Topstep Trading Combine (No Activation Fee Path)

50K: USD 3,000 · 100K: USD 6,000 · 150K: USD 9,000

none

No mandatory daily limit. Optional at purchase (USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000): it only forces a break until the next session, not a rule violation.

50K: USD 2,000 · 100K: USD 3,000 · 150K: USD 4,500 · trailing (end of day)

The floor follows the highest end-of-day balance up and never drops.

Stops: Rises with the end-of-day balance, never falls; locks once it reaches the starting balance. Monitored intraday in real time (unrealised P&L included).

2 days

"You can pass in as few as two days" (follows from the 55% rule).

unlimited

≤ 55 % · best day ÷ total profit

keep trading until met

Best day may be at most 55% of total profit, otherwise the target rises to best day ÷ 0.55. Losing days do not reset the best day. Example 50K: best day USD 1,800 → new target USD 3,273.

Simulated, possibly live later

The Express Funded Account is a simulated account of TopstepTrader LLC (starts at USD 0, size = buying power). A Live Funded Account with TopstepFunded LLC capital is a possible later step.

none

No mandatory daily limit. Optional at purchase (USD 1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000): it only forces a break until the next session, not a rule violation.

50K: USD 2,000 · 100K: USD 3,000 · 150K: USD 4,500 · trailing (end of day)

The floor follows the highest end-of-day balance up and never drops.

Stops: Starts at −limit below USD 0, locks at USD 0; permanently at USD 0 after the first payout.

none

Standard path has no consistency rule. On the optional Consistency path: largest day ≤ 40% of net profit to be payout-eligible.

5 days

Winning day of at least USD 150 net (Standard path); Consistency path: 3 trading days.

90 %

Traders who joined the new dashboard before 12 Jan 2026 keep 100% of the first USD 10,000.

After 5 winning days of USD 150+ (Standard) or 3 trading days with 40% consistency (Consistency path).

per cycle

Again after each further 5 winning days; positive net profit since the last payout is required.

USD 125

Per request at most 50% of the balance, capped: 50K USD 2,000 (Standard) / 3,000 (Consistency), 150K USD 5,000 / 6,000. No cap in the Live Funded Account.

restricted

Prohibited: purposefully trading the full maximum position size into a major scheduled news event.

50K: 5 minis / 50 micros · 100K: 10 minis / 100 micros · 150K: 15 minis / 150 micros

Minis: US$1 per contract round trip plus exchange fees · Micros: US$0.50 per contract round trip plus exchange fees

Per Topstep this applies on TopstepX to the Trading Combine, Express Funded and Live Funded. The exchange fee per product and a USD 0.02 NFA fee come on top; Topstep's all-in round-trip examples: ES USD 3.78, MES USD 1.22.