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Topstep is a futures prop firm. Official X account: @Topstep.
Platforms: TopstepX topstep.com · checked
In short (50K Trading Combine + XFA): $3,000 target, $2,000 trailing Maximum Loss Limit, best day at or below 55% of total profit, 5 contracts or 50 micros, $49 or $95 a month; the XFA pays 90/10 with a $125 minimum and a $2,000 or $3,000 per-request cap. Copied from Topstep's official pages, checked (how we verify).
| Profit target (Combine) | $3,000 guide · help.topstep.com |
|---|---|
| Maximum Loss Limit (Combine and XFA) | $2,000 trailing (locks at starting balance) guide · help.topstep.com |
| Maximum Loss Limit trailing (Combine and XFA) | Rises as your end-of-day balance grows, never moves down, and locks permanently once it reaches your starting balance; monitored in real time on realized and unrealized P&L guide · help.topstep.com |
| Daily loss limit (Combine and XFA) | Optional; $1,000 fixed if added at checkout; not a rule violation guide · help.topstep.com |
| Consistency Target (Combine) | Best day at or below 55% of total profit; recommended less than $1,650 guide · help.topstep.com |
| Max contracts at one time (Combine) | 5 contracts or 50 micros guide · help.topstep.com |
| Minimum days (Combine) | Can pass in as few as 2 days guide · help.topstep.com |
|---|---|
| Time limit (Combine) | No time limit guide · help.topstep.com |
| Monthly price (Combine) | $49/month (Standard path) or $95/month (No Activation Fee path) guide · help.topstep.com |
| Reset price (Combine) | $49 Standard path; $95 No Activation Fee path guide · help.topstep.com |
| Activation fee (XFA funded account) | $149 one-time activation fee per XFA on the Standard path; $0 on the No Activation Fee path guide · help.topstep.com |
| Profit split (XFA funded account) | 90/10, you keep 90% guide · help.topstep.com |
| First payout eligibility (XFA Standard / XFA Consistency) | 5 winning days of $150+; 3 trading days with at least 1 trade and largest day at or below 40% of total net profit guide · help.topstep.com |
| Payout cap per request (XFA funded account) | 50% of balance up to $2,000 Standard or $3,000 Consistency; doubled to $4,000 or $6,000 with a DLL added at Combine checkout (limited time) guide · help.topstep.com |
| Minimum payout (XFA funded account) | $125 guide · help.topstep.com |
| Maximum Loss Limit after first payout (XFA funded account) | set to $0 permanently guide · help.topstep.com |
| News trading (Tier 1: CPI, PPI, FOMC, NFP) | no new mini positions on equity index and metals from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the release; micros capped at 3 on a 50K Trading Combine guide · help.topstep.com |
| Bots and automated trading (TopstepX API) | custom bots are allowed through the TopstepX / ProjectX API, with no high-frequency trading; Live Funded Accounts cannot trade through the API guide · help.topstep.com |
| Copy trading (TopstepX Trade Copier) | allowed with the built-in TopstepX Trade Copier on Trading Combine and Express Funded Accounts; Live Funded Accounts cannot use the Trade Copier; the Lead account must have the lowest Maximum Position Size guide · help.topstep.com |
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Releases on Topstep's Tier 1 News Events list (no new mini positions, capped micros in the window)
Same restrictions in the window: no new mini positions on equity index and metals, micros capped by account size (3 on a 50K Trading Combine); the PPI window is the same 10 minutes as CPI and NFP (8:25 to 8:35 AM ET); energies, rates and FX unaffected.
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