Margin Calculator
Calculate required margin and see how leverage affects your position.
Required Margin
$1,000
Margin Used
20.0%
Free Margin
$4,000
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What is margin?
Margin is the amount of money your broker holds as collateral to open a leveraged position. With 10x leverage, a $10,000 position requires $1,000 in margin.
Margin vs leverage
Higher leverage = lower margin required = more positions you can open. But higher leverage also amplifies losses. A 1% price move against you on 100x leverage wipes your entire position.
Safe margin usage
Professional traders rarely use more than 30-40% of their available margin. This leaves room for drawdowns without triggering a margin call.
Better entries = less margin wasted
See how Axion Algo's buy/sell signals work with proper risk management.