07 March, 2008
The literary work relevant to the study of “leverage” defines it as having the competence in directing influence over a large amount of money using nothing or very small amount of your money and to borrow with the intention of returning the rest.
As an example, in the forex investments, you can control $1000 with a $100 deposit. Your leverage, which conveys a true impression in ratios, is now: 100. You’re now controlling $1000 with $100.
Let’s say the $1000 investment goes up in value to $1001 or $100. If you had to
make an approach with the entire $1000 capital on your own, your bring in would
be 1% ($100 gain / $1000 placed at the beginning of investment). It is also
called 1:1 leverage. As might be expected, I think 1:1 leverage is a
inappropriate designation because if you have to competence in directing
influence over with the entire amount you’re trying to have power over, where
is the leverage then in that?
It is fortunate that, you’re not leveraged 1:1; you’re leveraged 1:100. You
only had to produce $100 of your money, so your bring in is a marvelous 100%
($100 gain / $100 initial investment).
At the moment I want you to do a quick exercise. Calculate what your bring in
would be if you lost $100.
If you calculate it as I have done, which is also called the right way, you
would end up with a -1% return using 1:1 leverage and an OMG! -100% return
using 1:100 leverage.
You’ve in so far as seems reasonably true heard the good hackneyed theme like
“Leverage is a double-edged weapon.” or “Leverage is a two-way road.” Well….as
you can see, these themes weren’t lying.
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