Anton Palovaara

Anton Palovaara, Founder of Leverage.Trading

Founder & Chief Editor,

15+ years trading (equities, forex, crypto derivatives) Specialty: leverage • margin • futures Research, education, guides, calculators, platform comparisons

Anton Palovaara is a trader-turned founder, publisher, and data analyst focused on leverage, margin, futures, and derivatives education. He founded Leverage.Trading in 2022 as an independent risk-first educational and analytics hub operated by Prospective Aimline S.L. (Córdoba, Spain). The brand combines mobile-first calculators, plain-English strategy guides, and transparent, methodology-based platform reviews so traders can quantify risk before execution.

Explore Calculators Crypto Futures & Leverage Risk Report Global Leverage & Risk Report X (Twitter) Crunchbase

Expertise & Experience

With 15+ years across crypto derivatives, equities, and forex, Anton designs leverage-sizing frameworks and risk systems now embedded in Leverage.Trading’s tools and content. His specialties include leverage, margin, futures, derivatives, and risk behavior analytics for practical, execution-ready education.

Specialties: Leverage • Margin • Futures • Derivatives • Risk behavior analytics

Research & Methodology

Anton leads the Global Leverage & Risk Report series — first-party, anonymized calculator telemetry that benchmarks retail risk checks and leverage choices across markets. Each release follows published research protocols (privacy, aggregation, reproducibility) and is paired with plain-English explanations and worked examples.

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Anton Palovaara, Founder of Leverage.Trading
📍 Córdoba, Spain

Quick Facts

Current
Founder & Chief Editor, Leverage.Trading (Prospective Aimline S.L.)
Focus
Leverage, margin, and crypto futures trading education
Known for
Liquidation & margin calculators, exchange reviews (BYDFi, BTCC, Binance, Phemex), Global Leverage & Risk Report
Used by
Traders in 200+ countries; 1.4M+ trade setups analyzed (latest report window)

Experience

Founder & Chief Editor — Leverage.Trading

2022–present • Córdoba, Spain

Independent research & analytics hub for leverage, margin, and derivatives. Developed calculators, exchange test protocols, and first-party risk behavior reporting.

Trader & Systems Builder (Equities & Forex)

2009–2017

Designed proprietary risk systems and position-sizing frameworks focused on capital protection and repeatable process.

Crypto Derivatives Focus

2017–present

Specialized in futures & margin platforms; hands-on evaluations of BYDFi, BTCC, Binance, Phemex and others, with an education-first approach.

Featured Research

Global Leverage & Risk Report — Aug 2025
First-party, anonymized calculator telemetry across 27,416 traders, 1.4M+ setups, 94+ countries.		 Read Report
Crypto Futures & Leverage Risk Report — Sep 2025
First-party, anonymized calculator telemetry; retail risk checks and leverage choices during volatile September conditions.		 Read Report

As Seen In

Benzinga Bitcoin.com

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Contact & Speaking

For interviews, data requests, or platform evaluations:

Contact Anton hello@leverage.trading
  • Joined: February 18, 2022
  • Articles: 84
  • Comments: 1
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