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# Prop Firm Contract Limits and Position Size
- URL: https://www.propfirmduel.com/prop-firm-contract-limits/
- Published: 2026-09-27T01:56:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T06:20:10.000Z
- Description: A contract limit caps your position size. Typical limits by account size, how micros count, scaling plans and how to size inside the limit.
- Author: Prop Firm Duel
- Tags: Drawdown & risk rules, #Import 2026-09-27 23:22, #Import 2026-09-29 04:04

**A contract limit is the largest position a prop firm lets you hold at once.** On a 50K futures account, the most common limit is 4 mini contracts or 40 micros. Going over it can break a rule even on a winning trade, and some firms raise the limit as your account grows.

## Key takeaways

- Contract limits cap your position size. Drawdown caps your losses. You need both.
- Among 50K futures programs we track, 4 minis or 40 micros is the most common limit, set by 11 programs.
- Most firms count ten micros as one mini, but check how your program counts them.
- The limit is the most you can trade, not the right amount. Size to your drawdown first.

## What is a contract limit?

A contract limit, also called maximum position size, is the total number of contracts you can have open at one time. If your limit is 4 minis and you hold 3 long, you can add 1 more, but not 2\. Firms set it by account size, so larger accounts get larger limits.

The limit exists because size and drawdown work together. A $2,000 drawdown means very different things on 1 contract and on 10.

## What are typical limits by account size?

On 50K futures accounts, when we checked on September 26 and 27, 2026, the most common limits were:

- **4 minis or 40 micros:** 11 programs
- **3 minis or 30 micros:** 8 programs
- **5 minis or 50 micros:** 4 programs
- **6 minis or 60 micros:** 4 programs

Smaller accounts sit lower, and 150K accounts often allow 10 minis or more. Each [firm page](https://www.propfirmduel.com/firms/) lists the limit for every size.

## How do micros and minis count?

A micro contract is one-tenth the size of a mini. On the Nasdaq-100, one point is worth $2 on the micro (MNQ) and $20 on the mini (NQ). Most firms count ten micros as one mini against your limit, which is why limits are written as "4 minis or 40 micros". A few set separate limits for each. [Micro vs mini contracts](https://www.propfirmduel.com/micro-vs-mini-contracts/) covers the math.

## What is a scaling plan?

A scaling plan starts you with a smaller limit and raises it as your profit grows. For example, a funded account might start at half the maximum size and unlock the full limit after a set profit. Scaling plans are more common in funded accounts than in evaluations, and the steps are listed on the firm's rules page.

## How should you size inside the limit?

Start from your drawdown, not the limit. Say your 50K account has a $2,000 drawdown and a 4-mini limit. If your stop is 20 points on NQ, one mini risks $400, and four minis risk $1,600, or 80% of your drawdown on a single trade. The limit allows it, but one loss would leave you almost nothing.

At one mini, or a few micros, the same stop risks a small share of your room. That's the position the limit was never meant to stop you from taking.

## Common questions

### What happens if I go over the contract limit?

Depending on the firm, the extra position may be closed automatically, or it may count as a rule break. Stay under it.

### Do pending orders count toward the limit?

Usually only filled positions count, but some platforms block orders that would exceed the limit. Check your firm's rules.

### Does the limit change once I'm funded?

It can, especially with a scaling plan. Read both the evaluation and funded rules. For the full rule set, start with [prop firm drawdown rules](https://www.propfirmduel.com/prop-firm-drawdown-rules/).

## How we got these numbers

Figures come from each firm's published rules, reviewed by a person and dated September 26–27, 2026\. Confirm current terms on the firm's site. See our [methodology](https://www.propfirmduel.com/methodology/).