diff --git a/dashboard/server.py b/dashboard/server.py
index 9f076e9..2eec5d3 100644
--- a/dashboard/server.py
+++ b/dashboard/server.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def read_paper_metrics() -> dict:
                 return json.load(f)
     except (json.JSONDecodeError, IOError):
         pass
-    return {"status": "waiting", "mode": "paper", "strategies": {}, "trades": [], "equity_history": [], "total_pnl": 0, "total_equity": 5000}
+    return {"status": "waiting", "mode": "paper", "strategies": {}, "trades": [], "equity_history": [], "total_pnl": 0, "total_equity": 100000}
 
 
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
diff --git a/dashboard/static/index.html b/dashboard/static/index.html
index f3d17d1..43236c4 100644
--- a/dashboard/static/index.html
+++ b/dashboard/static/index.html
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ footer{text-align:center;padding:20px;font-size:10px;color:#3f3f46}footer a{colo
 <div class="totals"><div class="label" style="font-size:10px;color:var(--text);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.5px">Portfolio PnL</div><div class="pnl" id="stpnl">$0.00</div><div class="sub" id="stpct">0.00%</div></div>
 </div>
 <div class="tabs">
-<button class="tab on" id="tab-live" onclick="sw('live')">Live Trading<span class="data-badge testnet">Testnet</span></button>
-<button class="tab" id="tab-paper" onclick="sw('paper')">Paper Trading<span class="data-badge mainnet">Mainnet</span></button>
-<button class="tab" id="tab-bt" onclick="sw('backtest')">Backtesting</button>
+<button class="tab on" id="tab-live" onclick="sw('live')">Live<span class="data-badge testnet">Testnet</span></button>
+<button class="tab" id="tab-paper" onclick="sw('paper')">Paper<span class="data-badge mainnet">Mainnet</span></button>
+<button class="tab" id="tab-backtest" onclick="sw('backtest')">Backtest</button>
 </div>
 
 <!-- LIVE -->
diff --git a/live/paper_trader.py b/live/paper_trader.py
index e2d13c7..c260823 100644
--- a/live/paper_trader.py
+++ b/live/paper_trader.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ log = logging.getLogger("ftdt-paper")
 
 MAINNET_API = "https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info"
 METRICS_FILE = "/tmp/ftdt-paper-metrics.json"
-STARTING_CAPITAL = 5000.0  # 1000 USDC per strategy × 5 BTC, +500 for ETH
-RESERVE = 1000.0
+STARTING_CAPITAL = 100000.0  # $100,000 paper trading capital
+RESERVE = 30000.0
 TAKER_FEE = 0.0005  # 5 bps taker (realistic for paper fills)
 SLIPPAGE_BPS = 1.0   # 1 bps slippage
 
@@ -31,49 +31,49 @@ SLIPPAGE_BPS = 1.0   # 1 bps slippage
 
 STRATEGIES = {
     "Order Book Imbalance": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "reversal", "size": 0.002,
         "description": "L2 bid/ask volume skew — buys when bids dominate, sells when asks dominate. Mean-reverting at volume extremes.",
     },
     "Iceberg Detection": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "momentum", "size": 0.001,
         "description": "Detects whale accumulation (many small buys over time). Follows the smart money flow.",
     },
     "Funding Rate Arb": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "carry", "size": 0.005,
         "description": "Delta-neutral carry trade — shorts perp when funding rate is high, collects hourly payments.",
     },
     "Pairs Trading": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "ETH", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "ETH", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "stat_arb", "size": 0.05,
         "description": "BTC/ETH spread mean reversion — trades when Z-score exceeds 1.5 sigma. Pairs converge back to equilibrium.",
     },
     "Avellaneda-Stoikov": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "market_making", "size": 0.001,
         "description": "Dual-sided quoting at best bid/ask — captures spread via stochastic control. Simulated fill when spread is crossed.",
     },
     "Momentum Breakout": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "momentum", "size": 0.002,
         "description": "Bollinger Band (2σ) breakout — enters when price breaks bands with volume confirmation.",
     },
     "Mean Reversion": {
-        "allocation": 1000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
+        "allocation": 10000.0, "instrument": "BTC", "pnl": 0.0,
         "trades_today": 0, "wins": 0, "win_rate": 0.0, "status": "idle",
         "position": 0.0, "entry_price": 0.0, "fee_paid": 0.0,
         "signals": [], "type": "reversal", "size": 0.002,