G garfangle Oct 1, 2003 #1 Can anyone explain why equities, futures, and forex have differing leverage limits? Why the extremes from the margin on most stocks of only up to 50 percent to currency leverage up to a factor of 200:1? Just historical/insititutional habit?
Can anyone explain why equities, futures, and forex have differing leverage limits? Why the extremes from the margin on most stocks of only up to 50 percent to currency leverage up to a factor of 200:1? Just historical/insititutional habit?
