FundedNext Lite Cuts the Day Minimum to 2, Topstep Flags CPI

This is a 14 October 2026 promo and rule check for FindBestProp. It follows the 13 October note. One rule page moved. One futures risk page is stamped for today’s CPI print.

Shortlist the account on the comparator at findbestprop.com before you pay. Checkout is always the firm’s own cart. Review buttons on FindBestProp keep the stored partner link.

FundedNext cuts the Stellar Lite day count

FundedNext edited the Stellar Lite account article. On this check the help center prints Updated today. Schema dateModified is 13 October 2026, 08:09 UTC. The minimum trading days article prints the same label, with dateModified 13 October 2026, 09:10 UTC.

The cutoff is 12 October 2026. It covers purchases and resets.

Phase targets are still 8% then 4%. Daily loss is still 4% of the starting balance. Maximum loss is still 8%. There is still no time limit. The funded account still has no day minimum. The payout option is chosen at checkout and cannot be changed later.

The help page also prints approximate list fees. FindBestProp did not overwrite stored rows with that list. Stellar Lite 5K stays $24.74 in the comparator. Lite 10K stays $44.99, Lite 25K stays $104.99, and Lite 50K stays $172.49. Lite 100K stays $399.99 and Lite 200K stays $798.99, which match the help-page list. The page calls those figures approximate and says promos can move the cart.

Why this matters if you trade the news

Two days is a counting rule, not a profit cap. A new Lite 5K can clear the day minimum in a CPI session and the session after it. The 8% target can therefore sit in two days. If you picked the on-demand payout, the best day still cannot exceed 40% of total profit, and that option still wants 5 days. The 10-day cycle is the other path: you wait out the cycle even after the challenge days are done. Losses inside FundedNext’s news window still count in full. On a funded Stellar account, trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high-impact release keep only 40% of the profit.

STRTN did not move

The October Returns article prints Updated yesterday. Schema dateModified is still 12 October 2026, 07:00 UTC. Ongoing Offers still lists that article. STOCT is not in the collection. The code page is FundedNext STRTN.

STRTN still starts 12 October 2026, 1:00 PM (GMT+6), still has no printed end date, and still caps at 5 uses. It still does not apply to resets. It still does not cover Lite sizes above 5K. Stellar 2-Step 100K stays on the stored fee. Partner FINDBESTPR stays 7% and is the weaker cut on the four STRTN rows. Do not stack STRTN and FINDBESTPR. Affiliate checkout stays on the FundedNext partner link.

Topstep’s CPI window is on the risk page

Topstep marked the risk-adjustments article Updated today. CPI is one of the Tier 1 examples, listed at 7:30 a.m. CT. The blocked window is 7:25 to 7:35 a.m. CT. The same 10-minute shape is printed for FOMC and nonfarm payrolls.

Minis named in that block are ES, RTY, YM, NQ, NKD, plus GC, SI, HG, and PL. Micros named are MES, M2K, MYM, MNQ, MGC, SIL, and MHG. Pending orders are not open positions. They do not fill in the window, and a new pending order aimed at the window cannot be placed. A metals position already open before 7:25 a.m. CT can stay open. Energies, rates, and FX are listed as unaffected.

That is a size limit for ten minutes, not a new combine. Labs Drop #007 is still the first card on topstep.com/labs. There is no Drop #008 on that page. The Labs help article prints Updated this week, not today. There is still no public coupon. Affiliate buttons stay on the Topstep link.

A stop on a mini that would have executed inside 7:25–7:35 a.m. CT will not. If the plan needs to be in ES or NQ through the print, the live text only allows the micro cap for that account size.

Rechecks that did not move the catalog

These official pages were opened on 14 October. None of them replaced a stored code or a stored fee.

• FTMO. The homepage schema dateModified is still 12 October 2026. The banner is still 20% off the $100K 1-Step only. There is still no coupon box. Trading Objectives is still dateModified 12 October 2026, 13:25 UTC. The comparison table is still dateModified 9 October 2026 and still starts Instant at €169, with 50% consistency on 1-Step and 30% on Instant. No new size. Instant $5K stays €169. The latest trading update is still 8 October.
• Fintokei. The BYEBYEFEE FAQ prints Updated yesterday. The window is still 12 October through 26 November 2026, with the first payout due by 31 December 2026, 23:59 CET. The code page stays Fintokei BYEBYEFEE.
• E8 Markets. Winter Arc prints Updated yesterday. E8ARC is still 30% on Classic and 50% on perpetual Pro and One. The free phase-1 window is still a purchase from 5 October through 25 October. Compare E8 One Forex $100K.
• AquaFunded. The homepage HTML still contains a copyable AUTUMN at 25% OFF. Partner k22 at 40% is still the deeper stored cut. Compare Futures One Step Flex $100K.
• BrightFunded. The homepage still prints RALLY30, RALLY25, and RALLY15. Compare 1-Step $5K.
• FXIFY. The converted homepage did not print REWARD25 or ONESTEP35 in the visible article text. Yesterday’s check read both strings from the page promo object, and this fetch did not return that object. The stored codes stay until a cart rejects them. Compare One Phase $5K.
• Apex. The coupon page still says 90% off all evals and still names SAVENOW for new signups only. Resets and PA fees stay excluded. dateModified is still 17 July 2026. Not in the comparator.
• Tradeify. tradeify.co still shows $359 → $251 on the 25K evaluation and the $1,000,000 league. No coupon string in the page text. Not added.
• Alpha Futures, not Alpha Capital. The discount page still says Last updated 6 October 2026. The body did not print a percent. Not added.
• Lucid. The New Live Structure article prints Updated today. The cashout line, the drawdown table, and the Live Bonus figures match the 7 October note. No code. Not in the comparator.
• Funding Pips. The homepage returned a browser-verification page on this check, so HELLO and 300M were not rewritten.

How to use today’s check

Pick the account before you pay (comparison guide). Catalog codes live on All Discount Codes. Review pages keep only the two most recent notes for that firm. Today’s note is the one that lands on FundedNext and Topstep.

1. On a new Stellar Lite order, budget 2 trading days per phase and a 10-day funded cycle if you take the standard payout. An order from before 12 October 2026 stays on 5 days and the 21 / 14 cycle.
2. STRTN is still only the four starter rows. Lite 5K is $29.99 with the code. Do not paste it on Lite 25K.
3. If you are in a Topstep equity mini into 7:30 a.m. CT, read the risk article before the print. The window is 7:25 to 7:35. There is still no public coupon on Drop #007.
4. The 20% line on FTMO 1-Step $100K is unchanged. There is still no code to paste.
5. Do not paste aggregator codes that were not on these official pages.

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