A prop-firm schedule that increases allowed contract size or account size as a funded trader hits profit milestones.
Scaling plans limit how many contracts or lots a new funded trader can use and raise the cap as the account grows. They protect the firm from a large early loss and force the trader to prove consistency before sizing up.
They matter because a trader used to 5 contracts in the evaluation may be limited to 2 in the first funded stage.
Example: a $100,000 funded account allows 3 micro-futures or 1 mini until the balance reaches $102,000, then 5 micros or 2 minis, and so on.
Original diagrams for the ideas on this page. Illustrative, not real market data.
Working out a position size. Three numbers decide how big a trade is: the account, the share of it put at risk, and the distance from entry to stop. One percent of $25,000 is a $250 budget, and a $0.50 stop divides into that 500 times.
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