Counter Impacts of Leverage

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If I wanted the effects of 1:1 or 2:1 leverage, can I simply make trades with 10% or 20% of what I would do if they allowed 1:1 or 2:1? Are there any disadvantages of doing this?

Hi @jmiles,

We responded to a similar post you made in another thread. To recap, the amount of leverage you use is within your control up to the maximum allowed by regulations which is 50:1 in the US. That means you are free to use less leverage if you prefer or use no leverage at all which is to trade 1:1.

For example, in order to trade one micro lot (1000 currency units) of USD/JPY without leverage, you would need $1000 in your trading account. If you wanted to trade two micro lots, then you would need $2000 in your account. You would be trading without leverage (or 1:1 leverage) in this case, because each dollar in your account would be controlling $1 in open positions.

You may find this earlier discussion on the topic helpful: Can I lose more than my deposit?