Free Trading Tool

    Margin & Leverage Calculator

    Brokers quote leverage as a setting. What matters is how big your position is compared with your whole account — and how far price can move before margin runs out.

    Two different leverage numbers

    A 100:1 account running one small position may be at 2x effective leverage. The same account with five positions open can be at 30x without a single setting changing.

    How It Works

    1

    Enter the position notional

    The full market value of the position, not the margin.

    2

    Add the leverage offered

    Your broker or exchange setting for this instrument.

    3

    Add your account balance

    Total equity, so effective leverage can be calculated.

    4

    Read the margin-call distance

    If it's inside normal daily range, the position is too large.

    Margin & Leverage Calculator

    See the margin a position ties up, the leverage you are really running against your whole account, and how far price can move before margin is gone.

    Free margin
    $2,500.00
    Margin level
    200%
    Margin Required
    $2,500.00
    Notional ÷ leverage.
    Effective Account Leverage
    5.00x
    Notional ÷ account balance — the number that actually matters.
    Adverse Move to Margin Call
    19.50%
    Approximate. Fees, funding and gaps make the real figure smaller.

    Stop guessing where the stop belongs

    SimpleAlgo V5 draws volatility-based stop and target levels on your chart, so position size follows the market's range instead of the leverage you happen to have.

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