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Margin, Leverage and Trading Account Capitalization [Premium Articles]

This is a short introduction to the use of margin and leverage. After defining the relevant terms and clarifying common misconceptions I present a simple formula for calculating the amount of capital that is required for minimizing the probability of ruin when trading highly volatile markets such as ETFs, futures or forex.

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