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What's a Good Leverage Ratio for Beginners?

The standard stock leverage ratio provided by most brokers is 100:1 leverage.

This means that a trader can borrow $100 from their broker for every $1 dollar in their stock trading account.

For this stock leverage ratio it means that the margin requirement for a account is 1% - 1/100 is equal to 1 %

A trader can also select the 50:1 trading leverage

This stock leverage ratio of 50:1 - means that a trader can borrow $50 from their broker for every $1 dollar in their stock trading account.

For this stock leverage ratio it means that the margin requirement for a account is 2% - 1/50 is equal to 2 %

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Leverage & Margin Explained