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Margin & Leverage Calculator

Required margin, notional exposure and effective account leverage for a position.

Result
Notional exposure
108,500
Required margin
3,616.67
Free margin left
6,383.33
Effective leverage
1 : 10.9
Margin used of equity
36.2 %
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Formula

Notional = Lots × Contract size × Price · Margin = Notional / Leverage

How to read the result

  • —Broker leverage caps position size; effective leverage (notional / equity) is what actually describes your risk.
  • —Free margin shrinks as floating losses grow — that is how margin calls happen with a stop still far away.

Frequently asked questions

Does high leverage mean high risk?

Available leverage does not create risk by itself; position size and stop distance do. High leverage only becomes dangerous because it permits a position size your stop cannot survive.

Educational tool only. No investment advice. Verify every number against your broker's contract specifications before trading.