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Eligibility FAQ - What countries can participate?
Eligibility FAQ - What countries can participate?
Updated over a week ago

Do I need to be a US citizen to participate?

Topstep funds traders from all around the world! So, even if you are not a US Citizen you can absolutely earn a Funded Account® with Topstep®. There are a few countries that we cannot legally do business with and those can be found below.

Is there an age requirement?

Traders ages 18 and up can earn a Funded Account® with Topstep®.

I'm Canadian, can I still earn a Funded Account®?

In short, yes we do offer prop trading for Canadian residents.

Many U.S. brokerage firms do not open Canadian accounts due to regulatory concerns. However, as a proprietary trader with us, you would be trading on a sub-account of a master account and therefore it would be considered a U.S.-based account.

You can sign up for your Trading Combine® here whenever you’re ready.

Are there countries that cannot participate?

Traders who have citizenship in a country on OFAC's Sanctioned Countries list or cannot be provided an account from our brokerage partners are unfortunately not eligible to trade with Topstep. Additionally, there are other restrictions that prevent our brokerage partners from providing accounts. Please note that if you're a citizen of an ineligible country, you cannot take payouts or earn funding with Topstep.

What if I have dual citizenship?

If a trader has dual citizenship between an eligible and an ineligible country, as long as they can provide a government-issued, proof of residency in the eligible country, and have a bank statement in the eligible country, they can have an account with us.

We recommend that you continue to monitor this page in the future as it is regularly updated, and we'd be delighted to have you join us if your country becomes eligible in the future!

Countries Not Eligible to Trade Futures with Topstep:

If you are a citizen of one of the countries listed below, you are not eligible to trade or receive payouts with Topstep: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Congo Free State, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Crimea, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guyana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Panama, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

A-C

C-K

L-R

S-Z

Afghanistan

Crimea

Laos

Serbia

Albania

Croatia

Lebanon

Slovenia

Algeria

Cuba

Liberia

Somalia

Angola

Democratic Republic of Congo

Libya

South Sudan

Bahamas

Ecuador

Mauritius

Sri Lanka

Barbados

Ethiopia

Mongolia

Sudan

Belarus

Ghana

Montenegro

Syria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Guyana

Nicaragua

Trinidad and Tobago

Botswana

Iceland

North Korea

Tunisia

Bulgaria

Indonesia

North Macedonia

Uganda

Burma

Iran

Pakistan

Ukraine

Burundi

Iraq

Panama

Venezuela

Cambodia

Jamaica

Papua New Guinea

Yemen

Central African Republic

Kosovo

Romania

Zimbabwe

Congo Free State

Russia

Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

*This list can change at any time based on updates from brokerages and other circumstances

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