How Much SOL to Start Trading 2026: From 0.1 to 90+ SOL Budget Guide
From 0.1 SOL (fees eat you) to 90+ SOL. Exact budget tiers, fee math and why most beginners should start with verified copy trading instead.
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TL;DR
Minimum to start: 0.1 SOL (~$15). Sweet spot for copy trading: 10 SOL. At 0.1 SOL you're learning; at 4 SOL you can run 2–3 strategies; at 10 SOL you can diversify properly and absorb drawdowns. Stratium's 0.1% fee costs 0.001 SOL per 1 SOL trade — fees are not the limiting factor at any budget level.
Florian
Founder & Head of Quant — Stratium
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Florian
Founder & Head of Quant — Stratium
Florian is the founder and Head of Quant at Stratium. With 5+ years of experience in quantitative finance and algorithmic trading, he built the copy trading engine from the ground up on Solana — designing the strategy curation framework, FIFO PnL engine, position sizing models, and on-chain execution infrastructure. He writes about quantitative trading, Solana DeFi, and the data behind copy trading performance.