Daily loss limit vs max loss limit: one ends your day, the other ends your account

By TradeDesk HQ editorial desk · Oct 22, 2026 · 2:26 PM ET · Original post on X

The short answer

Topstep says over 63% of traders have lost an account in a single day.

Key figures (as reported)

Daily loss limit $1,000: hit it and your day ends.
Max loss limit $2,000: hit it and your account ends.
Topstep's Daily Loss Limit is optional in the Combine and Express Funded Account: $1,000 on 50K, $2,000 on 100K, $3,000 on 150K.
Net P&L hits it: positions flattened, orders canceled, back at 6 PM ET.
Not a rule violation. Still eligible for funding.
The Maximum Loss Limit is the one that ends it: $2,000 on a Topstep 50K, checked in real time, open losses included.
Hit it in the Combine: no funding until you Reset.
Hit it in the Express Funded Account: permanently closed.
No adjustments, no exceptions.
Same numbers on a 50K eval at Top One Futures (Elite Daily V2) and Blue Guardian (Standard): $1,000 daily limit, $2,000 max loss. Hit the daily one: paused until the next trading day.
The math: 2 full daily-limit days in a row from the start use the whole $2,000.

Card: "-$1,000 ends your day. -$2,000 ends your account." 50K daily loss limit $1,000: account survives. Max loss limit $2,000: account fails. Two such days in a row use all $2,000.

Sources

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Daily loss limit vs max loss limit: one ends your day, the other ends your account

The short answer

Key figures (as reported)

Sources

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