Leverage Calculator

Compare effective leverage to broker leverage and see how a small price move impacts your equity

Account Equity

Notional Position Size

Broker Max Leverage

Adverse Price Move %

Effective Leverage

Required Margin

Leverage Utilisation

Loss on Adverse Move

Equity Hit %

% Move to Wipe Out

Notional ÷ Equity. The real risk number — broker leverage is just a ceiling.

1 ÷ effective leverage × 100. At 50× leverage a 2% move against you is game over.

Most professional FX desks run effective leverage between 3:1 and 10:1, not 100:1.