Margin in trading is your own capital that you set aside as collateral to open and keep a leveraged position alive. It’s the buffer that decides how long your trade survives when the price moves the wrong way. Most traders…
Leverage in trading allows a trader to open a position larger than the capital they commit upfront, using margin as collateral instead of fully funding the trade. In simple terms, leverage separates a trader’s exposure from their cash on hand.…
October flipped from euphoria to chaos faster than any month this year. Bitcoin surged to a record $125,700 before collapsing nearly 15% in just 48 hours, erasing an estimated $19 billion in derivatives positions and reshaping trader behavior in real…
Modern trading runs on four moving parts: leverage, margin, futures, and derivatives. Each one shapes how traders handle exposure, capital, and risk. In crypto, where price swings hit harder and faster, knowing how these parts interact isn’t optional, it’s what…
Every leveraged instrument shares the same constant: risk is never removed, only transferred or magnified. Leverage changes how quickly P&L moves. Margin sets how long a position can survive that movement. Futures and other derivatives formalize both into contracts that…
Leverage is one of the most powerful tools in futures trading—but it’s also one of the biggest reasons traders blow up their accounts. In this article, we are going to take a closer look at what leverage is in futures…
Over-leveraging in trading is one of the quickest ways to turn a promising account into a financial disaster. If you’ve ever stared at your screen watching your balance evaporate faster than you can react, chances are you’ve experienced the consequences…
Spread betting is a leveraged product. It moves fast and cuts deep. Profit is possible, but losses come just as quickly. Understanding market conditions is non-negotiable. If you can’t read price behavior, spread betting will punish you. These techniques are…
When looking for different ways to trade, you might have come across the term “financial spread betting”. Spread betting looks complicated at first glance. Most market tools do. You don’t need to master every detail to understand the mechanics, but…
If you are already trading leveraged markets, you’ve seen two settings on most terminals: cross margin and isolated margin. They might sound similar, but they manage your capital in completely different ways. The choice matters. A bad mode at the…