You get $100,000 in margin capacity—and that’s set by the exchange’s initial margin requirements, not an arbitrary limit. At current margin rates, that translates to roughly 6 ES contracts or 4 NQ contracts at one time.
For products like Bitcoin, where full contracts require roughly $250,000 in margin, you’ll need to use micro contracts to stay within your limit.
This structure is designed to mirror real market constraints, allowing us to evaluate how you manage genuine risk—not just work around artificial caps.
If you need to check the initial margins for a particular contract, you can visit the respective exchange website.
For example, you can review the ES margins here: CME Group ES Margins.