Topstep Trading Combine — daily loss limit
Topstep Trading Combine's daily loss limit is 2%, and breaching it locks the account (trading stops for that account; it does not automatically end the evaluation) — measured from your starting balance. The rule above is fixed; what it means for your account is not — run your own win rate and average R against Topstep's full published rule set in the free calculator at run your own book against Topstep — free.
Topstep sets a daily loss limit of 2% ($1,000 at the 50k tier, scaling with account size) at every account size PropSurvival's corpus carries for this program (50k, 100k, 150k), measured from the initial account balance. Breaching it locks the account (trading stops for that account; it does not automatically end the evaluation).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Limit | 2% (scales by size) |
| Measured from | the initial account balance |
| Includes unrealized P&L | Yes |
| On breach | locks the account (trading stops for that account; it does not automatically end the evaluation) |
| Resets | 23:00 UTC |
Unresolved in Topstep's own documentation (read, not reconciled): the exact UTC time the daily loss limit resets across daylight-saving changes; whether this account carries a daily loss limit at all — it is optional at checkout.
Does Topstep Trading Combine have a daily loss limit?
Yes — 2% of the account balance.
What happens if you breach Topstep Trading Combine's daily loss limit?
Breaching it locks the account (trading stops for that account; it does not automatically end the evaluation).
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