Understanding Leverage in Forex Trading and the Dangers of Margin…

Leverage and the Dangers of Margin Trading. Zoe Fiddes, Head of Sales at ORE Tech comments. PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS VIDEO SO WE CAN DO MORE! Leverage can vary hugely from one broker to another; the standard leverage in the forex market is 1:200 leverage. So if you’re trading a $100,000 or 1 lot in MT4 terminology, then you would have to put in $500 of your own money. So in recent years we’ve seen brokers offering leverage of up to 1:500 and this is also demanded by clients but more leverage means more risk

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