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What is Leverage in Trading?
Leverage, when taken literally, means an advantage in an endeavor through assistance. When using leverage as a verb its meaning is to have an advantage through using a tool like a lever. A lever creates the ability to move a heavy object that could not be lifted using effort alone. Leverage gives you the ability to shift weight exponentially by directing pressure. Leverage is used in the financial world metaphorically. It is often used in the business world to express a strategic advantage over competition by using an existing edge in a market to build more upon that platform for success. Facebook bought Instagram ... (full story)