Firm rules · Trailing drawdown
Topstep — trailing drawdown — 150k
Rules read from Topstep's own documentation on 2026-07-31 · rules/topstep
Topstep's Trading Combine models its maximum drawdown as a trailing floor at the 150k account size: the threshold tracks the highest end-of-day closed balance and never moves back down. The floor stops trailing once it locks; the corpus records a lock condition for this program.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Allowance | 3% ($4,500) |
| Basis | balance_eod |
| Includes unrealized P&L | Yes |
| Evaluated | eod |
| Locks / freezes | {"at":"initial_plus_abs","value":0} |
"rises as your end-of-day balance grows"Source: https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284204-what-is-the-maximum-loss-limit — retrieved 2026-07-16
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