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Japan eyes tighter leverage cap on forex trading
Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering lowering the maximum leverage allowed on foreign exchange trading by individuals as soon as this spring to curb risk taking. The agency is studying a proposal to bring the leverage cap from 25 to 1 down to 10 to 1, based on trends in historical market volatility. The change would increase the margin deposit required for trading the same amount of currency by 150% and lower the potential for investment gains. Forex traders use leverage -- in essence, money they do not have -- to magnify their gains. But it can have the opposite effect when the market moves against their ... (full story)
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