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Beginners should stick to a maximum effective leverage of 10:1 to 30:1. High leverage (like 1:500) rapidly amplifies losses and increases the risk of margin calls. Start low until risk management concepts are consistently applied.
What this looks like across the brokers we track
Across the 40 brokers BrokerAnalysis tracks, advertised maximum leverage ranges from 1:30 to 1:3000, with a median of 1:500. 10 of them cap retail leverage at 1:30 or lower, which is the ceiling EU and UK rules impose.
Measured across 40 entities in the BrokerAnalysis dataset. See the full broker comparison
Answer
Beginners should stick to a maximum effective leverage of 10:1 to 30:1. High leverage (like 1:500) rapidly amplifies losses and increases the risk of margin calls. Start low until risk management concepts are consistently applied.
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