What is leverage?

Learn how ‘borrowed money’ is used to magnify a modest initial investment into a larger market position. Discover how using leverage and trading on margin may widen an investment but also comes increased risks.

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Please note that this video has been uploaded prior to the adoption of the product intervention measures on CFDs to by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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[tradingfx]

Thank you for making simple explanations with simple examples (houses, cars and not finances, assets etc)

[sandornevarga]

Helló magyarul mindent értek A rendezvény sose hal meg, Köszönöm..

[bhavanaverma]

The video would've been better without all the sounds diminishing the audio

[sr-fwxk]

hi. for new clients, what is the maximum leverage on gbp/usd ? thanks

[jonathanlee]

👎labours the obvious without explaining the basics of what we don't know👎