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How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading?

September 28, 2026January 27, 2022 by Katie
Bar chart showing a $2 round trip as a share of a 1% risk per trade. On a $100 account it is 200%, on $500 it is 40%, on $1,000 it is 20%, on $2,000 it is 10%, on $5,000 it is 4% and on $10,000 it is 2%.

Not the broker minimum. The floor is set by what a round trip costs next to your risk per trade, and the US $25,000 day trading rule was removed in April 2026.

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