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How Many Contracts Can I Trade on Topstep 100K?
Topstep 100K: Trading Combine (evaluation), 10 minis or 100 micros; Express Funded Account (XFA), 3, 4, 5 or 10 minis by the XFA balance; Live Funded Account, 3, 5 or 10 minis by the tradable balance. Read from help.topstep.com on 2026-10-23.
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It starts at $0; a minus sign for a balance below it. Today's limit is set from it.
The Maximum Loss Limit trails your highest close and locks at $0; your first payout sets it to $0 for good.
Contracts allowed today
3 minis todayor 30 micros (1 mini = 10 micros). The "Below $1,500" row of Topstep's Scaling Plan, measured on the XFA balance, which starts at $0. Next: 4 minis from a close at $1,500, $1,500 away.
Fits one 8-point ES stop
3 minis or 30 micros. One ES risks $400 and one MES $40 at this stop. Today's allowance is the limit, not the stop.
Stops until the limits
- At 3 minis ($1,200 a stop): 1 stop before the daily loss limit; 2 stops before the max loss line, and the next one reaches it.
- Max loss line −$3,000 ($3,000 under the highest close, locking at $0): $3,000 of room. Daily loss limit $2,000, which ends the day, not the account.
Topstep's rules, read from help.topstep.com on 2026-10-23: What is the Scaling Plan?, edited 2026-07-16; Express Funded Account™ Parameters, edited 2026-08-05; What is the Maximum Loss Limit?, edited 2026-09-18; Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account, edited 2026-06-30; Topstep Payout Policy, edited 2026-10-13; Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility, edited 2026-10-21. The loss is counted at the stop price; slippage, commission and gaps make it larger. Your firm's dashboard is the source of truth.
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The math: fits = whole contracts whose one stop-out stays above the daily and max loss lines, capped at today's tier
Topstep 100K: contracts by plan
Read from help.topstep.com on 2026-10-23. Each source shows that page's own last edit (UTC).
- Trading Combine (evaluation)100K: 10 minis or 100 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, optional, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Ten micros count as one mini against the cap ("1 Mini = 10 Micro contracts"); Micro Silver counts as 2 micros, and Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether are capped at mini-equivalent sizes.The Combine has a flat cap and no Scaling Plan; the Scaling Plan starts in the Express Funded Account.The Daily Loss Limit is optional, picked at checkout; hitting it ends the session and isn't a rule violation.Current restrictions on Risk Adjustments (edited 2026-10-21), $50K/$100K/$150K: CL, QM, RB, HO and GC at 3/6/9, MCL and MGC at 30/60/90 micros, SIL and MHG at 2/5/7, and SI, HG and PL not at all. The calculator applies the CL and GC rows on those markets; in the XFA they are a ceiling, and the Scaling Plan can set a lower one.For the 10 minutes around Tier 1 news (CPI, FOMC, NFP, PPI) there are no new positions in equity-index and metal minis; new positions in MES, M2K, MYM, MNQ and MGC are limited to 3, 6 or 9 contracts on a $50K, $100K or $150K (lower by Scaling Plan row in the XFA), and in MHG and SIL to 2, 5 or 7.Sources: Trading Combine® Parameters, edited 2026-09-24; What is the Scaling Plan?, edited 2026-07-16; What is the Maximum Loss Limit?, edited 2026-09-18; Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account, edited 2026-06-30; Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility, edited 2026-10-21
- Express Funded Account (XFA)100K: 3–10 minis by the scaling plan, up to 10 minis or 100 micros. Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $0; a payout request moves it to $0. Daily loss limit: $2,000, optional, ending the day, not the account.Micros: Ten micros count as one mini against the cap ("1 Mini = 10 Micro contracts"); Micro Silver counts as 2 micros, and Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether are capped at mini-equivalent sizes.Topstep publishes the rows only as a chart image, which we read on the day. "Your max contracts do not increase mid-session": a higher row starts with the next session, and a payout that drops the balance into a lower row lowers the limit.At $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500 the chart puts the balance in the lower row, or in two rows (the 100K and 150K at $2,000, the 150K at $3,000), while Topstep's restricted-product example on Risk Adjustments treats the round number as the higher row. The calculator takes the lower row, the stricter reading. $1,500 is in the $1,500 - $2,000 row.The Maximum Loss Limit starts $2,000/$3,000/$4,500 under the $0 start, trails closes and locks at $0; the first payout sets it to $0. The Daily Loss Limit is optional, added at checkout or activation.Current restrictions on Risk Adjustments (edited 2026-10-21), $50K/$100K/$150K: CL, QM, RB, HO and GC at 3/6/9, MCL and MGC at 30/60/90 micros, SIL and MHG at 2/5/7, and SI, HG and PL not at all. The calculator applies the CL and GC rows on those markets; in the XFA they are a ceiling, and the Scaling Plan can set a lower one.For the 10 minutes around Tier 1 news (CPI, FOMC, NFP, PPI) there are no new positions in equity-index and metal minis; new positions in MES, M2K, MYM, MNQ and MGC are limited to 3, 6 or 9 contracts on a $50K, $100K or $150K (lower by Scaling Plan row in the XFA), and in MHG and SIL to 2, 5 or 7.Sources: What is the Scaling Plan?, edited 2026-07-16; Express Funded Account™ Parameters, edited 2026-08-05; What is the Maximum Loss Limit?, edited 2026-09-18; Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account, edited 2026-06-30; Topstep Payout Policy, edited 2026-10-13; Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility, edited 2026-10-21
Express Funded Account (XFA), 100K: Topstep's Scaling Plan, rows on the XFA balance, which starts at $0, minis / micros Row, as the firm labels it Minis / micros Below $1,500 3 / 30 $1,500 - $2,000 4 / 40 $2,000 - $3,000 5 / 50 Above $3,000 10 / 100 - Live Funded Account100K: 3–10 minis by the scaling plan, up to 10 minis or 10 micros. Max loss: a fixed line at a $1,000 balance. Daily loss limit: set by the row.Micros: Topstep says the 10:1 micro-to-mini ratio isn't available on Live, and its Live restricted-product caps count micros one for one (MGC 5/10/15), though its Labs page prints "5 mini / 50 micros" for a Labs Live account. The calculator counts a micro as one contract, the stricter reading.Position limits stay at 5/10/15 lots until $100,000 of Live profit (Dynamic Live Risk Expansion Tier 4, up to 30 lots; then up to 50, 70 and 100). The Daily Loss Limit starts at $2,000/$3,000/$4,500 and rises $500 at $15k, $20k and $50k of Live profit; the calculator keeps the starting amount, the stricter reading.A tradable balance at or below $10,000 caps the account at 5 lots and a $2,000 Daily Loss Limit, at or below $5,000 at 3 lots and $1,000. A drop applies from the next session; the standard limits return only after the Friday close, so until then enter the lower balance.Current restrictions on Live: CL, QM, RB, HO, MCL and GC at 3/6/9, MGC at 5/10/15, SIL and MHG at 2/4/6; the calculator applies the CL and GC rows on those markets.Below $1,000 the account may be liquidated and closed at the end of the day; Topstep publishes no trailing loss amount for Live. New on 2026-10-21: Live traders with a balance below $3,000 are limited to 1 contract during Tier 1 news.Sources: Live Funded Account Parameters, edited 2026-10-20; Dynamic Live Risk Expansion, edited 2026-09-24; What is the Scaling Plan?, edited 2026-07-16; Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility, edited 2026-10-21; Topstep Labs, edited 2026-10-20
Live Funded Account, 100K: Topstep's Live position limits, rows on the tradable balance, minis / micros Row, as the firm labels it Minis / micros Daily loss limit $5,000 or below 3 / 3 $1,000 $10,000 or below 5 / 5 $2,000 Standard (above $10,000) 10 / 10 $3,000 - Labs $50K Static Drawdown Trading Combine (not in the calculator)On sale any time (up to five a month): 4 minis or 40 micros, a $2,000 static Max Loss Limit and a mandatory $1,000 daily loss limit; its XFA scales 2/3/4 with the same static limit, set to $0 by the first payout. In it MCL and MGC are capped at 25 lots and CL, GC, HO, QM, RB, MHG and SIL at 2.Source: Topstep Labs, edited 2026-10-20
- Pro Account (not in the calculator)Offered instead of Live where live access isn't supported: "subject to the contract size Scaling Plan", with a fixed $1,000/$2,000/$3,000 Daily Loss Limit and the XFA's Maximum Loss Limit.Source: What is a Pro Account?, edited 2026-09-11
Common questions
How many contracts can I trade on Topstep 100K?
Topstep 100K: Trading Combine (evaluation), 10 minis or 100 micros; Express Funded Account (XFA), 3, 4, 5 and 10 minis by the XFA balance, which starts at $0 (Below $1,500: 3; $1,500 - $2,000: 4; $2,000 - $3,000: 5; Above $3,000: 10), up to 100 micros; Live Funded Account, 3, 5 and 10 minis by the tradable balance ($5,000 or below: 3; $10,000 or below: 5; Standard (above $10,000): 10), up to 10 micros. Read from help.topstep.com on 2026-10-23.
How many micros can I trade on Topstep 100K?
Trading Combine (evaluation): up to 100 micros (CL/MCL: 6 minis or 60 micros; GC/MGC: 6 minis or 60 micros), Express Funded Account (XFA): up to 100 micros (CL/MCL: 6 minis or 60 micros; GC/MGC: 6 minis or 60 micros) and Live Funded Account: up to 10 micros (CL/MCL: 6 minis or 6 micros; GC/MGC: 6 minis or 10 micros). Ten micros count as one mini against the cap ("1 Mini = 10 Micro contracts"); Micro Silver counts as 2 micros, and Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether are capped at mini-equivalent sizes. Topstep says the 10:1 micro-to-mini ratio isn't available on Live, and its Live restricted-product caps count micros one for one (MGC 5/10/15), though its Labs page prints "5 mini / 50 micros" for a Labs Live account. The calculator counts a micro as one contract, the stricter reading.
When do I get more contracts on the Topstep 100K XFA?
On Topstep's Scaling Plan, the contracts follow the XFA balance, which starts at $0: Below $1,500, 3 minis; $1,500 - $2,000, 4 minis; $2,000 - $3,000, 5 minis; Above $3,000, 10 minis. Topstep publishes the rows only as a chart image, which we read on the day. "Your max contracts do not increase mid-session": a higher row starts with the next session, and a payout that drops the balance into a lower row lowers the limit.
When do I get more contracts on the Topstep 100K Live?
On Topstep's Live position limits, the contracts follow the tradable balance: $5,000 or below, 3 minis; $10,000 or below, 5 minis; Standard (above $10,000), 10 minis. Position limits stay at 5/10/15 lots until $100,000 of Live profit (Dynamic Live Risk Expansion Tier 4, up to 30 lots; then up to 50, 70 and 100). The Daily Loss Limit starts at $2,000/$3,000/$4,500 and rises $500 at $15k, $20k and $50k of Live profit; the calculator keeps the starting amount, the stricter reading.
What are the loss limits on Topstep 100K?
Trading Combine (evaluation): Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $100,000. Daily loss limit: $2,000, optional, ending the day, not the account. Express Funded Account (XFA): Max loss: $3,000, trailing the highest close, locking at $0; a payout request moves it to $0. Daily loss limit: $2,000, optional, ending the day, not the account. Live Funded Account: Max loss: a fixed line at a $1,000 balance. Daily loss limit: set by the row.
Where do these Topstep numbers come from?
From Topstep's own pages (help.topstep.com), read on 2026-10-23: "Trading Combine® Parameters" (edited 2026-09-24), "What is the Scaling Plan?" (edited 2026-07-16), "What is the Maximum Loss Limit?" (edited 2026-09-18), "Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account" (edited 2026-06-30), "Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility" (edited 2026-10-21), "Express Funded Account™ Parameters" (edited 2026-08-05), "Topstep Payout Policy" (edited 2026-10-13), "Live Funded Account Parameters" (edited 2026-10-20), "Dynamic Live Risk Expansion" (edited 2026-09-24), "Topstep Labs" (edited 2026-10-20). Firms change their rules; your account's dashboard is the source of truth.