How leverage works
$10,000 of margin:
Leverage changes the size of the exposure, not the direction. Long or short, the same move is the same dollars at the same exposure.
Leverage and your evaluation
The loss limits are on equity. A 1% move at 5x on a full-size position is 5% of the account, more than a whole day’s 3% max daily loss and over half the max loss.Managing leverage
- Decide what you are prepared to lose on the trade.
- Pick a size that fits that number.
- Place the stop.
- Check From breach before adding exposure.