Idea of leverage is so unclear, please help

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What is a Lot in Forex?

Margins....leverage etc

I was just wondering if its possible to trade without margin? If I open a $100,000 account for example then to trade one single lot the value is $100,000 anyway so wouldn’t need any leverage right? My understanding (obviously I’m a seriously new newbie) is that with a $10,000 account for example, to trade one single lot that is $100,000 with leverage. The reason I ask is that if I don’t use leverage then I can’t possibly get a margin call which means I can leave positions open longer if needed. …

Lot size and Leverage?

Hello, cg Like most newbies struggling to learn this business, you are confused about the nature of retail forex trading. And it’s not your fault. Much of the so-called “teaching” you will find on the internet is misleading, at best, or – worse – just plain wrong. Let’s discuss what’s going on, and what isn’t going on, in a typical retail forex trade. Your account is denominated in GBP. So, let’s start with that, and let’s take a look at a one-mini-lot EUR/GBP trade. It doesn’t matter wh…

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