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Leverage is best understood in numbers. Set your capital, leverage and market move, and see what it does to a position.

Important: 80% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

Leverage calculator

Live figures
1:10
1:11:30
−5 %
−20 %+20 %
Market exposure
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Profit / loss
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Remaining capital
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Model calculation. Excludes spread, overnight funding and other charges.

How to read the result

Market exposure is the total value of the position — your deposited capital multiplied by the leverage ratio. Profit and loss are calculated from this figure, not from what you put in.

Profit or loss is the percentage market move applied to the full exposure. This is why at 1:10 leverage a one percent move changes your capital by ten percent.

Remaining capital shows what would be left in the account. Once it reaches zero, the position is liquidated.

What the calculator does not show

Real trading includes the spread on opening, any overnight funding and currency conversion. The actual outcome will always be somewhat worse than the model.

Scenarios worth testing

1:30 leverage, −3.3 % move

The highest leverage permitted for retail clients on major currency pairs. Under four percent of movement erases the entire capital.

1:5 leverage, −20 % move

The limit for CFDs on shares. Lower leverage means more room for error, but also smaller exposure.

1:1 leverage, any move

Without leverage you lose exactly the percentage the market moves. Compare that against the scenarios above.

The symmetry works both ways

Move the market slider into positive values and you will see leverage multiplies gains too. That symmetry is why the product is attractive — and why most retail accounts end up in loss.

Risk warningCFDs are complex instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 80% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. Consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford the high risk of losing your money.