Margin in Forex Trading Explained

What is Margin? Margin trading in forex is trading with a loan borrowed (short-term loan) from a broker to control large positions on a currency pair. A margin is the amount of money a broker will put aside to keep investor’s trading position(s) open. However, it simply magnifies the amount […]

Leverage in Forex Trading Explained

What is Leverage? Leverage is when a trader has the ability to use a small capital to execute a large volume of trades in the forex market. Leverage is the ratio of the trade size compared to the capital invested. For example, a leverage of ratio 50:1 means $200 of […]