Capacity relative to capital
If an eligible account’s current terms provide 24× amplification, $1,000 of deposited allocation may correspond to $24,000 of trading capacity. The multiplication describes capacity. The extra $23,000 is not withdrawable cash or a gift to the investor.
This is a conditional educational example. We have not confirmed the live amplification choices available for every jurisdiction or account type. Check the actual provider agreement and your eligibility before choosing a configuration.
Capacity is not the exposure of every trade
An account’s maximum capacity does not tell you how much exposure a particular trade uses. Position size and account settings determine the actual exposure. That is why a capacity multiple should not simply be multiplied by every return you see.
Our historical follower-equivalent series already has a documented calibration. The calculator replays that series without adding a separate 24× multiplier. Applying one again would create a different, unsupported illustration.
The same exposure magnifies both directions
Greater exposure can create a larger gain from a favourable price move and a larger loss from an adverse one. Amplification does not distinguish a winning trade from a losing trade in advance.
The effect on deposited capital can be substantial even when the market movement looks small. Concentrating on the potential gain while ignoring loss sensitivity leaves out half of the mechanism. Short holding times do not remove this relationship.
Do not infer a safe threshold
An amplification multiple and a drawdown threshold are separate account terms. Before relying on a threshold, ask what value it is measured against, whether open positions are included, when it resets and what action is triggered.
No numeric liquidation threshold is verified here. Actual execution can differ from expected stop levels due to slippage, price gaps and liquidity. A stated closure rule is not a promise that the account cannot lose more than an illustrated amount.
Questions before choosing a configuration
Confirm the options available to your exact account and jurisdiction, the sizing rules, the fee basis, and the procedures for reducing or stopping exposure. Understand whether changing settings affects positions already open.
The simulator can help you understand historical reinvestment choices, but it does not test a live margin model or guarantee an account would survive every intramonth event. Use the risk guide and current account terms alongside it.
Understanding amplification
Amplification describes trading capacity relative to deposited capital. The example below is conditional: it applies only if an eligible account’s current terms provide this allocation.
Educational example · not an available-account promise- $1,000Deposited capital
- 24×Trading allocation
- $24,000Trading capacity
The extra trading capacity is not withdrawable cash. It is not money given to the investor. Capacity alone does not establish the exposure of every trade or a fixed return multiplier.
Gains are magnified.
More exposure can increase a gain from a favourable movement.
Losses are magnified.
The same exposure increases sensitivity to adverse movement and liquidation thresholds.
The historical calculator does not multiply reconciled returns by 24. Its recorded follower-equivalent methodology is separate from this educational illustration.
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