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Leverage amplifies gains and losses in equal proportion. It does not distinguish between beginner and professional. It does not care about your intent. It applies the same multiplication to every pip of movement, in every direction, at every hour of the day.",{"type":110,"attrs":436,"content":437},{"textAlign":112},[438],{"text":439,"type":116},"Research published by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) found that between 74% and 89% of retail CFD and forex traders lose money — with the percentage rising significantly among those using higher leverage without systematic risk management. These numbers are not designed to discourage trading. 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",{"text":460,"type":116,"marks":461},"Effective leverage",[462],{"type":247},{"text":464,"type":116}," is the actual ratio between your open position value and your account balance — and this is what you control through lot sizing.",{"type":110,"attrs":466,"content":467},{"textAlign":112},[468],{"text":469,"type":116},"A trader with 1:500 leverage available who opens a 0.01 Micro Lot position on a $500 account has an effective leverage of 2:1 — extremely conservative.",{"type":110,"attrs":471,"content":472},{"textAlign":112},[473],{"text":474,"type":116},"A trader with 1:100 leverage available who opens a 1.0 Standard Lot on the same $500 account has an effective leverage of 200:1 — account-threatening.",{"type":110,"attrs":476,"content":477},{"textAlign":112},[478,482],{"text":479,"type":116,"marks":480},"The practical guideline for beginners:",[481],{"type":247},{"text":483,"type":116}," Keep your effective leverage below 10:1 to 20:1. Calculate your lot size based on risk percentage per trade and stop loss distance — not based on how large a position your leverage allows you to open.",{"type":236},{"type":252,"attrs":486,"content":487},{"level":344,"textAlign":112},[488],{"text":305,"type":116},{"type":110,"attrs":490,"content":491},{"textAlign":112},[492],{"text":493,"type":116},"Margin and leverage are two sides of the same concept.",{"type":110,"attrs":495,"content":496},{"textAlign":112},[497],{"text":498,"type":116},"Leverage describes the ratio: how much you can control relative to your deposit. 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