Trading Combines
55%, meaning that your best day of profit must be at or below 55% of the target.
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Trading conditions, payout requirements and country restrictions.
Firm policy
News trading is allowed on Combines and Sim-funded accounts and there are no restrictions. However, Topstep recently restricted trading around CPI releases. You can find out more about that specific restriction here.
XFAs and LFAs that aren't traded for more than 30 days may be closed. Accounts cannot be put on hold.
| Applies to | Rule |
|---|---|
| XFAs and LFAs | XFAs and LFAs that aren't traded for more than 30 days may be closed. Accounts cannot be put on hold. |
Firm policy
Cannot trade within 2% of a CME Price Limit. You can learn more about CME Price Limits here.
XFAs
Back2Funded gives traders 2 Reactivations per account if you lose the XFA before your first payout. You can find out more about it here.
| Applies to | Rule |
|---|---|
| XFAs | Scaling plan applies to all XFA account sizes. As your account balance grows, so does your access to the leverage available on the account. |
| LFAs | Live accounts have a Dynamic Risk Expansion where your DLL and Contract Limits grow as the LFA profit grows. |
Topstep's program to help struggling traders build discipline and risk management.
| Applies to | Rule |
|---|---|
| Firm policy | It Topstep "sees trading behaviour that isn't sustainable in live markets" they might place you in the Responsible Trading Program. While in it, you will automatically get a DLL on your account, and if you pass a Combine you will be restricted to the Consistency Express Funded Accounts. In order to move through it you must: i) get into the Live Program; ii) make $10k profit in the LFA. |
Consistency requirements by account or trading stage.
55%, meaning that your best day of profit must be at or below 55% of the target.
40%, meaning your largest day's profit must be 40% or below your total net profit.
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31 countries listed
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Myanmar
Burundi
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Haiti
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Kenya
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Morocco
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Russian Federation
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Türkiye
Ukraine
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Yemen| Payout Caps |
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| $50,000 | $2,000 ($4,000 w/ DLL) |
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| $100,000 | $3,000 ($6,000 w/ DLL) |
| $150,000 | $5,000 ($10,000 w/ DLL) |
Processing time
On average, payouts take 1-3 business days to process.
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| $100,000 |
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| $150,000 |
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All Accounts | 5 contracts(10 micros per contract) | 10 contracts(10 micros per contract) | 15 contracts(10 micros per contract) |
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| Code | Total cost round trip |
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ES, NQ, RTY , YMround-turn cost | $3.78 |
MES, MNQ, M2K, MYMround-turn cost | $1.22 |
CL, RB, HOround-turn cost | $4.02 |
GC, PL, SI, HGround-turn cost | $4.32 |
METround-turn cost | $0.72 |
M6A, M6E, M6Bround-turn cost | $1.00 |
MCLround-turn cost | $1.52 |
MNGround-turn cost | $1.72 |
MGC, MHGround-turn cost | $1.92 |
QGround-turn cost | $2.02 |
ZT, ZFround-turn cost | $2.32 |
ZN, TNround-turn cost | $2.62 |
E7, SILround-turn cost | $2.72 |
ZBround-turn cost | $2.76 |
MBTround-turn cost | $2.82 |
UBround-turn cost | $2.92 |
QMround-turn cost | $3.42 |
6A, 6C, 6B, 6E, 6J, 6S, 6M, 6Nround-turn cost | $4.22 |
HE, LEround-turn cost | $5.22 |
NKDround-turn cost | $5.32 |
ZC, ZW, ZS, ZM, ZLround-turn cost | $5.28 |