What is the drawdown on Topstep $100,000 No Activation Fee?

Daily drawdown on file is None (trailing). Overall max drawdown is $3,000 trail (Trailing). Confirm the live help center before you trade.

What profit target and payout split apply?

Profit target: $6,000. Payout split on file: 90%. Minimum trading days: 5 days.

Is there an active promo code?

Topstep has no promo code on file that is still running for this challenge.

Topstep $100,000 No Activation Fee Rules & Active Promo Codes

Challenge summary

Price: $149
Platform: TopstepX, Tradovate, NinjaTrader

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Rules breakdown

Numbers come from the FindBestProp catalog and the firm restriction notes already checked against official pages. A blank official field stays blank.

Account size

$100,000

Profit target

$6,000

Printed on this challenge row in the FindBestProp catalog.

Daily drawdown

None (trailing)

Firm-level figure. This plan does not publish a separate daily limit.

Overall max drawdown

$3,000 trail

Printed on this challenge row.

Max loss type

Trailing

Read from the drawdown wording. If it does not say static or trailing, the type is not stated.

Leverage

Futures contracts

Firm-level leverage. Confirm the program if the help center splits it.

Minimum trading days

5 days

Firm-level minimum. Confirm this challenge if the help center splits it by program.

News trading

News trading is allowed on futures evaluation accounts. Avoid max-size entries into news events. Risk Adjustments, marked Updated today on 21 Oct 2026: standing high-volatility caps on the Trading Combine are MCL 30/60/90 and MGC 30/60/90 for $50K/$100K/$150K. During CPI, FOMC, NFP, and PPI, no new mini openings on ES/RTY/YM/NQ/NKD/GC/SI/HG/PL for 5 minutes before and after the print; micros are capped by account size. Labs $6K Challenge openings in that window are blocked on minis.

Funded phase: News trading is allowed on funded futures accounts. Express Funded and Pro use the same standing MCL and MGC cap as the Combine: 30/60/90. Live Funded stays tighter: MCL 3/6/9 and MGC 5/10/15. The scaling examples on the same help page still print 31/62/93, so use the platform limit. During the Tier 1 window, minis are blocked on SIM and existing metals positions opened before the window may be managed through it.

Weekend holding

No overnight or weekend holding—day trade only. Flat by 3:10 PM CT daily.

Funded phase: No overnight or weekend holding on funded accounts. Flat by 3:10 PM CT daily.

EA / trading bots

Not listed

The official restriction notes we store do not mention EAs or bots. Confirm the FAQ before you automate.

Refundable fee

Not listed

The challenge catalog does not store a fee-refund rule. A promo that mentions a refund is a checkout claim, not a confirmed rule.

Payout split

90%

Headline split only. The stored payout schedule (Weekly) describes another program. Confirm this challenge on the FAQ.

Lot calculator

Balance starts at this challenge’s $100,000 account. Adjust the stop before you size a trade.

Account: $100,000
Daily loss: None (trailing)
Max drawdown: $3,000 trail

Trade setup

Calculate by

Account currency

Account balance

Instrument

1.00 lot = 100,000 units · pip 0.0001

Risk per trade

%

Stop loss (pips)

EURUSD · Euro / US Dollar

Lot size

5.00

Cash at risk: $1,000.00
Position size: 500,000 units
Pip value: $50.00
Margin estimate: $18,083.33

Notional $542,500.00 uses reference price 1.085.

Sizing based on standard broker contract specs. Always verify lot step rules with your specific prop firm platform.

Official documentation and FAQ

FindBestProp is a comparison page. The firm’s own help center is the rulebook that applies when you pay.

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What is the drawdown on Topstep $100,000 No Activation Fee?: Daily drawdown on file is None (trailing). Overall max drawdown is $3,000 trail (Trailing). Confirm the live help center before you trade.
What profit target and payout split apply?: Profit target: $6,000. Payout split on file: 90%. Minimum trading days: 5 days.
Is there an active promo code?: Topstep has no promo code on file that is still running for this challenge.
Can you hold news or the weekend?: News trading: News trading is allowed on futures evaluation accounts. Avoid max-size entries into news events. Risk Adjustments, marked Updated today on 21 Oct 2026: standing high-volatility caps on the Trading Combine are MCL 30/60/90 and MGC 30/60/90 for $50K/$100K/$150K. During CPI, FOMC, NFP, and PPI, no new mini openings on ES/RTY/YM/NQ/NKD/GC/SI/HG/PL for 5 minutes before and after the print; micros are capped by account size. Labs $6K Challenge openings in that window are blocked on minis. Weekend holding: No overnight or weekend holding—day trade only. Flat by 3:10 PM CT daily.