How the NAS100 lot size is calculated
Position size = risk in dollars ÷ (stop distance × value per unit). On NAS100, one point ($1) is worth $1.00 per standard lot, so a 60 points stop costs $60.00 per lot. $5,000 ÷ $60.00 = 83.3 lots (rounded down to the 0.1 step).
Spread add a little to the real cost of each trade, so many traders round down further. Calculated at the current NAS100 price of 28,231.35.
The $500K rules in NAS100 price moves
Rules are set in dollars, but you watch the NAS100 chart. This is how far price can move against a 83.3-lot position before each limit is reached:
- Elite: target $50,000 (600.24 points) + $25,000 (300.12 points), daily loss $10,000 (120.05 points), max loss $15,000 trailing (180.07 points), all with 83.3 lots.
- At 1% risk per trade it takes 2 losing trades in a single day to hit the Elite daily limit.
Maximum NAS100 position size on $500K
With 1:20 leverage one lot needs about $1,412 of margin, so a $500K account could open about 100 lots in total. That is a margin ceiling, not a target: the daily loss limit is the real constraint.
When NAS100 moves most
Most of the range happens at the New York open; big-tech earnings, CPI and FOMC create the largest moves. Size down around those moments: wider swings mean a wider stop, and a wider stop with the same risk means fewer lots.
$500K loss limits in dollars and NAS100 moves
Every limit of a $500K account, with how far NAS100 can move against 83.30000000000001 lots (the 1%-risk size with a 60 points stop). Figures come from the live catalogue rules.
| Programme | Daily loss | Max loss | Target | 1% losses to the daily limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite | $10,000 (2%) · 120.05 points | $15,000 (3%, trailing) · 180.07 points | $50,000 (10%) + $25,000 (5%) | 2 |
NAS100 trading hours (UTC and New York)
Today's times, with current daylight-saving rules. Most of the range happens at the New York open; big-tech earnings, CPI and FOMC create the largest moves.
| Event | UTC | New York |
|---|---|---|
| Week opens | Sunday 23:00 | Sunday 18:00 |
| Week closes | Friday 21:00 | Friday 16:00 |
| Daily break | 21:00–22:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Most active: New York cash open | 14:30–16:30 | 09:30–11:30 |
| Daily loss limit resets | 00:00 | 19:00 |
| Evaluation weekend pause (Elite) | Friday 20:45 → Sunday 22:00 | Friday 15:45 → Sunday 17:00 |
| High-impact news: no new trades ±30 min (new paid accounts) | e.g. 13:00–14:00 | 08:00–09:00 (08:30 release) |