Never seen so many spoiled cry babies 😭 sheeesh. The platform is trading view, tradovate on steroids. Just can’t make everyone happy. It’s a great platform fast execution, you can customize almost anything you can think of. All we need now is alerts 🔔😎.
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Narrow and deep wins every time. !. Focus on one thing, do it very well and you will find success.
So blessed to be able to work with Topstep in the live markets. I worked with three firms last year. This year, only @Topstep. No other firm comes close to the professionalism, support, and tech. Thanks for helping me feed the fam guys! . Hot take for y’all who are like wait
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RT @Topstep: Last week, another 23 traders were called up to LIVE! 🎉 These traders proved they have the habits, skills, and discipline to t….
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🚨 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨.This is a defining moment in @Topstep history. Join us LIVE on @TopstepTV at 9am CT as @MichaelPatak shares a major update on the evolution of Topstep. Plus, @alexferreiraski drops in. You do not want to miss this. →
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