what actually changes about execution when you go from 10k to 100k account

[bluedreams]

been trading a 10k account for two years, now moving to 100k with the same strategy. keeping the same broker. curious whether execution quality actually changes at this account size or whether retail is retail regardless of how much you deposit.

also whether brokers treat larger retail accounts differently in any practical sense - priority routing, dedicated support, or anything else that actually matters.

[thomas_x]

at most retail brokers, a 100k account is still processed through the same retail flow as a 10k account. the routing doesn't change. what changes is your order size - if you're scaling up to 10-20 lot positions on eurusd, you may start to see partial fills or slightly worse fills on market orders during low liquidity periods where a 1-2 lot order would have sailed through. the position size is the variable, not the account balance.

[carterw]

at ic markets and pepperstone the premium account tier starts around 50-100k deposits. you get a dedicated account manager, faster withdrawal processing, and sometimes slightly tighter spreads or lower commissions. it's mainly service quality, not execution routing. the actual fill quality change is marginal unless you're trading very large size.

[Justin]

does broker profiling become a concern at this size? i've read that some market makers will start hedging or routing your flow differently once you're consistently profitable.

[mattlive]

this is real and worth thinking about. market maker brokers profile clients. consistently profitable traders start to get their orders b-book with tighter risk management or eventually routed externally (a-book). you may not notice the transition. if you're at a genuine ecn broker it's less relevant since they're already passing orders to the market. at a hybrid broker the profiling question matters more at consistent profitability than at any particular account size.

[asherwood]

if you're genuinely profitable at 10k scaled to 100k with the same strategy, ecn/raw account is the right structure regardless. any short-term pricing advantage from b-booking disappears once the broker realises you're not a losing flow. ecn at that account size gives you consistency and removes the conflict of interest entirely.

[Ian]

ecn broker, raw account. position size becomes the execution variable not account size.