Topstep

Q: Does Topstep have a trailing drawdown?

Topstep uses a trailing drawdown that updates at end of day (EOD) on its main program.

Q: Does Topstep have a consistency rule?

Yes — 55% best-day cap. Trading Combine: best single day must stay at or below 55% of the profit target

Q: Is news trading allowed at Topstep?

Yes, with possible restrictions on funded accounts. Check Topstep’s current rules.

Trailing end-of-dayVerified 2026-10-07

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Markets: futures
Platforms: TopstepX
Profit split: 90/10 (new traders on the updated dashboard keep 100% of their first $10,000 lifetime profit, then 90/10). Live Funded Account: 90/10.
Payouts: On request, no fixed cycle. XFA Standard: 5 winning days of $150+ net P&L per payout. XFA Consistency path: 3 trading days + 40% consistency target. Live Funded: 5 winning days of $150+ per cycle; after 30 winning days daily payouts. Minimum payout $125. XFA caps (Standard/Consistency): 50K $2,000/$3,000; 100K $3,000/$4,000; 150K $5,000/$6,000; also max 50% of balance. Live: uncapped.
Payout buffer: No mandatory minimum balance after payout is stated; payouts capped at 50% of balance (and the per-size caps above). Max Loss Limit resets permanently to $0 after a payout, so remaining balance becomes the floor. Min payout $125. Topstep recommends reaching a balance where MLL is at $0 before taking payouts.
Consistency: 55% — Trading Combine: best single day must stay at or below 55% of the profit target (50K <$1,650; 100K <$3,300; 150K <$4,950); exceeding it raises the required target. XFA Standard path: no consistency rule, needs 5 winning days of $150+. XFA Consistency path: largest day <= 40% of total net profit, min 3 trading days.
Contract scaling: Combine max position: 50K = 5 minis/50 micros; 100K = 10/100; 150K = 15/150. XFA uses a Scaling Plan based on account balance (e.g. 50K XFA starts at 2 lots); max contracts do not increase mid-session. Full XFA scaling table not verified (chart image only).
Daily loss limit: Yes
News trading: Allowed
Weekend holding: Not allowed
Min. trading days: Unverified
Activation fee: $149 one-time
Data feed: Unverified
Reset fee: $49

Account sizes

Plan	Price	Profit target	Max drawdown	Daily loss	Contracts
Trading Combine 50K	$49	$3,000	$2,000	$1,000	5
Trading Combine 100K	$99	$6,000	$3,000	$2,000	10
Trading Combine 150K	$199	$9,000	$4,500	$3,000	15

Trading Combine 100K — true cost to first payout

Assumes you pass without resets and reach your first payout in about 2 months.

Evaluation fee × 2 mo · 99/mo subscription: $198
Activation / PA fee · one-time: $149
Data feed: Unverified
Total (known costs only): $347

Not included — unverified: data feed fee.

Reset fee: $49. Payout buffer: No mandatory minimum balance after payout is stated; payouts capped at 50% of balance (and the per-size caps above).

What we could not fully verify

Price of $49/$99/$199 is the monthly Combine subscription (recurring until passed); activation fee $149 is paid after passing. Combine is a monthly subscription, not a one-time eval fee.
DLL ($1,000/$2,000/$3,000) is OPTIONAL at purchase in Combine and XFA, mandatory on Live Funded. hasDailyLossLimit=true is therefore partially true.
Reset fee equals the monthly Combine price for that size per topstep.com; no separate fixed number, so resetFeeUsd is null.
Minimum trading days for Combine not confirmed (help page says pass 'in as few as two days'); 3 days required for XFA Consistency path.
Data fee not found. Platforms: only TopstepX confirmed; help text implies other platforms exist for some accounts but not listed.
Payout caps differ slightly between XFA rules page ($5,000/$6,000 headline) and payout policy (per-size table); per-size table used.
News trading is allowed but trades affected by economic releases get no exception/reset credit.
No public affiliate signup page found on topstep.com (program exists via third-party network per search results; not verified).
Topstep Back2Funded reactivation fees (50K $599, 100K $699, 150K $829) exist for accounts lost before first payout.
Changed 7 Oct: re-confirmed on topstep.com/no-activation-fee that Combine is billed monthly ($49/$99/$199 'per month', price locked until funded) and XFA activation fee is $149 (standard path) or $0 (No Activation Fee path, 50K $95/month; 100K/150K NAF prices not rendered); evalBilling=monthly
resetFeeUsd=49 is the 50K reset fee shown on the page; reset fee equals monthly price per size (49/99/199)
Promo: no public code; 15% referral-code program only (single-use, per-user codes)

FAQ

Does Topstep have a trailing drawdown?