--- title: "Margin and Lot Size Rules - Get Funded Now" description: "There is no single maximum lot size. Position size is bounded by leverage, margin and the risk limits - which is usually the tighter constraint of the two." url: "https://getfundednow.com/rules/margin-and-lot-size" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/rules/margin-and-lot-size" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/rules/margin-and-lot-size" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/rules/margin-and-lot-size" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/rules/margin-and-lot-size" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/rules/margin-and-lot-size" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Trading rules # Lot size, bounded by risk. There is no single published maximum lot size. Position size is limited by leverage, margin and buying power, and in practice by the daily loss limit long before margin runs out. On a $100,000 1 Step account the daily limit is $5,000, which is the number worth sizing against. [Compare the three programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the full handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) The rule ## Is there a maximum lot size? Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert. - **Universal maximum lot size**: None published - **Bounded by**: Leverage and margin Up to 1:50, varying by instrument. - **Practical bound, 1 Step 5% of $100,000**: $5,000 The daily loss limit binds before margin does for almost every strategy. - **Practical bound, Instant 3% of $100,000**: $3,000 Tighter again. - **1% risk on a 20-pip stop**: $1,000 20% of the 1 Step daily buffer per trade. - **Insufficient margin**: Order rejected Reduce size or close another position. Plan applicability ## Which programmes this rule applies to Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy. - **Instant Applies**: No max lot; $3,000 daily bound The 3% daily loss limit is the effective ceiling on size here. - **1 Step Applies**: No max lot; $5,000 daily bound 5% of the prior day's close. - **2 Step Applies**: No max lot; $5,000 daily bound 5% of the prior day's close. Why it exists ## The reasoning, stated plainly A fixed lot cap would be arbitrary across instruments with different tick values. Letting the risk limits do the work is more honest, and it puts the constraint where a trader should be looking anyway. The consequence is that nothing stops an oversized position except the limit it runs into. Worked example ## The same rule, as a number A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about. ### Sizing against the limit on a $100,000 Instant account The daily loss limit is $3,000. - **Risk per trade at 1%**: $1,000 - **Trades before the limit**: 3 Three full losses take the day to the limit. - **With commission at 5 lots per trade**: $105 Costs reduce the room further. - **Remaining buffer**: $-105 Already through the limit before the third trade closes. On the tighter Instant buffer, 1% per trade leaves almost no margin for costs. The position size calculator will do this arithmetic against your own numbers. Commonly misread ## What traders get wrong here Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness. “No maximum lot size means I can trade any size” Margin bounds it, and the daily loss limit bounds it sooner. The absence of a cap is not an absence of a limit. “Margin and drawdown are the same constraint” They are separate. An order can be accepted on margin and still take the account through the daily limit. The full cluster ## Every question about this rule The answers our support team works from, each on its own page. - [Is there a maximum lot size?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-there-a-maximum-lot-size) - Position size is limited by your account's buying power, leverage, margin and risk limits - and a permitted lot size does not excuse a drawdown breach. - [What happens if I don't have enough margin?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/not-enough-margin) - The trading platform may prevent the order from being opened or positions may become subject to platform margin rules. - [What is leverage?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-leverage) - Leverage determines how much market exposure can be controlled relative to the simulated balance or margin available in your account. - [Is leverage the same for every instrument?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-leverage-the-same-for-every-instrument) - No. Forex, metals, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies can have different leverage requirements. [Search all questions →](https://getfundednow.com/faq) Related rules ## The rules that sit next to this one - [What leverage do I get?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/leverage) - Leverage is up to 1:50 on every GFN programme and can vary by instrument. Higher leverage does not change the daily loss limit or the drawdown. - [What is the daily loss limit?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/daily-loss-limit) - The daily loss limit is 3% on Instant and 5% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $3,000 or $5,000 on a $100,000 simulated account. - [What does trading cost?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/commission) - Commission is $3.50 per side, $7 per lot round turn on every programme, charged on the simulated account. It counts toward the daily loss limit. - [Instant: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/instant) - Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [1 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/1-step) - Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [2 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/2-step) - Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. Ready when you are ## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours. One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes. [Start your challenge →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the rules](https://getfundednow.com/faq) No subscriptions or hidden fees Payouts every 14 days $400,000 max total allocation --- Source: https://getfundednow.com/rules/margin-and-lot-size Facts about Get Funded Now in one file: https://getfundednow.com/llms.txt