Topstep drawdown % rule
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Topstep drawdown % rule by model
Trading Combine → Express Funded (1-Step)
3.0% (100K: $3,000 of $100,000)
quoted
“$100K | $3,000”
retrieved Sep 1, 2026
What this rule means
Drawdown % is the maximum loss an account can absorb before it is breached, shown as a percentage of the balance the drawdown type is measured against. Combined with the drawdown type, it marks the outer boundary a trader cannot cross.
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