What is the maximum drawdown at TopStep?
Last verified: 2026-03-21 | Official rules
TopStep has a maximum drawdown of 3% using trailing eod (floor moves up at end of day).
EOD trailing drawdown means your breach level moves up at the end of each day when your closing balance exceeds the previous peak. On a $50,000 account, if you close Day 1 at $50,500, your floor rises by $500 to $49,000. Intraday spikes do not affect the floor until end of day, which gives you some breathing room during the session.
Drawdown by phase:
- -Evaluation: 3% (trailing eod (floor moves up at end of day))
- -Funded: 3% (trailing eod (floor moves up at end of day))
Drawdown by account size:
- -$50,000: $1,500 max drawdown (floor at $48,500)
- -$100,000: $3,000 max drawdown (floor at $97,000)
- -$150,000: $4,500 max drawdown (floor at $145,500)
Daily loss limit: 2% acts as a separate circuit breaker. On the $50,000 account, you cannot lose more than $1,000 in a single day. Hitting the daily limit does not reset the next day -- your overall drawdown still counts.
Use the Vigil trailing drawdown simulator to see exactly how TopStep's drawdown works with your trading style.
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