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Do CFDs Offer Higher Leverage Than Traditional Trading?

As leverage becomes more popular among traders, many are wondering if CFDs offer higher leverage than conventional trading. Find out here.

By Andrew Moran

Edited by Joel Taylor

Updated June 18, 2024

﻿Leverage is a popular trading tool that allows investors to borrow capital to increase their position, greater than what is available from their cash balance.  It can play a critical role since it can amplify your trading power in your trading endeavors and potentially add to your gains or result in sharp losses.
And, yes, CFDs offer higher leverage than traditional trading.
Leverage in CFD TradingWhen you are participating in the CFD market and you are interested in taking advantage of higher leverage, you will see that typical leverage in this arena differs between different regulations. 
By utilizing leverage, you may potentially enhance your gains but at the same time, the very opposite could happen if shares tank, meaning that you will owe a more significant amount to the brokerage firm.
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