Topstep is letting new Trading Combine buyers double the amount they can withdraw per request on an Express Funded Account, provided they attach a Daily Loss Limit to the account at checkout. The firm calls it a limited-time offering and says it opens at 3:30 PM CT on Tuesday, June 2. On a $150,000 account the per-request cap reaches $12,000. Accounts already running do not qualify.
What changed
The Trading Combine is Topstep’s paid evaluation, traded in simulation. Pass it and the account converts to an Express Funded Account (XFA), which is also simulated and which pays out under a per-request cap: the most a trader can take in a single payout request. A Daily Loss Limit is a hard stop that closes positions and locks the account once losses reach a set amount in one session.
Under the offer, buying the Combine with that limit attached raises the cap on the funded account once it is activated. Topstep’s payout policy describes it as a voluntary choice that lets traders unlock double per-request payout caps.
| Account size | Cap without DLL (Standard / Consistency) | Cap with DLL |
|---|---|---|
| $50K | $2,000 / $3,000 | $4,000 / $6,000 |
| $100K | $3,000 / $4,000 | $6,000 / $8,000 |
| $150K | $5,000 / $6,000 | up to $12,000 |
Figures are from Topstep’s payout policy article.
Who it affects
Only new Trading Combine purchases qualify. Adding a Daily Loss Limit later, at Express Funded Account activation or at reactivation, does not unlock the higher cap, according to the same policy page. Traders already in an evaluation or already funded stay on the standard caps unless they buy a new Combine with the limit attached.
The higher caps apply on both the Standard and the Consistency paths to payout.
What stays the same
Payouts from a Live Funded Account remain uncapped. The evaluation rules, the paths to payout and the account sizes are unchanged; what moves is the ceiling on a single request from the Express Funded stage.
Topstep also states on the same page that 63% of traders lost their Combine on day one, the firm’s argument for the daily stop. That is the firm’s own figure and is not independently verified here.
What traders should check
The Daily Loss Limit is a real constraint, not a setting to ignore: once it trips, the session is over. Traders who size positions so that a normal losing day would breach it are buying a faster exit for their cash and a shorter leash on their trading.
One detail is worth confirming with the firm before paying. Topstep’s marketing page footnotes the $12,000 figure as a $150K Combine with a Daily Loss Limit added on the Consistency Path to Payout only, while the payout policy presents the higher caps across both paths. Where the two disagree, the payout policy is the operative document.
Nothing here is investment advice, and an evaluation fee buys a simulated account, not income.
