What Topstep actually requires (2026)
Answer
Topstep runs 1 program (3 rule sets) on file — on the flagship $50K Trading Combine, the binding limit is 2% (same-day lockout, not a fail) daily loss. The corpus was re-checked 2026-09-06: the cited wording was no longer found — the rule may have changed; check the source link.
Current rule snapshot
| Program | Account size | Drawdown | Daily loss | Consistency cap | Profit split | Payout cycle | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine | $50K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 4% | 2% (same-day lockout, not a fail) | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| Trading Combine | $100K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 3% | 2% (same-day lockout, not a fail) | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
| Trading Combine | $150K | Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close — 3% | 2% (same-day lockout, not a fail) | no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account) | 90% | not recorded | 16 July 2026 |
Every cell above resolves to a sourced field in PropSurvival’s maintained rule corpus or is printed as "not recorded" — nothing shown here is estimated.
What it means for a trader
Topstep's single program models a 4% trailing, end-of-day drawdown floor (moves once per day at the close). A 2% daily loss limit applies, enforced as a same-day lockout rather than an account fail.
Worked example: on the $50K Trading Combine account, the drawdown floor sits at a hard $2,000 and a single day cannot lose more than $1,000 before the account fails — both figures read straight off this program’s own rule file for this size. (see the freshness note above)
Run the numbers
Reproduce this page’s modeled pass odds
The flagship $50K Trading Combine program has a computed pass-probability page — a seeded simulation, 25,000 runs, across several disclosed trader profiles — see that page for the full method.
See the computed pass oddsSimulated result from user-supplied inputs · not investment advice · not affiliated with or endorsed by Topstep.
Evidence
57 sourced fields across 3 rows, dated to the least-recently-checked program. 3 distinct points where the firm’s own materials disagree with each other.
Compare
No side-by-side simulation is published between Topstep’s own programs yet.
Research
Related reading: static vs. trailing drawdown, explained, the full prop-firm rules atlas, payout-clause coverage across the corpus.
Frequently asked
- Does Topstep have a consistency rule?
- no single trading day may account for more than 50% of total profit (a breach blocks payout or fails the account). (see the freshness note above)
- What programs does Topstep offer?
- Trading Combine.
- What is Topstep’s daily loss limit?
- A 2% daily loss limit applies, enforced as a same-day lockout rather than an account fail. (see the freshness note above)
- Is Topstep’s drawdown trailing or static?
- Trailing, end-of-day — the floor moves once per day at the close. (see the freshness note above)
- What is Topstep’s profit split?
- 90% on the flagship program. (see the freshness note above)
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- help.topstep.com — source page (Trading Combine, retrieved 16 July 2026)
- help.topstep.com — source page (Trading Combine, retrieved 16 July 2026)
- help.topstep.com — source page (Trading Combine, retrieved 16 July 2026)
- help.topstep.com — source page (Trading Combine, retrieved 16 July 2026)
- help.topstep.com — source page (Trading Combine, retrieved 16 July 2026)
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