Topstep

Prop Firm Account Size Max. Position Size Profit Split Profit Target Daily Loss Limit Trailing Drawdown Price Discount
Topstep 50K 5 Contracts 90%-100% $3,000 $1,000 $2,000 $165 $49 70% Off
Topstep 100K 10 Contracts 90%-100% $6,000 $2,000 $3,000 $325 $99 70% Off
Topstep 150K 15 Contracts 90%-100% $9,000 $3,000 $4,500 $375 $149 60% Off

Prop Firm

Name of the prop firm.

Account Size

Buying power of the account. Example: 50K equals $50,000.

Max. Position Size

The maximum position size of futures contracts (e.g., E-Mini S&P 500) allowed in the prop firm account challenge. Example: 5 Contracts = five futures contracts can be held at any given time.

Profit Split

The percentage of profits a trader can withdraw to his bank account. Example: 90% means the trader can withdraw 90% of the profits.

Profit Target

The defined profit target has to be reached to complete the challenge successfully and get funded. Example: A 50K account needs to get up to $52,000 in order to reach the profit target.

Daily Loss Limit

The daily loss limit value, which is based on the balance of the account on the morning of a trading day. Example: If the account balance in the morning is $53,500 and the daily loss limit is $1,000, then the account should stay above $52,500 on that day.

Trailing Drawdown

There are three types of "trailing drawdown" calculation methods:

End-of-day calculation (): Whenever the account value at the end of a trading day (EOD) was higher than the value ever before in a challenge, the trailing drawdown value increasesExample: You trade a 50K account with an EOD trailing drawdown of $2,000. At the beginning, the drawdown level is at $48,000 ($50,000-$2,000). After successful trading, you end the day with $1,000 in profits. Your account balance should now always stay above $49,000 ($50,000 starting balance + $1,000 profits - $2,000 trailing drawdown).

Real-time intraday calculation (): Whenever a new account balance high is reached (including unrealized profits), the trailing drawdown level increases. Example: You trade a 50K account with a trailing drawdown live limit of $2,000. At the beginning, the drawdown level is at $48,000 ($50,000-$2,000). You open a position that goes $1,000 into profits intraday (no matter if it is realized or unrealized profit). Now your real-time trailing drawdown moves to $49,000 intraday ($50,000 starting balance + $1,000 profits - $2,000 trailing drawdown).

Note: The drawdown trailing typically ends once the drawdown level reaches the account's initial balance. Example: Initial Balance = $50,000, drawdown amount = $2,000. The trailing of the drawdown amount stops once the account balance reaches $50,000 + $2,000 (EOD or real-time, depending on your prop firm). In some cases, the prop firm adds another $100 to the level. Make sure to check the exact parameters before you start trading.

Static (): Static Accounts never trail the drawdown value. They remain at the level where you begin. Example: You start at a $100,000 static account with a max loss limit of $625. In the static account, your maximum drawdown level will stay at $99,375 at any given time, independently from your performance.

Profit Split Details of Funded Accounts

Traders can withdraw 100% of the first $10,000 in profits earned in their first funded account with Topstep. Profits exceeding the $10,000 level will be split in the ratio of 90/10, where the trader can withdraw 90% of his profits, and Topstep keeps the remaining 10%.

Payout Details and Consistency Rules in Funded Accounts

Payout requests can be made daily, with a minimum withdrawal amount of $125.

Topstep’s payout policy states that you can withdraw 50% of your profits after accumulating a minimum of 5 winning trading days. A winning day is defined as a trading day with a minimum Net PNL of $200. The winning days don’t have to be consecutive.

The remaining 50% of profits are unlocked for withdrawal after 30 winning days (non-consecutive) with a minimum Net PNL of $200.

Payouts are made daily via ACH, Wire, SWIFT and KYC documents and take 1 to 10 days to arrive in the trader’s account.

There is no additional consistency rule applied to Express Funded Accounts and Live Funded Accounts.

Example 1: You trade for 5 days. Four days, you make over $200 in profits, and one of the 5 days, you make $100 in profits. In this case, you can’t process the payout since the minimum of five winning days with a PNL of more than $200 was not reached.

Example 2: You trade for 8 days. On the first day, you make more than $200. On the second and third day, you make a $50 loss. On the fourth day, you make more than $200, then again, a loss, and the remaining four days, again, over $200 in profits on each day. In this case, you can process the payout.

Thats because you readed the minimum of five winning days with a PNL of more than $200 within those 8 days, and the winning days don’t have to be consecutive.