At its core, crypto margin trading lets you borrow funds to increase your position size. With $1,000 and 5x leverage, you control $5,000 worth of Bitcoin. If you are right, your P&L moves faster. If the market moves 10% against…
This tutorial on the top 18 leverage trading strategies is going to be an article for those of you who already know how to trade with leverage and want to improve your results by learning new skills. Let’s face it, traders use…
Crypto contract trading lets you speculate on the price of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum without owning the underlying coins, which increases exposure and speeds up losses if you misjudge the move. Instead of buying tokens directly, the contract adds…
Options give leverage using less cash, but the risk never disappears. It changes shape. You pay a premium up front and that premium can be lost entirely. The leverage only looks controlled on the surface. Many traders underestimate how many…
Leverage attracts people for different reasons. Some see it as a tool for market participation with limited capital. Others use it because they want action. Those motivations lead to very different outcomes. In financial markets, risk is not a coin…
In this article, we are going to break down 1:50, or 50x leverage, as it’s also called when mentioned. What does this ratio actually do, and how does it affect the risk you’re taking when you trade? Perhaps you have…
You might need to adjust your leverage setting on MT4 at some point. This guide shows how to do it safely through your broker, not the terminal. Leverage changes the distance between you and liquidation. Not profit potential. If the…
Leverage trading is legal in the United States, but only under strict rules set by federal regulators. Oversight is provided by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the National Futures Association (NFA), and, for securities markets, the U.S. Securities and…
When trading forex with leverage it is important to understand the difference between lot size and leverage to be able to choose the correct position size. In Forex, lot size refers to the position size while leverage acts as a…
Many traders choose to start with spot trading to learn execution without the added pressure of margin or liquidation risk. There are many advantages to avoiding high risk trading such as smaller losses, no risk for liquidation or margin calls,…