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How much of your own capital a leveraged position actually ties up.
Required margin is collateral you set aside, not money you spend — it's returned when you close the position (assuming you haven't lost more than that amount). It's held to cover potential losses on the borrowed portion.
Higher leverage lowers the margin needed to open a position, but it also means a smaller adverse price move can wipe out that margin — leverage amplifies percentage gains and losses equally.
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$5,000
What you entered
Divide position size by leverage
$50,000.00 ÷ 10:1= $5,000.00Margin requirement as a percentage
100% ÷ 10= 10.00%Result
Required margin: $5,000
To control a $50,000 position at 10:1 leverage, you need $5,000 of your own capital — the rest is borrowed, which amplifies both gains and losses.