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Margin & leverage calculator

See how much of your balance a position actually locks up.

Required margin

$110

of your balance

11.0%

Free margin

$890

Pips against you until stop-out

945

Higher leverage lowers the required margin, but it magnifies losses exactly as much as gains. Lower leverage is safer while you learn.

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Learn to trade

Leverage and risk, explained simply →How to choose a broker (without the marketing noise) →MetaTrader 5 for beginners: setup to first demo trade →

Tools

Candlestick pattern trainer →Survive the market: 20 trades →Buy or sell? The prediction game →Risk of ruin simulator →Trading cost calculator →Position size calculator →Compounding calculator →Profit & loss calculator →Pip value calculator →

Educational tools only — results are estimates and not financial advice. Real trading involves risk of loss; most beginners lose money.

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