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Will this trade breach my Topstep account?
Check your trade before Topstep checks it. Remaining daily-loss and drawdown room, the largest size inside the rules, flat time and news, with cited sources.
Topstep rules in FirmGated's data
| Account | Drawdown | Daily loss limit | Max contracts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50K | $2,000 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance | $1,000 | 5 |
| 100K | $3,000 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance | Has a daily loss limit; amount unclear, check your firm's current rules | Unclear, check your firm's current rules |
| 150K | $4,500 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance | Has a daily loss limit; amount unclear, check your firm's current rules | Unclear, check your firm's current rules |
- Flat / close time: 3:09:00 PM CT
- Consistency: best day ≤ 50% of profit (50K)
- Payout rules: Unclear, check your firm's current rules
- Topstep rules page (drawdown figures): https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284197-trading-combine-parameters · Last verified: not recorded
- Daily loss, contracts, news and consistency data: https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/11187768-topstepx-api-access · Last verified: 2026-04-26
- Automation policy: https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/11187768-topstepx-api-access · Last verified: October 10, 2026 (updated October 13, 2026)
Topstep rules: common questions
What is the Topstep drawdown by account size?50K: $2,000 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance; 100K: $3,000 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance; 150K: $4,500 end-of-day trailing, stops trailing at the starting balance. Source: https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284197-trading-combine-parameters (last verified: not recorded).
Does Topstep have a daily loss limit?50K: $1,000; 100K: Has a daily loss limit; amount unclear, check your firm's current rules; 150K: Has a daily loss limit; amount unclear, check your firm's current rules.
What time does Topstep require accounts to be flat?FirmGated's rule data lists 3:09:00 PM CT.
Does Topstep restrict trading around high-impact news?Unclear, check your firm's current rules.
Does Topstep allow automated trading?Allowed with limits on evaluation accounts. Topstep's official API rules allow custom automated strategies and third-party tools through TopstepX / ProjectX on Challenge and Sim Funded accounts, but not on Live Funded accounts. Topstep's official API page says orders must originate from the trader's personal device; Topstep support confirmed in writing on October 23, 2026 that third-party services like FirmGated can transmit orders automatically from their cloud servers through the TopstepX API. A VPS or VPN you run yourself is not covered by that answer.
How does Guardian Check work out whether a Topstep trade breaches the rules?It adds the planned trade's full stop loss (contracts × stop points × the contract's point value) to today's P&L and compares the result with the daily loss limit and the drawdown floor. It is deterministic math on the numbers entered and the cited rules, not AI.
Informational only, not investment advice. Your firm's rules govern; FirmGated's rule data can lag firm changes.