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Topstep has quietly rolled out one of its most significant updates yet for funded traders: trailing drawdown and Daily Loss Limit (DLL) rules are now enforced on live funded accounts — not just during the evaluation phase.What Changed? Trailing Drawdown: Your maximum drawdown now trails your highest account balance. If your account peaks at $110,000, the drawdown limit becomes $10,000 below that peak ($100,000). It moves up with profits but never down — meaning a big winning

Topstep 2026 Rule Overhaul: What Prop Traders Need to Know Topstep, one of the longest-running futures prop firms, rolled out significant changes to its Express Funded Account and payout structure in early 2026. Here's the breakdown for anyone considering or already trading with them.New Payout Paths (Effective Feb 5, 2026) Traders can now pick between: Standard Path: Same as before — 5 winning days of $150+ to request payouts. Consistency Path: New option — only 3 trading

Many popular prop firms have quietly added restrictions on high-volatility futures contracts in 2025–2026 — especially metals (gold, silver) and natural gas. Here's the current landscape: Topstep: Explicitly prohibits trading gold (GC), silver (SI), and natural gas (NG) in funded accounts and evaluations. Traders must stick to lower-vol instruments like equity index futures (ES, NQ) or currencies. Apex Trader Funding: No longer allows metals or Nat Gas in most funded accounts