Topstep has acquired The Futures Desk (TFD) in a move aimedat strengthening its futures trading education and technology capabilities. TheChicago-based firm said the acquisition will support its goal of developingdisciplined traders through better tools, coaching, and evaluation programs.Singapore Summit: Meet the largest APAC brokers you know (and those you still don't!).Integration of Technology and ExpertiseTopstep will incorporate TFD’s trading technology into itsTopstepX platform, providing traders with additional developmental andperformance-tracking tools.The Futures Desk co-founders, Josh Schwartzberg and BrianFord, will join Topstep following the acquisition. The company said theirexperience guiding traders from simulation to live trading will contribute toits training framework.In a statement, Topstep founder and CEO Michael Patak saidThe Futures Desk shares the company’s focus on structured trader developmentand continuous improvement. “The Futures Desk has built a strong communityfocused on the grind of trading and building consistency,” he noted.The acquisition continues Topstep’s expansion across tradingeducation and evaluation services. The firm operates in more than 170 countriesand offers simulated evaluation programs for retail traders.You may also like: eToro Enables Crypto Trading in New York, Extending Reach to 48 StatesFocus on Trader DevelopmentBy integrating The Futures Desk’s systems and coachingmethods, Topstep plans to enhance its learning environment for tradersprogressing from practice to live markets.Meanwhile, Topstep disclosed earlier this year that some user information might have been exposed following a distributeddenial-of-service (DDoS) attack that occurred in September 2025. In a letter sent to affected users, the Chicago-basedfutures prop trading firm stated that an internal review completed on 3December revealed certain files containing personally identifiable informationcould have been accessed between 8 September and 16 October 2025. However, the company later clarified that its internalsystems were not directly compromised. In a post on X, Topstep’s support teamattributed the incident to reused passwords from non-Topstep websites that hadsuffered unrelated breaches, stressing that only a small number of traders wereaffected.Earlier, Topstep faced backlash from prop traders following repeated outages and performance issues on its sole trading platform, TopstepX. Many users complained they were unable to open or close positions during trading sessions, accusing the firm of not promptly acknowledging the disruptions.This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.