Topstep rules
Trading Combine
Evaluation- Profit target
- $3,000
- Max drawdown
- $2,000
- End-of-day trailing
- Daily loss
- None
- Consistency
- 55%
- Best day cap
- Min days
- 2
- Max contracts
- 5
Express Funded
Sim funded- Max drawdown
- $2,000
- End-of-day trailing
- Daily loss
- None
- Max contracts
- 2 to 5
- Grows with profit
Payouts
- Profit split
- 90%
- Max request
- $2,000
- Min request
- $125
- Payout cycle
- 5 days
- Each $150+
- Payout consistency
- None
Not calculated here: Live Funded and Pro account stages
Journalit's Topstep profiles cover the Trading Combine and the Express Funded Account. The Live Funded and Pro account stages are not modelled.
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Topstep Trading Combine rules
50K to 150K · Trading Combine → Express Funded
Trading Combine rules
| Rule | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting balance | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Profit target | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Drawdown | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $50,000 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $50,000 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $50,000 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $50,000 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $100,000 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $100,000 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $100,000 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $100,000 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $150,000 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $150,000 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $150,000 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $150,000 |
| Daily loss limit | None in profile | $1,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $1,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $2,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $2,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $3,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $3,000, pauses trading until the next session |
| Consistency | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit | Best day at most 55% of total profit |
| Minimum trading days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days | 2 days |
| Position size limit | 5 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 5 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 5 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 5 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 10 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 10 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 10 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 10 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 15 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 15 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 15 contracts (10 micros count as one) | 15 contracts (10 micros count as one) |
"None in profile" means Journalit's maintained profile has no rule of that kind for this phase. It is not a promise that the firm has none; check the sources below for anything the profile does not model.
Express Funded rules
| Rule | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting balance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Drawdown | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $2,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $3,000 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 | $4,500 end-of-day trailing; the floor stops rising at $0 |
| Daily loss limit | None in profile | $1,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $1,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $2,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $2,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $3,000, pauses trading until the next session | None in profile | $3,000, pauses trading until the next session |
| Position size limit | 2 contracts, rising with current account profit to 3 at $1,500 and 5 at $2,000 (10 micros count as one) | 2 contracts, rising with current account profit to 3 at $1,500 and 5 at $2,000 (10 micros count as one) | 2 contracts, rising with current account profit to 3 at $1,500 and 5 at $2,000 (10 micros count as one) | 2 contracts, rising with current account profit to 3 at $1,500 and 5 at $2,000 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000 and 10 at $3,000 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000 and 10 at $3,000 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000 and 10 at $3,000 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000 and 10 at $3,000 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000, 10 at $3,000 and 15 at $4,500 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000, 10 at $3,000 and 15 at $4,500 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000, 10 at $3,000 and 15 at $4,500 (10 micros count as one) | 3 contracts, rising with current account profit to 4 at $1,500, 5 at $2,000, 10 at $3,000 and 15 at $4,500 (10 micros count as one) |
"None in profile" means Journalit's maintained profile has no rule of that kind for this phase. It is not a promise that the firm has none; check the sources below for anything the profile does not model. A starting balance of $0 means the firm measures this phase from zero: figures such as the drawdown floor are profit and loss from that point, not a deposit.
Topstep Trading Combine: Express Funded payout rules
| Rule | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On | 50K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 50K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On | 100K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 100K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On | 150K Trading Combine · DLL Off · Consistency | 150K Trading Combine · DLL On · Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout cycle | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 3 trading days | 3 trading days | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 3 trading days | 3 trading days | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 5 days of at least $150 profit | 3 trading days | 3 trading days |
| Profit needed in the cycle | Any positive profit | Any positive profit | None in profile | None in profile | Any positive profit | Any positive profit | None in profile | None in profile | Any positive profit | Any positive profit | None in profile | None in profile |
| First payout | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | None in profile | None in profile | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | None in profile | None in profile | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | No minimum amount, but profit in the cycle cannot be negative | None in profile | None in profile |
| Available to request | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance | Up to 50% of profit above the starting balance |
| Minimum request | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 | $125 |
| Maximum request | $2,000 per request | $4,000 per request | $3,000 per request | $6,000 per request | $3,000 per request | $6,000 per request | $4,000 per request | $8,000 per request | $5,000 per request | $10,000 per request | $6,000 per request | $12,000 per request |
| Profit split | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you | 90% to you |
| After a payout | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 | The request comes off the balance; the drawdown floor locks at $0 |
| Payout consistency | None in profile | None in profile | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout | None in profile | None in profile | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout | None in profile | None in profile | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout | Best day at most 40% of profit since the last payout |
Payout policy source:intercom.helphelp.topstep.com
Topstep consistency rule
| Programme | Evaluation (best day vs total) | Payouts (best day vs cycle) |
|---|---|---|
| Trading Combine | 55% | 40% |
Topstep words the Combine rule as a share of the profit target: going over raises the target instead of failing the account. The maths is the same.
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- Topstep's dashboard decides whether you pass, breach or qualify for a payout.
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Figures on this page cover the Trading Combine and the Express Funded Account on both of Topstep's payout paths, Standard and Consistency. The Live Funded and Pro account stages are listed as not calculated here.
7 Topstep sources · verified 28 Sep 2026
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284197-trading-combine-parameters
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284204-what-is-the-maximum-loss-limit
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284208-consistency-at-topstep
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284215-express-funded-account-parameters
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284233-topstep-payout-policy
- intercom.help/topstep-llc/en/articles/8284223-what-is-the-scaling-plan
- help.topstep.com/en/articles/10490293-daily-loss-limit-in-the-trading-combine-and-express-funded-account
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