Why do brokers offer leverage to retail traders, how do they profit from it, and what does that actually mean for you as a trader? It is not generosity. Leverage increases trade size, which means more spreads or fees for…
Understanding 1:100 leverage isn’t about chasing big positions. It’s about knowing how rapidly risk accelerates when the market moves against you. In trading terms, 1:100 (or 100x) leverage means controlling a position one hundred times larger than your account balance…
I’ve traded through bull markets, bear markets, and those grinding sideways years that test your patience, and one thing has always been true: if you can control risk, leverage becomes another tool to adjust exposure in long term investing, not…
Choosing the right leverage isn’t about guessing — it’s about survival. I’ve traded through market surges, flash crashes, and everything in between, and I can tell you that the fastest way small accounts disappear is by using more leverage than…
Leverage trading is a high-risk arena where position size and volatility can move your account very quickly, and without solid risk management a single trade can still wipe you out. At Leverage.Trading, we teach traders that managing leverage is more…
Liquidation is one of the harshest outcomes in leveraged markets. It happens when a position has moved far enough against you that your margin can’t support the open loss anymore. At that point the platform closes the trade to prevent…
In this guide, I will list my 36 rules I wish I had internalized before I ever touched leverage, whether you’re just starting to experiment with small size or already trading larger. You probably wonder, what can go wrong? I…
Key Takeaways Margin is the capital you commit as collateral, while leverage is the multiplier that increases your market exposure. Low margin requirements crank up exposure and the risk of getting liquidated jumps as well. Leverage and margin work together…