Noob Demo Acct Questions

Hi guys! i am brand new here. I recently got interested in trading, have never played with stocks outside of having a basic 401k, so this is all pretty new to me. I downloaded a demo account but I feel like it is hard to simulate the actual risk. Is there a way to set up your demo account the way u would actually trade? Say with 1k and 2% margin at 50:1 leverage? Also would be great to understand the % better, i think its volume? I cant find it at the moment because market is closed but I know a % shows up when i have open trades and I assume using leverage it is really important to understand that. Anyway if someone has any suggestions for making it as close to real as possible I would appreciate it. Thanks!

You downloaded a trading platform, not an account. The demo account you opened with a broker.

My initial suggestion is to read all the School pages at this site.

They clearly explain the terms like “margin” and “leverage” which are currently confusing you.

Taking that in first will help you to formulate questions, too.

(Don’t worry too much about “volume”: that doesn’t really arise, with spot forex.)