SHARK Futures offers four account sizes: $25K, $50K, $100K, and $150K. Same rulebook on all four. Same 6-day payout SLA. Same 90/10 split. The difference is purely position-sizing capacity. This article explains which one to pick based on how you actually trade.

What's different between sizes

The rulebook scales with account size. Specifically:

Account	Daily loss limit	Trailing drawdown	Max contracts
$25K	$500	$1,500	4
$50K	$1,100	$2,000	6
$100K	$2,200	$3,000	10
$150K	$3,300	$4,500	15

Everything else is identical: EOD trailing drawdown, flat by 4:10pm ET, no overnight holds, weekly +Sunday open trading, news allowed.

How to pick

The right account size depends on two things: how many contracts your strategy normally trades, and what evaluation fee you're willing to pay upfront.

If you trade 1-3 contracts at a time → $25K

The $25K account allows up to 4 micro/mini contracts. If you typically trade 1-3 contracts per setup, this account has enough headroom without overpaying for unused capacity. Evaluation fee $59. Daily loss limit of $500 = roughly 25 ticks on a single ES contract before you're done for the day — appropriate for tight intraday styles.

Best for: new prop traders, scalping strategies, single-contract testing, evaluation-mode learning.

If you trade 3-5 contracts at a time → $50K

The $50K opens you to 6 contracts max, $1,100 daily loss limit (roughly 55 ticks on ES). Comfortable for traders running 2-3 contracts with one or two scale-in legs.

Best for: trend-following styles, multi-leg entries, traders graduating from $25K.

If you trade 5-10 contracts at a time → $100K

The $100K is the workhorse for active intraday traders running multiple contracts. 10-contract max, $2,200 daily loss buffer. This is the size where most full-time funded traders settle.

Best for: full-time intraday traders, multi-symbol traders running ES + NQ + CL simultaneously, scaling-in/out methodologies.

If you trade 10+ contracts at a time → $150K

The $150K is for traders running serious size. 15-contract max, $3,300 daily loss. The evaluation fee is the highest ($229) but you're paying for the position-sizing ceiling.

Best for: experienced funded traders with documented edge at size, position traders, traders coordinating multiple symbols at scale.

Why we cap at $150K (and what to do if you need more)

SHARK doesn't currently offer a single account above $150K. If you need more position-sizing capacity, the standard approach is to run multiple funded accounts in parallel — for example, two $150K accounts coordinated as a $300K combined buying power.

Most multi-account funded traders run 2-3 funded accounts. Each is independent: rules apply per account, payouts processed per account, drawdown calculated per account.

A simple sizing rule of thumb

If you've never traded a funded account before, start at $25K. Lowest financial exposure ($59), same rule mechanics as larger accounts, real test of whether you can pass under live rules.

If you've passed funded accounts at other firms, pick the size that matches your typical position sizing. Don't pick the largest just because you can afford it — paying $229 for a $150K account when you only trade 3 contracts is wasting $170 on capacity you won't use.

Evaluation vs Instant Funded

We offer both paths at each account size:

• Evaluation: Cheaper upfront. Prove you can trade under our rules, then get funded.
• Instant funded: Higher upfront. Skip the test, start trading funded immediately.

Pricing scales with both account size and path choice. The programs page shows current pricing for each combination.

After you're funded

Same rulebook, same 6-day payout SLA, same 90/10 split regardless of which size you picked. Payout amounts will obviously scale with the size you're trading — a 100% return on a $25K account is $25K; same return on $150K is $150K. But the mechanics of getting paid are identical.

Try SHARK

Ready to pick? Start with an evaluation at whichever size matches your trading. If you're undecided, default to $25K and step up later — most funded traders do.