Low leverage is recommended by professionals, but does it really matter the leverage you are using if you are only risking a set amount of your account? That is if I risk 1% of my capital on 1 trade, how does it make any difference if I am using 50, 100 or 400 leverage? Surely the only difference will be the amount of margin used/still available. Higher leverage allows you to enter larger trades than you otherwise could, but if you are disciplined enough to only use (eg) 1% of your capital at any one time, how does the actual amount of leverage matter?
Am I missing something here?
Am I missing something here?