Floating leverage is a dynamic way of calculating leverage and margin on the platform.
Instead of one fixed leverage level applied to your entire position, the system divides your total trade amount into levels. Each level has its own leverage. As your position grows, only the additional amount moves to the next level — not your entire position.
What is floating leverage?
Your leverage depends on the total trade amount of all your open positions in an instrument. The trade amount is divided into levels, and each level has its own maximum leverage.
Here's how leverage levels work for XAUUSD:
Trade amount (USD) | Maximum leverage |
0 – 10,000 | 1:1000 |
10,000 – 200,000 | 1:500 |
200,000 – 700,000 | 1:200 |
700,000 – 2,000,000 | 1:100 |
2,000,000 – 7,000,000 | 1:50 |
7,000,000 – 15,000,000 | 1:25 |
Above 15,000,000 | 1:10 |
Leverage levels vary by instrument. Check the Instrument Overview for the values for your instrument.
💡 Floating leverage dynamically adjusts leverage based on position size, helping maintain a balanced risk profile.
How is floating leverage calculated?
Floating leverage is based on the trade amount — the total USD notional value of your open positions in an instrument.
Formula:
Trade amount (USD) = Lots × Contract size × Price x conversion to account currency (Currency rate)
Example 1
Example 1
Let's say you open a 5-lot XAUUSD position when Gold is priced at $4,100:
Trade amount = 5 × 100 × $4,100 = $2,050,000
Your margin is then calculated across levels:
Level | Amount | Leverage | Margin |
0 – 10,000 | 10,000 | 1:1000 | $20 |
10,000 – 200,000 | 190,000 | 1:500 | $380 |
200,000 – 700,000 | 500,000 | 1:200 | $2,500 |
700,000 – 2,000,000 | 1,300,000 | 1:100 | $13,000 |
2,000,000 – 2,050,000 | 50,000 | 1:50 | $1,000 |
Total | 2,050,000 | — | $16,880 |
This example shows that a single position can span multiple leverage levels simultaneously. Margin is calculated separately for each level and then added together.
For comparison, the same position with a fixed 1:100 leverage would require $20,500 in margin.
How to check your leverage
In the trading interface, you can see:
Maximum leverage
Current leverage (based on your current exposure in the instrument)
Leverage levels for that specific instrument
Trade amount, which determines which level you fall into
These values update in real time as you open or close trades.
You can find the leverage levels and current leverage for each instrument in the Instrument Overview.
Why does my leverage decrease?
Your leverage decreases when your total exposure in an instrument reaches the next leverage level.
This can happen when:
You open additional trades in the instrument
Price movement increases your trade amount
As your exposure increases, the additional amount moves to the next level with lower leverage. Your overall margin is recalculated automatically.
When you reduce your total exposure by closing an active position:
The system recalculates your trade amount
Your margin requirement may decrease
You may move back into a higher-leverage level
Everything updates instantly in the platform.
Which platforms and instruments are covered?
Floating leverage works on MT5 and the Doto platform. MT4 accounts are not affected and keep their current margin calculation.
The model applies across all major instrument groups — Forex (majors, minors, and exotics), commodities (gold, silver, crude oil, gas, and platinum metals), crypto, indices, and ETFs & stocks.
Margin steps are set individually per instrument or instrument group, and all steps are defined in USD notional value.
You can find the current leverage steps table here.
Things to take into account 💡
Floating leverage changes automatically based on your total exposure in the instrument
Small positions receive the highest leverage; larger ones move to lower levels
As your exposure grows, your margin requirements adjust to reflect the new leverage level
Leverage is not shown for pending orders until they are executed
Some instruments may use fixed leverage — always check the instrument details.
Hedged positions are calculated using VWAP (volume-weighted average price), which may affect which leverage level applies. VWAP calculates one average entry price across all your open trades on the same instrument — the platform uses that combined value to determine the applicable leverage
Maximum leverage can only decrease as your exposure grows — it never increases automatically