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Leverage confusion #464317 02/05/17 08:08 02/05/17 08:08
Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 55 Taipei ytc OP Junior Member
ytc OP Junior Member Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 55 Taipei	Hi, My broker's webpage informed that I got the default margin 2%, which should be leverage 50:1 for an asset. Yet, the Assetfix downloaded from Zorro Download script showed the leverage 400:1. Which is correct while trading?

Re: Leverage confusion [Re: ytc] #464338 02/06/17 18:13 02/06/17 18:13
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,090 Frankfurt jcl Chief Engineer
jcl Chief Engineer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 28,090 Frankfurt	50:1 is correct. The asset list by the download script updates only the downloaded parameters. The others are unchanged. So if you had 400:1 in Assetsfix, it stays 400:1 when the broker API does not provide leverage.

Re: Leverage confusion [Re: jcl] #464346 02/06/17 22:54 02/06/17 22:54
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ytc OP Junior Member Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 55 Taipei	much appreciated, jcl.

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