How Many Prop Firm Accounts Can I Have?

trading-education | 13-10-25

In 2026, the number of accounts you can hold is determined by a firm's total capital allocation limit or a specific account cap. For example, Apex Trader Funding allows up to 20 active accounts, while FTMO limits total capital to $400,000 across all accounts. Traders often use trade copiers to synchronize execution across these multiple "Follower" accounts from a single "Master" account.

How Many Prop Firm Accounts Can I Have?

The exact number of accounts you can hold depends on the prop firm you choose. Some firms only allow a single live account per trader, while others permit multiple accounts like three, five, or even ten at once, with firms giving traders the flexibility to expand well beyond that as long as rules are followed. Certain firms offer scaling programs that reward consistency and discipline by gradually increasing a trader’s buying power or granting additional accounts once steady results are proven.

• Single Account Firms: You are restricted to one evaluation or funded account at a time.
• Multiple Account Firms: You can manage several accounts, but limits are usually capped to prevent abuse.
• Scaling Options: Instead of juggling accounts, the firm gradually increases your buying power.
   

The most important factor isn’t how many accounts are available, but how well you can manage them while respecting firm-specific rules.

Owning multiple accounts is not about chasing more trades—it’s about proving you can manage more responsibility with the same discipline.

The Pros and Cons of Multiple Accounts

Managing multiple accounts can seem appealing, but it comes with both benefits and risks.

Advantages:

• Diversification across different strategies or markets.
• Higher earning potential by spreading performance across accounts.
• Flexibility in testing strategies without putting all capital at risk.
   

Challenges:

• Higher risk of mismanaging trades if rules aren’t closely followed.
• Difficulty maintaining consistent performance across accounts.
• Greater chance of breaking firm-specific rules on maximum positions or lot sizes.
   

The key is finding balance—multiple accounts are only useful if you can manage them responsibly.

Common Prop Firm Account Limits

This table highlights that flexibility varies widely. Some firms encourage growth with one scalable account, while others let traders diversify across multiple accounts.

2026 Account Limit Benchmarks

In 2026, most prop firms allow you to hold between 3 and 20 accounts simultaneously. While Apex Trader Funding leads the futures market by allowing up to 20 accounts under one user, FTMO and FundedNext focus on total capital allocation caps, typically ranging from $300,000 to $2,000,000 depending on the scaling tier.

Educational Considerations for Traders

When thinking about multiple accounts, traders should shift the focus from “how many” to “how well.” Managing several accounts poorly can be worse than managing a single account with consistency. Educationally, this means building habits before scaling up.

• Start with one account to prove discipline.
• Expand only after achieving consistent profitability.
• Track rules and performance across all accounts to avoid overlap.
   

Traders who treat multiple accounts as a structured learning process are far more likely to benefit than those who jump in without preparation.

Risk Management Across Multiple Accounts

Risk discipline becomes even more important when handling more than one account. A mistake in one account might be recoverable, but repeating it across several can compound losses quickly.

Key practices include:

• Allocating different strategies to different accounts instead of duplicating trades.
• Setting maximum daily loss limits per account and for the total portfolio.
• Using trading journals to monitor performance across accounts.
   

By aligning multiple accounts with risk controls, traders can avoid emotional mistakes and maintain professional discipline.

Scaling Risk: Managing 10+ Prop Accounts

Expert Insight: Managing 20 accounts isn't 20x harder if you use a native copier, but it is 20x riskier regarding Slippage Breaches. In 2026, the #1 cause of multi-account failure is the "Trailing Threshold Catch-up." If your Master account fills at a better price than your 20th Slave account, the 20th account can hit its drawdown limit even if the trade is technically profitable on your main screen.

The number of accounts you hold matters far less than the consistency you bring to each one; success scales with discipline, not with quantity.

Final Thoughts

So, how many prop firm accounts can you have? The technical answer is: as many as the firm allows. But the practical answer is: only as many as you can responsibly manage while respecting rules and risk.