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Futures evaluation · Futures · checked 2026-10-30

Topstep $25K Static Trading Combine (Topstep Labs) rules

Static drawdown

Account sizes and limits

SizePriceTargetDaily lossMax lossContractsActivationActions
$25,000$75
One-time fee, no subscription/rebills; no resets
$2,000$500$1,0002 mini / 20 micro$0Track·Would I pass?

List prices, without temporary discounts. “—” means the firm doesn't publish that value for this size.

Daily loss limit

If you hit it
The account fails

Max loss (drawdown)

Type
Static

The floor is fixed: starting balance minus the max loss. Profits never move it. See it on a chart

$1,000 static MLL, never trails; in XFA set to $0 after first payout

Phases

Trading Combine
Target
—
Minimum days
—
Time limit
90 days

Funded account and payouts

Profit split
—
First payout
—
Payout cycle
—
Consistency rule
Combine Consistency Target 55%; XFA path Consistency or Standard (trader's choice)
Scaling
No scaling (2 mini / 20 micro in XFA)
Platforms
TopstepX, NinjaTrader, Quantower, Tradovate, TradingView, T4, R|Trader Pro, ATAS, MotiveWave, VolFix, Bookmap, Investor/RT, Jigsaw Daytradr, MultiCharts, Sierra Chart, Trade Navigator

What you can trade and how

?News tradingNot stated by the firm
?Holding over the weekendNot stated by the firm
?EAs / botsNot stated by the firm
?Copy tradingNot stated by the firm
?HedgingNot stated by the firm
Topstep news rule

During Tier 1 news (5 min before to 5 min after) minis are blocked and micros capped on equity index and metals products in Combines and XFAs.

Applies to: Trading Combine, Express Funded (minis blocked, micros capped); Live Funded under $3,000 limited to 1 contract

Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →

Good to know

Topstep Labs Drop #001 (June 2026). Mandatory $500 DLL in all phases. XFA payout cap $4,000. Evaluation expires 90 days after purchase. Up to 5 of each Labs account per month. LFA: $25K tier, $5,000 minimum starting balance.

How much room do I have left?

Enter your numbers to see which floor you hit first today. Empty fields use the starting balance.

Daily loss floor
$24,500
start of day − $500
Max loss floor
$24,000
starting balance − $1,000
Room left today
$500
The daily limit is hit first

A planning estimate from the published limits. Commissions and open trades count toward the limits at most firms.

Not yet confirmed

  • daily_loss.soft — Labs article does not say whether the mandatory $500 DLL fails the account or pauses the day; left as hard (not soft)
  • daily_loss reset time not stated for Labs (standard Topstep day is 5:00 PM CT)

Sources

Firms change rules often. Check the firm's own page before you buy.

Your odds of passing

Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the Topstep $25K Static Trading Combine (Topstep Labs) against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.

38%
passed
39 days
typical time to pass (29–49)
$198
expected spend to get funded
  • Passed 38%
  • Max loss 27%
  • Time limit 36%

A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Expected spend = what one attempt costs ÷ pass rate, assuming each retry costs the same. Have real results? Replay your own days.

What would you be paid?

Enter where your funded Topstep $25K Static Trading Combine (Topstep Labs) account stands. We apply its published split, consistency and payout rules.

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split not published as a number
Nothing published holds it back
  • Profit split — Not published for this program.
  • Consistency rule — Firm's wording: “Combine Consistency Target 55%; XFA path Consistency or Standard (trader's choice)”.

Only rules the firm publishes as numbers are checked; others show the firm's wording. Buffers, fees and add-ons aren't applied. Payout rules at every firm.

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FAQ

Topstep $25K Static Trading Combine (Topstep Labs) — common questions

$500 on 25K.

$1,000 on 25K. Static. The floor is fixed: starting balance minus the max loss. Profits never move it. $1,000 static MLL, never trails; in XFA set to $0 after first payout

$2,000 on 25K.

Combine Consistency Target 55%; XFA path Consistency or Standard (trader's choice)

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