# Topstep Help Center

> How can we help you today?

## Getting Started

- [New to Topstep? Start here.](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284199-new-to-topstep-start-here.md): You found your path to funded trading. Now let's start.
- [Topstep Program Overview](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284099-topstep-program-overview.md): Three stages. One destination. Put in the reps and get to Live.
- [Topstep Pricing and Payment Questions](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/14289835-topstep-pricing-and-payment-questions.md): Everything about costs, pricing, and payments in one place.
- [Getting Started with the Topstep Dashboard](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10513413-getting-started-with-the-topstep-dashboard.md): Your command center for tracking progress, managing accounts, and handling Payouts and Resets — all in real time
- [How IDV/Identity Verification Works](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/12578731-how-idv-identity-verification-works.md): One-time. Required. Fast.
- [Topstep Holiday Trading Hours](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13350348-topstep-holiday-trading-hours.md): Holidays bring shortened or closed markets. Know before you trade.
- [Contact Support](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284118-contact-support.md): Real traders on the other end. Here's how to reach us.
- [Topstep Community](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8703714-topstep-community.md): Your people are out there. Find them. Pick your platform.
- [Topstep Labs](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/15520357-topstep-labs.md): Real experiments. Limited drops. Built with the community.
- [Topstep® Refund Policies](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284117-topstep-refund-policies.md): Refund eligibility, timelines, and chargeback policies explained
- [Topstep Learning](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284101-topstep-learning.md): The learning never stops. Here's where Topstep makes it easier.
- [Order Types, Fills, and Slippage](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8765442-order-types-fills-and-slippage.md): Know your tools. Know your exits. Know the risks.
- [Staying Outside the 2% Price Limit Zone](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284225-staying-outside-the-2-price-limit-zone.md): Know the Limits Before You Hit One.
- [CME Velocity Logic](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13545889-cme-velocity-logic.md): The market hit the brakes. Here's why.
- [How to identify the Futures Front Month Contract](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284108-how-to-identify-the-futures-front-month-contract.md): TopstepX™ handles it. But knowing why matters.
- [Economic Releases](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284211-economic-releases.md): News drops. Prices spike. Know what you're walking into.
- [Topstep Trader Lingo Glossary](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8570400-topstep-trader-lingo-glossary.md)

## TopstepX™

- [TopstepX™](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/14434175-topstepx.md): One platform. Everything you need. Here’s how TopstepX™ works.
- [General Platform Troubleshooting](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284136-general-platform-troubleshooting.md): Platform acting up? Start here. If it’s happening mid-trade, stop trading first.
- [TopstepX™ API Access](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/11187768-topstepx-api-access.md): Your code. Your strategies. Your edge.
- [Risk Adjustments: High Risk/High Volatility](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13613539-risk-adjustments-high-risk-high-volatility.md): Markets can go haywire. When they do, Topstep may reduce position limits. That's protection, not punishment.
- [Quantower Connection Instructions](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284179-quantower-connection-instructions.md): Quantower connects through TopstepX credentials. No API access needed.
- [TopstepX™ Indicators](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8524249-topstepx-indicators.md): Custom Indicators for TopstepX Traders
- [TopstepX™ — Commissions and Fees](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284213-topstepx-commissions-and-fees.md): Every trade has a cost. Know yours before you click.

## Topstep Program

- [Trading Combine® Parameters](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284197-trading-combine-parameters.md): Pass the Trading Combine. Get funded. Here's how.
- [Trading Combine Subscriptions](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284121-trading-combine-subscriptions.md): Auto-renews monthly and banks a Reset Credit with every Rebill. Here's what you need to know.
- [What is a Reset?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284128-what-is-a-reset.md): Hit the limit? That's okay. Here's your fresh start.
- [Practice Account](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284134-practice-account.md): Zero stakes. Real practice. The Practice Account is your sandbox.
- [Reset Purchase Limits](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10370307-reset-purchase-limits.md): Understanding Topstep's Purchase Limits
- [Express Funded Account™ Parameters](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284215-express-funded-account-parameters.md): Pass the Trading Combine. Pick your path. Start earning.
- [Back2Funded: Rules, Guidelines, and How It Works](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/12060405-back2funded-rules-guidelines-and-how-it-works.md): Lost it before your first Payout? Don't start over. Reactivate.
- [What is the Scaling Plan?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284223-what-is-the-scaling-plan.md): Larger balance. More buying power.
- [Express Funded Account™ Activation](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284217-express-funded-account-activation.md): You passed! Now it’s time to activate your account. It only takes a few minutes.
- [Live Funded Account Parameters](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10657969-live-funded-account-parameters.md): The XFA proved you belong here. Live is where it counts — real capital, real markets, no ceiling on what you can earn.
- [What are the costs in the Live Funded Account?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284229-what-are-the-costs-in-the-live-funded-account.md): You're a Professional Trader now. Here's what that costs.
- [Live Funded Account Call Up and Call Down Process](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13747178-live-funded-account-call-up-and-call-down-process.md): Earn it. Get called up. Lose discipline. Get the tap.
- [Dynamic Live Risk Expansion](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/11748475-dynamic-live-risk-expansion.md): Trade well. Get rewarded. More room to run.
- [Risk Lock-In](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13461608-risk-lock-in.md): Big winning day? The Risk Team has your back. Risk Lock-In protects your profits.
- [What is a Pro Account?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/14645398-what-is-a-pro-account.md): You proved yourself. A Pro Account keeps you in the game while Live access is limited.
- [TopstepX™ Live Performance Bonus](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/11177768-topstepx-live-performance-bonus.md): Profitable Traders get paid. The TopstepX™ Live Performance Bonus stacks cash on top of your Payouts.
- [The Topstep Octagon](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/15764697-the-topstep-octagon.md): The pits were electric. Now it's your turn.
- [Topstep Payout Policy](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284233-topstep-payout-policy.md): You earned it. Here's how to get paid.
- [Funded Trader Tax Questions](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284238-funded-trader-tax-questions.md): You're an independent contractor. Not an employee. Here's what that means for your taxes.

## Topstep FAQs

- [Am I Eligible to Trade with Topstep?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284116-am-i-eligible-to-trade-with-topstep.md): We fund Traders worldwide. Where you're from — and where you live — both matter.
- [When and What Products Can I Trade?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284206-when-and-what-products-can-i-trade.md): Every tradeable CME Group product, with permitted hours for the Trading Combine and Funded Accounts.
- [What is the Maximum Loss Limit?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284204-what-is-the-maximum-loss-limit.md): Topstep's singular rule - the Maximum Loss Limit.
- [Daily Loss Limit in the Trading Combine and Express Funded Account](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10490293-daily-loss-limit-in-the-trading-combine-and-express-funded-account.md): Bad days happen. The Daily Loss Limit \(DLL\) makes sure one bad day doesn't wipe out your account.
- [Level 1 and Level 2 Market Data](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284120-level-1-and-level-2-market-data.md): Level 1 is free. Level 2 costs more. Here's the breakdown.
- [Consistency at Topstep](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284208-consistency-at-topstep.md): Consistency Targets and Consistency Objectives: What Every Topstep Trader Needs to Know
- [Understanding Hedging](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13747047-understanding-hedging.md): Cross-account hedging is prohibited at Topstep. This article explains what hedging is, why we prohibit it, and how to ensure your trading stays compliant.
- [What is the Focused Trader Program?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10551016-what-is-the-focused-trader-program.md): The path back starts here.
- [What is the Responsible Trading Program?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/13620045-what-is-the-responsible-trading-program.md): Bad habits catch up with you. The Responsible Trading Program is how Topstep helps you fix them.
- [What is Responsible Trading?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10406542-what-is-responsible-trading.md): Trading is a skill. Skills are built through discipline. Discipline starts here.
- [Professional Behavior at Topstep](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10290170-professional-behavior-at-topstep.md): How you trade matters. How you act does too.
- [Prohibited Conduct](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10296582-prohibited-conduct.md): Program integrity starts here.
- [Prohibited Trading Strategies at Topstep](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/10305426-prohibited-trading-strategies-at-topstep.md): From account stacking to SIM exploitation: what's not allowed
- [Can I trade Forex with You?](https://help.topstep.com/en/articles/8284113-can-i-trade-forex-with-you.md): No. Topstep is Futures-only. But if you trade Forex, you're closer than you think.