In technical terms, leverage is the ratio between the amount of money you have in your account and the total size of positions the broker allows you to take. You’re using leverage every time you enter ...

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Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a Master of Science in Journalism. She has worked in multiple cities covering breaking news, politics, education, and more.