Topstep Trading Combine 150K rules

Evaluation

Profit target

$9,000 in profit. source

Max drawdown

$4,500: a trailing drawdown that follows your highest end-of-day balance. It stops trailing once the floor reaches $150,000 (the starting balance + $0) and stays there. Touching it at any moment, open trades included, fails the account. source

Daily loss limit

$3,000, measured from the balance at the start of the trading day, open trades included. Hitting it stops trading for the rest of the day; the account stays open. source

Trading day

The trading day starts at 5:00 PM US Central time; daily limits reset then. Positions must be closed by 3:10 PM US Central time. source

Minimum trading days

2 days with at least one trade. source

Consistency rule

Your best day can be at most 55% of the profit target to pass. Going over doesn't fail the account; you keep trading until the rule is met. source

Position size

At most 15 mini contracts 150 micro contracts open at once. source

News trading

No trading from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after: CPI, FOMC rate decision, FOMC press conference, NFP, PPI. source