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What's 1:25 Leverage for $100 Dollars Mean?

Leverage in xauusd is the ratio of a xauusd/gold trader's money to that of the borrowed trading capital which has been borrowed from the online broker.

For example 1:25 xauusd leverage means, for each one dollar a trader has in their account they have borrowed 25 from their broker. Hence if a trader has $100 in their account they will have borrowed using 1:25 xauusd leverage & hence after leverage of 1:25 they will have $100*1:25 xauusd leverage & this will be equal to $2500 dollars capital.

Leverage is the use of borrowed funds in xauusd so as to trade much bigger volumes in order and so as to increase the profit potential of trades.

1:25 xauusd leverage basically means that as a trader you get $25 for every $1 in your account.

1:25 Leverage for $100 Dollars Account

In XAU USD, a small deposit can control a much larger trade this is referred to as Leverage, which gives and provides traders ability to earn more profits on opened trades, and at same time keep the risk capital to a minimum.

A trader will trade on borrowed capital, having $100 trader can borrow the rest using leverage option like 1:25 - meaning that a trader borrows $25 dollars for every dollar they have in their trading account, therefore in total they will control a total of $2500 dollars without having to deposit all of it - this is how leverage works in xauusd.

Leverage is denoted in the form of a ratio, for Example 1:25, means the broker with give a gold trader $25 Dollars for every dollar which the trader has.

XAU/USD Margin is the amount of money required by your broker to allow you the trader to continue trading with the leveraged amount. XAU USD Margin is the amount you deposit so that to open a account with. If you deposit $100 then that is your xauusd/gold margin.

With leverage it's possible for retail traders to trade the markets. Leverage of 1:25 means that for each 1 dollar which you deposit, the broker will give you 25 dollars. This also means that in converse the broker requires you to maintain a margin of $1 Dollar for every $25 Dollars that they give you so as to let you continue controlling and using the borrowed amount which they have given you for trading.

Gold Margin Example:

If you deposit $100, & the online broker gives you leverage of 1:25 then it means you now have $100*(1:25) = $2500 Dollars which you as a gold trader can trade with.

Gold Money Management Guidelines for Trading with 1:25 Leverage

When trading xauusd with 1:25 xauusd leverage you should develop your xauusd money management rules that you will use to manage your trading account capital. This set of gold money management rules/guidelines should be written on your xauusd/gold plan. If you are a starter trader wanting to open a $100 dollar account & you don't know what xauusd funds management principles are, you as a Gold trader can use the learn gold courses below to learn about what is gold funds management?

How Do I come up with gold money management rules for trading a 1:25 Leverage Account.

Trading with Gold Leverage

The more leverage you use the greater the profit/loss

The less leverage which you use the lesser the profit/loss

It's hence better to use less leverage to cap risks involved. The greater the leverage ratio used the greater the risks. This is one of leverage rules not to use more than 5:1 leverage ratio.

In money management leverage guidelines: It's recommended to stay below 10:1 which is also still high, many professional funds managers use 2:1 leverage ratio in their account.

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