Should a new prop firm start with a single account size?
Quick answer
Usually yes, or with two at most. A single account size makes pricing, marketing, support and payout modelling simpler, and lets you learn your pass and payout rates quickly. Add sizes once you have data. With one rule set shared across sizes, adding them later is quick.
Detailed answer
Product focus helps a small firm more than variety.
Why one size works
- Simple message: one price, one set of rules.
- Clean data: pass and payout rates from one product.
- Easier support: fewer combinations to explain.
- Lower payout risk: you control the maximum payout size.
Choosing the size
- Small sizes ($5,000 to $25,000): lower price, broader audience, smaller payouts.
- Medium sizes ($50,000): often the best seller at established firms.
- Large sizes: higher payouts and marketing appeal, but larger liability.
A small or medium size is usually the safer first product.
Adding sizes later
On PropExecutor, create another account type with a different starting balance pointing at the same rule set. Every account costs one credit whatever its size, so a larger size adds no platform cost.
Watch for
Pricing larger sizes on their own payout risk rather than scaling the price in a straight line.
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