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Leverage with high volume trades

  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 21, 2015 10:40pm Jan 21, 2015 10:40pm
How much leverage would a broker give you if you started making million dollar trades? Lets say for starters 4 million. Would you still get 100:1 leverage?
  • #2
  • Jan 21, 2015 10:51pm Jan 21, 2015 10:51pm
Depends on your broker!

Google can answer questions like this.
  • #3
  • Jan 21, 2015 10:53pm Jan 21, 2015 10:53pm
I looked on Google. Couldn't find too much information. Any thoughts?
  • #4
  • Jan 21, 2015 11:14pm Jan 21, 2015 11:14pm
Quoting harrisonw
How much leverage would a broker give you if you started making million dollar trades? Lets say for starters 4 million. Would you still get 100:1 leverage?
As long as it's within their allowed margin level, they do't really care the size of your individual trades.
Make your losses in demo. Earn your profits live.
  • #5
  • Jan 21, 2015 11:24pm Jan 21, 2015 11:24pm
With Go Markets Australia you can trade with 50:1 on accounts over $500k if you wish.
  • #6
  • Jan 21, 2015 11:29pm Jan 21, 2015 11:29pm
Quoting scottik187
With Go Markets Australia you can trade with 50:1 on accounts over $500k if you wish.
Interessting, are you trading with that broker?
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  • #7
  • Jan 21, 2015 11:45pm Jan 21, 2015 11:45pm
Quoting scottik187
With Go Markets Australia you can trade with 50:1 on accounts over $500k if you wish.
Is that considered a pretty high leverage for brokers to give for accounts over 500 k?
  • #8
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:02am Jan 22, 2015 12:02am
Quoting harrisonw
How much leverage would a broker give you if you started making million dollar trades? Lets say for starters 4 million. Would you still get 100:1 leverage?
You wouldn't need 100:1 leverage!
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
  • #9
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:05am Jan 22, 2015 12:05am
Quoting Spili
{quote} You wouldn't need 100:1 leverage!
50:1 is enough!
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  • #10
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:11am Jan 22, 2015 12:11am
Quoting Wheathermakr
{quote} 50:1 is enough!
For +$1m you don't need more than 2:1, then increase leverage by building the position.
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
  • #11
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:21am Jan 22, 2015 12:21am
Quoting Spili
{quote} For +$1m you don't need more than 2:1, then increase leverage by building the position.
... What? no thanks.. if you trade 30-40 pips shorterm/day.. you need more than 2:1 ...
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  • #12
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:27am Jan 22, 2015 12:27am
Quoting Wheathermakr
{quote} ... What? no thanks.. if you trade 30-40 pips shorterm/day.. you need more than 2:1 ...
You think you'd be chiseling away 30 pips at a time with that much capital?
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
  • #13
  • Jan 22, 2015 12:27am Jan 22, 2015 12:27am
Quoting Wheathermakr
{quote} ... What? no thanks.. if you trade 30-40 pips shorterm/day.. you need more than 2:1 ...
No you dont !!!!
  • #14
  • Jan 22, 2015 11:52am Jan 22, 2015 11:52am
Quoting ChanhXanh
{quote} No you dont !!!!
Yes you do if you want to have capital for 5-6 trades per day.. and also make 2-3% bets.. you need more than 2:1
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  • #15
  • Jan 22, 2015 11:53am Jan 22, 2015 11:53am
Quoting Spili
{quote} You think you'd be chiseling away 30 pips at a time with that much capital?
Why not?
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  • #16
  • Jan 22, 2015 11:20pm Jan 22, 2015 11:20pm
Quoting Wheathermakr
{quote} Why not?

Say AUD is in a strong uptrend with a good fundamental reason for being so - improved outlook, interest rate hike, etc etc.

Do you spend your days staring at charts waiting for setups, putting a bit of cash in the market, risk losing it getting stopped out.

Or do you just buy AUD$ 1,000,000 and come back in six months time?
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
  • #17
  • Jan 23, 2015 11:33am Jan 23, 2015 11:33am
Quoting Spili
{quote} Say AUD is in a strong uptrend with a good fundamental reason for being so - improved outlook, interest rate hike, etc etc. Do you spend your days staring at charts waiting for setups, putting a bit of cash in the market, risk losing it getting stopped out. Or do you just buy AUD$ 1,000,000 and come back in six months time?
Big No! i make my Money on day trading my setups.. and i have multiple per day.. with good profit factor.. if i change my profitable trading to accomadte for lower leverage.. i will just a be losing money with a bigger capital..

so give me 50:1, 25:1.. so i can trade like normal.
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  • #18
  • Last Post: Jan 23, 2015 11:06pm Jan 23, 2015 11:06pm
Quoting Wheathermakr
{quote} Big No! i make my Money on day trading my setups.. and i have multiple per day.. with good profit factor.. if i change my profitable trading to accomadte for lower leverage.. i will just a be losing money with a bigger capital.. so give me 50:1, 25:1.. so i can trade like normal.
Well, that's how the banks trade, unless you want to be at open ended risk of bankruptcy every time you put a trade on. You can't see the wood for the trees just yet, but one day it will suddenly make sense to you, especially if your account does get that large.

"Leverage is the enemy, the big move, it's what kills you." - Drew Niv, CEO, FXCM
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." - Warren Buffett
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