Futures Position Size Calculator
A futures position size calculator for prop firm evaluations: enter your contracts, stop and target, and see your risk per trade in dollars, how many losing trades your drawdown can take, and whether your size fits the plan’s rules.
- To reach the maximum loss
- To reach the daily loss limit
- To reach the profit target
- Best-day cap allows
- Position size
- Size for the risk you want
- Across copied accounts
- risk · reward
If you won this share of trades
| Win rate | Average per trade | Trades to target |
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Arithmetic on your numbers, not a forecast.
How do you size a futures trade for a prop firm evaluation?
You size a futures trade for a prop firm evaluation by keeping one losing trade to a small, fixed share of the plan’s maximum loss. Risk per trade is the stop in points, times the contract’s dollar value per point, times the number of contracts, plus fees. Divide the maximum loss by that figure and you have the number of losing trades in a row the account can take.
A 40-point stop on 3 MNQ risks 40 × $2 × 3 = $240. On a $2,000 maximum loss that is 12% of the drawdown on every trade: the account can take 8 losing trades in a row, and the ninth ends the evaluation. Cut to 2 contracts and the same stop risks $160, leaving room for 12.
What is each futures contract worth per point?
Each futures contract has a fixed dollar value per point and per tick. Most micro contracts are a tenth of the full-size one; Micro Silver and Micro Platinum are a fifth, Micro Bitcoin a fiftieth and Micro Ether a five-hundredth.
Indices8 contracts
| Contract | $ per point | Tick | $ per tick |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNQ · Micro Nasdaq-100 | $2 | 0.25 | $0.50 |
| NQ · Nasdaq-100 | $20 | 0.25 | $5.00 |
| MES · Micro S&P 500 | $5 | 0.25 | $1.25 |
| ES · S&P 500 | $50 | 0.25 | $12.50 |
| MYM · Micro Dow | $0.50 | 1 | $0.50 |
| YM · Dow | $5 | 1 | $5.00 |
| M2K · Micro Russell 2000 | $5 | 0.1 | $0.50 |
| RTY · Russell 2000 | $50 | 0.1 | $5.00 |
Metals8 contracts
| Contract | $ per point | Tick | $ per tick |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGC · Micro Gold | $10 | 0.1 | $1.00 |
| GC · Gold | $100 | 0.1 | $10.00 |
| SIL · Micro Silver | $1,000 | 0.005 | $5.00 |
| SI · Silver | $5,000 | 0.005 | $25.00 |
| PLM · Micro Platinum | $10 | 0.1 | $1.00 |
| PL · Platinum | $50 | 0.1 | $5.00 |
| MHG · Micro Copper | $2,500 | 0.0005 | $1.25 |
| HG · Copper | $25,000 | 0.0005 | $12.50 |
Energy4 contracts
| Contract | $ per point | Tick | $ per tick |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCL · Micro Crude Oil | $100 | 0.01 | $1.00 |
| CL · Crude Oil | $1,000 | 0.01 | $10.00 |
| MRB · Micro RBOB Gasoline | $4,200 | 0.0001 | $0.42 |
| RB · RBOB Gasoline | $42,000 | 0.0001 | $4.20 |
Currencies4 contracts
| Contract | $ per point | Tick | $ per tick |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6E · Micro Euro | $12,500 | 0.0001 | $1.25 |
| 6E · Euro FX | $125,000 | 0.00005 | $6.25 |
| M6B · Micro British Pound | $6,250 | 0.0001 | $0.625 |
| 6B · British Pound | $62,500 | 0.0001 | $6.25 |
Crypto4 contracts
| Contract | $ per point | Tick | $ per tick |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBT · Micro Bitcoin | $0.10 | 5 | $0.50 |
| BTC · Bitcoin | $5 | 5 | $25.00 |
| MET · Micro Ether | $0.10 | 0.5 | $0.05 |
| ETH · Ether | $50 | 0.25 | $12.50 |
What is a consistency rule?
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit can come from your best day. Under a 50% rule, your best day must be no more than half of your total profit when you pass - so to pass at exactly a $3,000 target, no day can make more than $1,500. A bigger day does not fail the evaluation; it raises the total you need before you can pass. The calculator shows how many winning trades fit in one day at your size before you reach that cap, and the Prop Firm Consistency Calculator works out what today needs from the days you have traded.
How does a trade copier change your risk?
A trade copier places the same trade on every account you connect, so it multiplies your risk by the number of accounts. Three accounts at $240 a trade put $720 at risk on one stop. Set “Accounts copied” to see the total.
Common questions
How do you work out risk per trade on futures?
Multiply the stop in points by the contract’s dollar value per point, then by the number of contracts, and add fees. A 40-point stop on 3 MNQ at $2 a point risks 40 × $2 × 3 = $240 before fees.
How many contracts should I trade on a $50K prop firm account?
That depends on your stop and the plan’s maximum loss. On a $2,000 maximum loss with a 40-point MNQ stop, 2 contracts risk $160 a trade, which leaves room for 12 losing trades in a row; the calculator works it out for any stop.
What is a consistency rule in a prop firm evaluation?
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit can come from your best day. Under a 50% rule, your best day must be no more than half of your total profit when you pass, so to pass at exactly a $3,000 target no single day can make more than $1,500.
How much is one point worth on NQ, ES and YM?
One point is worth $20 on NQ, $50 on ES and $5 on YM. The micros are a tenth of that: $2 on MNQ, $5 on MES and $0.50 on MYM.
This calculator does arithmetic on the numbers you enter; it does not forecast results. Prop firm rules change - check the firm’s current terms. Trading futures carries substantial risk of loss.