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August 2025 — Global Leverage & Risk Report

First-hand data showing how traders planned leverage, set position sizes, and managed risk across crypto, forex, and equities. We tracked. Unlike broker records that only reveal trades already placed, this report lifts the lid on how traders actually planned risk…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • August 14, 2025
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What Is Crypto Futures Trading? Beginner’s Guide

Crypto futures trading lets you bet on the future price of a cryptocurrency, without owning the actual coin. Instead of buying Bitcoin or Ethereum directly, you trade contracts that go up or down based on where the price is headed.…

Read moreWhat Is Crypto Futures Trading? Beginner’s Guide
  • Anton Palovaara
  • August 4, 2025
USDT-M futures explained
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What Are USDT-M Futures and How Do They Work?

USDT-Margined (USDT-M) futures are cryptocurrency derivatives that let you trade digital assets using Tether (USDT) as collateral. They further allow you to speculate on crypto price movements with leverage while minimizing the risks of margin capital volatility. Offered by platforms…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • June 11, 2025
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Leverage In Futures Trading: How It Works + 8 Mistakes To Avoid

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…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • March 9, 2025
What is over-leveraging in trading?
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Over-Leveraging in Trading: How to Spot and Reduce the Damage

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…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • January 12, 2025
Financial spread betting
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What Is Financial Spread Betting and How Does It Work?

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…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • November 10, 2024
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Lot Sizes for $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1000 Accounts

If you already know the basics of forex and you’re working with a small live account, you might still be unsure how to size positions on $10, $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, or $1,000 balances. This guide walks through how…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • August 31, 2024
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Cross Margin vs Isolated Margin: Use This One For Less Risk

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…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • May 26, 2024
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Leverage Trading Strategies: 18 Risk-First Setups

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…

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  • Anton Palovaara
  • April 14, 2024
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Leverage Trading or Gambling? The Line Most Traders Don’t Notice

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…

Read moreLeverage Trading or Gambling? The Line Most Traders Don’t Notice
  • Anton Palovaara
  • October 29, 2023
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