How the US30 lot size is calculated
Position size = risk in dollars ÷ (stop distance × value per unit). On US30, one point ($1) is worth $1.00 per standard lot, so a 80 points stop costs $80.00 per lot. $5,000 ÷ $80.00 = 62.5 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 US30 price of 52,573.95.
The $500K rules in US30 price moves
Rules are set in dollars, but you watch the US30 chart. This is how far price can move against a 62.5-lot position before each limit is reached:
- Elite: target $50,000 (800 points) + $25,000 (400 points), daily loss $10,000 (160 points), max loss $15,000 trailing (240 points), all with 62.5 lots.
- At 1% risk per trade it takes 2 losing trades in a single day to hit the Elite daily limit.
Maximum US30 position size on $500K
With 1:20 leverage one lot needs about $2,629 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 US30 moves most
The New York cash open at 09:30 New York time and the first hour after it; US data at 08:30 and Fed decisions. 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 US30 moves
Every limit of a $500K account, with how far US30 can move against 62.5 lots (the 1%-risk size with a 80 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%) · 160 points | $15,000 (3%, trailing) · 240 points | $50,000 (10%) + $25,000 (5%) | 2 |
US30 trading hours (UTC and New York)
Today's times, with current daylight-saving rules. The New York cash open at 09:30 New York time and the first hour after it; US data at 08:30 and Fed decisions.
| 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) |