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Topstep $5K Account Risk Plan: $100 Daily Limit & Exact MT5 Lot Sizes

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Topstep $5K account risk plan sets a $100 daily loss limit (2%) and a $150 maximum drawdown floor (3%). Phase 1 is $300. A 0.50% trade risks $25 inside that $100 daily line. The loss is marked with the end-of-day trail, and positions must be flat before 3:10 PM CT.

The daily line on a $5,000 Topstep account is $100, and the floor is $150. Topstep $5K account risk plan asks for $300 in Phase 1, with each planned trade risking $25, and the book flat before 3:10 PM CT.

$5K Daily Loss Limit $100 (2%)
$5K Max Drawdown $150 (3%)
0.5% Safe Risk / Trade $25 (0.13 FX Lots)
Phase 1 / 2 Targets $300 / $0
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A $100 day on a $5,000 book

Daily loss is 2%, which is $100. The maximum in this plan is 3%, which is $150. Phase 1 is 6%, which is $300. Phase 2 is 0%. Four planned losses at $25 reach the $100 line, so the lot has to be the volume that loses $25 and nothing larger. Equity Guard belongs in front of $100, not in front of a $2,000 example copied from a $100,000 card.

The published trailing schedule names $2,000 on $50,000, $3,000 on $100,000, and $4,500 on $150,000. This $5,000 plan uses the 3% figure of $150. Do not replace $150 with one of those larger trailing amounts. Create a Venasri account and store $100 and $150 on this profile only.

The small account still flattens at 3:10

Size does not buy extra time. The position is flat before 3:10 PM CT, and the new CME session is 5:00 PM CT. Weekend holding is prohibited. The bot should flatten a $5,000 index scalp on the same clock as a $100,000 one.

Minimum trading days are two. The 50% consistency idea still matters: half of the $300 target is $150, which is also the maximum drawdown in this plan. A single day that makes the whole $300 is above half the target. Build the $300 across the two days instead.

Where a $25 stop has to live

Fills can be on TopstepX, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, or Quantower. The stop that risks $25 has to be on the platform that holds the order. CME order-to-fill limits apply if a tool edits that stop all day. There is no 200-trade CFD cap to count.

The $100,000 fee is $99 a month. It is not a statement of this account's invoice. News is permitted in the evaluation. Live funded accounts add Tier-1 flatten windows. The $100 daily line is the number that ends the day either way.

Five days of $200 versus a $100 day

A payout path asks for five winning days of at least $200. This account's entire daily loss is $100, and its Phase 1 target is $300. A $200 winning day is most of the target and more than the $100 loss line in the other direction. Treat $200 as a payout rule from the firm terms, and treat $25 as the trade size on this balance.

The first $10,000 withdrawn at 100% is a firm-wide payout term, far above this account. Do not size the $5,000 book as if you were farming that $10,000. The lot loses $25. The day ends at $100. The floor in this plan is $150.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Topstep $5K Account Risk Plan: $100 Daily Limit & Exact MT5 Lot Sizes

What is the Topstep daily loss on $5,000?

It is $100, or 2%. The maximum drawdown in this plan is $150, or 3%. Phase 1 is $300. Phase 2 is 0%. Positions are flat before 3:10 PM CT. A 0.50% trade risks $25.

How many $25 losses fit in the day?

The daily line is $100 and the planned loss is $25. The lot is the volume that loses $25 at the stop. A larger lot copied from a $100,000 worksheet can spend the $100 line in one ticket.

Does the $2,000 trailing figure apply to a $5K account?

The published end-of-day trail lists $2,000 on $50,000, $3,000 on $100,000, and $4,500 on $150,000. This plan's maximum for $5,000 is the 3% figure of $150. Use $150 here.

Can this account make a $200 payout day?

The firm payout path wants five winning days of at least $200. This account's Phase 1 target is $300 and its daily loss is $100, so a $200 day is a large share of the target. The 50% consistency ceiling still applies to how large one day may be.

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