account stacking · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Repeated aggressive maximum-risk attempts across sequential accounts are prohibited as account stacking.
Account Stacking. Checked September 9, 2026.
Trading Combine · no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll $150,000
Last checked September 9, 2026.
Every rule below was read from the firm's own published pages. Each stage names its source and the date it was read. Firms change their rules. Missing and uncomputed values are marked plainly, never guessed.
The plan itself was read from the firm's page.
Purchased offering
Trading Combine · no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll
Lifecycle: active. Evaluation steps: 1.
Cohort: not applicable
Package quantity: 1
Trading Combine. Checked September 9, 2026.
Platforms: TopstepX
What trading platform does Topstep use?. Checked September 9, 2026.
Official base price: $229 USD · monthly
activation fee: $0 USD · one time
reset fee: $229 USD · one time
activation fee: 0 USD one time. Source: Pricing. Checked September 9, 2026.
base price: 229 USD monthly. Source: Pricing. Checked September 9, 2026.
reset fee: 229 USD one time. Source: Pricing. Checked September 9, 2026.
Trading Combine · Evaluation.
Stages. Checked September 9, 2026.
Express Funded Account · Funded.
Stages. Checked September 9, 2026.
Pro Account · Funded · Successor to Express Funded Account.
Offered to a trader who would otherwise earn a Live Funded Account but whose jurisdiction does not support live market access; Topstep Risk initiates the call-up, every open Express Funded Account closes, and the Pro account size is the average of those XFA sizes rounded up to the nearest published 50000, 100000 or 150000 tier, so it need not equal this plan size. One Pro account per trader at a time.
Pro Account. Checked September 10, 2026.
Live Funded Account · Live.
Stages. Checked September 9, 2026.
Evaluation
| Profit target | $9,000 |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown | $4,500 |
| Drawdown style | Not computed; see published policies |
| Drawdown computation | Unknown — the source does not establish every required condition. |
| Trail stops | Not computed; see published policies |
| Daily loss | Not computed; see published policies |
| Consistency | 50% |
| Minimum trading days | 2 |
| Winning day threshold | Not computed; see published policies |
| Winning days for payout | Not computed; see published policies |
| Contract cap | Not computed; see published policies |
| Scaling | Not computed; see published policies |
| Payout | Further published conditions:Some payout conditions cannot be checked automatically. |
| News windows | Not computed; see published policies |
| Flat by | Not computed; see published policies |
Source: the firm's page. Last checked September 9, 2026.
Funded
| Profit target | Not computed; see published policies |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown | Not computed; see published policies |
| Drawdown style | Not computed; see published policies |
| Drawdown computation | Unknown — the source does not establish every required condition. |
| Trail stops | Not computed; see published policies |
| Daily loss | Not computed; see published policies |
| Consistency | Not computed; see published policies |
| Minimum trading days | Not computed; see published policies |
| Winning day threshold | Not computed; see published policies |
| Winning days for payout | Not computed; see published policies |
| Contract cap | Not computed; see published policies |
| Scaling | Not computed; see published policies |
| Payout | Further published conditions:Some payout conditions cannot be checked automatically. |
| News windows | Not computed; see published policies |
| Flat by | Not computed; see published policies |
Source: the firm's page. Last checked September 9, 2026.
Live
| Profit target | Not computed; see published policies |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown | Not computed; see published policies |
| Drawdown style | Not computed; see published policies |
| Drawdown computation | Unknown — the source does not establish every required condition. |
| Trail stops | Not computed; see published policies |
| Daily loss | Not computed; see published policies |
| Consistency | Not computed; see published policies |
| Minimum trading days | Not computed; see published policies |
| Winning day threshold | Not computed; see published policies |
| Winning days for payout | Not computed; see published policies |
| Contract cap | Not computed; see published policies |
| Scaling | Not computed; see published policies |
| Payout | Further published conditions:Some payout conditions cannot be checked automatically. |
| News windows | Not computed; see published policies |
| Flat by | Not computed; see published policies |
Source: the firm's page. Last checked September 9, 2026.
Published policies and open questions
Only supported, officially verified values enter the computed rules above. Other conditions cannot be checked automatically.
bracket · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Tight brackets or auto-breakeven settings used to exploit favorable simulated fills are prohibited.
The Do’s and Don’ts of SIM Fills. Checked September 9, 2026.
correlated instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
The cross-account hedging restriction includes correlated instruments such as MES/ES and MNQ/NQ.
What is Cross-Account Hedging?. Checked September 9, 2026.
hedging · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: warning. Not computed here.
Simultaneously taking opposite positions in the same or correlated instruments across accounts is prohibited.
What is Cross-Account Hedging?. Checked September 9, 2026.
instruments · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Topstep permits the futures contracts listed on its product page and does not permit spot Forex.
Permitted Products. Checked September 9, 2026.
risk management · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
A Live balance below 1000 triggers liquidation and end-of-day closure, with the remaining balance sent as the final payout.
Capital Expansion. Checked September 9, 2026.
inactivity · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
A Live Funded Account with more than 30 days without trading activity may close and cannot be placed on hold.
Live Funded Account FAQs. Checked September 9, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
At a tradable balance of 10000 or below, a Live account is limited to five contracts; at 5000 or below, it is limited to three.
Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Position Size. Checked September 9, 2026.
account stacking · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A trader may have only one active Live Funded Account.
Live Funded Account FAQs. Checked September 9, 2026.
api · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Automated strategies may be used in Live, but automated trading through the ProjectX API is prohibited.
Live Funded Account FAQs. Checked September 9, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live transfers provide 20% immediately with a 10000 minimum and hold 80% in four 25% reserve increments unlocked by net-profit targets of 3000, 6000, or 9000 by tier.
Starting Balance and Reserve. Checked September 9, 2026.
news · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Purposefully carrying the maximum position size directly into a scheduled major news event is prohibited.
Trading Maximum Position Size into Major News Events. Checked September 9, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
A 100000 Pro account has a mandatory displayed Daily Loss Limit of 2000; it does not define an ordinary XFA policy.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
A 150000 Pro account has a mandatory displayed Daily Loss Limit of 3000; it does not define an ordinary XFA policy.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
A 50000 Pro account has a mandatory displayed Daily Loss Limit of 1000; it does not define an ordinary XFA policy.
Daily Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
location · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Select traders in jurisdictions eligible for XFA but not LFA may be considered for the Pro track based on performance.
Countries Eligible for an XFA — Not LFA. Checked September 10, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
A Pro account mirrors the Maximum Loss Limit of an Express Funded Account.
Maximum Loss Limit. Checked September 10, 2026.
account stacking · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A trader may hold at most one Pro account at a time.
One Pro Account maximum. Checked September 10, 2026.
scaling · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A Pro account follows the contract-size Scaling Plan but has no Live balance expansion.
No Balance Expansion. Checked September 10, 2026.
Scaling Plan. Checked September 9, 2026.
winning days · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
A Pro account requires five or more non-consecutive winning days of 150 before a payout, as in a standard Express Funded Account.
Payouts. Checked September 10, 2026.
trading session · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Positions must be flat by 3:10 PM CT each weekday, when open positions and pending orders begin cancellation; holding into the next session is prohibited.
Trading Hours. Checked September 9, 2026.
hft · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Rapid-trading or scalping algorithms designed to exploit simulated fills, queue position, slippage, or stray fills are prohibited.
The Do’s and Don’ts of SIM Fills. Checked September 9, 2026.
automation · Official source
Scope: Firm-wide. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
Software, AI, ultra-high-speed systems, or mass data entry that manipulates or abuses the platform or creates an unfair advantage is prohibited.
Using Unfair Technology. Checked September 9, 2026.
api · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one api outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
api. Checked September 9, 2026.
bot · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one bot outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
bot. Checked September 9, 2026.
cme price limit · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one cme_price_limit outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
cme_price_limit. Checked September 9, 2026.
consistency · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one consistency outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
consistency. Checked September 9, 2026.
contract limits · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one contract_limits outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
contract_limits. Checked September 9, 2026.
copy trading · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one copy_trading outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
copy_trading. Checked September 9, 2026.
daily loss · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one daily_loss outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
daily_loss. Checked September 9, 2026.
dca · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one dca outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
dca. Checked September 9, 2026.
ea · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one ea outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
ea. Checked September 9, 2026.
grid · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one grid outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
grid. Checked September 9, 2026.
identity · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one identity outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
identity. Checked September 9, 2026.
inactivity · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one inactivity outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
inactivity. Checked September 9, 2026.
location · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one location outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
location. Checked September 9, 2026.
martingale · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one martingale outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
martingale. Checked September 9, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one maximum_drawdown outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
maximum_drawdown. Checked September 9, 2026.
minimum hold · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one minimum_hold outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
minimum_hold. Checked September 9, 2026.
minimum trading days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one minimum_trading_days outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
minimum_trading_days. Checked September 9, 2026.
payout · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one payout outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
payout. Checked September 9, 2026.
profit target · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one profit_target outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
profit_target. Checked September 9, 2026.
risk management · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one risk_management outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
risk_management. Checked September 9, 2026.
scaling · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one scaling outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
scaling. Checked September 9, 2026.
stop loss · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one stop_loss outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
stop_loss. Checked September 9, 2026.
vpn · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one vpn outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
vpn. Checked September 9, 2026.
vps · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded, Live. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one vps outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
vps. Checked September 9, 2026.
winning days · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide. Open question recorded for: Evaluation, Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The reviewed official surfaces do not establish one winning_days outcome for every inventoried plan and stage.
winning_days. Checked September 9, 2026.
payout · Unknown
Scope: Firm-wide / Funded. Open question recorded for: Funded. Consequence: unknown. Not computed here.
The Pro article publishes Pro payout eligibility and size-specific caps but no trader profit share, and the payout policy scopes its 90/10 split to the Express Funded Account and the Live Funded Account without naming the Pro Account, so no Pro profit share is established. The sourced eligibility and caps remain in topstep/claims/pro-payout-50000, topstep/claims/pro-payout-100000 and topstep/claims/pro-payout-150000; a stage policy outcome may name either facts or a gap, not both, so the Pro successor stages name this gap.
pro_account.payout.trader_share. Checked September 10, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
The best trading day must remain below 50% of the profit target.
Objectives. Checked September 9, 2026.
contract limits · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Evaluation. Consequence: breach. Not computed here.
Maximum open size is 15 minis or 150 micros.
Maximum Position Size. Checked September 9, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Evaluation. Consequence: breach. Values shown above.
Do not let the account balance hit or fall below the 4500 Maximum Loss Limit.
Maximum Loss Limit. Checked September 9, 2026.
minimum trading days · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
The Trading Combine can be passed in as few as two trading days.
FAQs. Checked September 9, 2026.
profit target · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Evaluation. Consequence: informational. Values shown above.
Reach and maintain 9000 in profit.
Objectives. Checked September 9, 2026.
consistency · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
The largest winning day divided by total net profit must be 40% or less for each payout window.
XFA Consistency. Checked September 9, 2026.
maximum drawdown · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Funded. Consequence: closure. Not computed here.
The XFA retains a 4500 Maximum Loss Limit.
Rules. Checked September 9, 2026.
minimum trading days · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Consistency-path payout eligibility requires three traded days.
XFA Consistency. Checked September 9, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Funded. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Payout requests are limited to 50% of balance and the size/path cap; the trader share is 90%.
Payout caps by account size. Checked September 9, 2026.
daily loss · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Live. Consequence: session lock. Not computed here.
The standard Live DLL for this 150000 LFA tier is 4500; at tradable balances of 10000 or below it is 2000, and at 5000 or below it is 1000.
Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Position Size. Checked September 9, 2026.
payout · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Live payout requests have a $125 minimum, a 90% trader share, and are limited to 50% of balance without a dollar cap until daily payouts unlock.
Live Funded Account. Checked September 9, 2026.
winning days · Official source
Scope: Trading Combine / no-activation-fee--xfa-consistency--no-fixed-dll / Live. Consequence: informational. Not computed here.
Ordinary Live payout eligibility requires five non-consecutive winning days of at least $150 in each payout cycle.
Live Funded Account. Checked September 9, 2026.