This has become the new ‘commonly asked question’, so we thought we’d address it directly. We talk a little about it here with regard to the difference between reinvestment and total investment when trading futures, but not head on. In this post we’re going to provide some ways to think about how much you need to get started trading automated strategies. When we say “get started” we are referring to the amount you need before you enable the strategy. You can withdraw funds from your account, but you never want to go below a certain level and the goal of this post is to help you determine that level.