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title: "Does higher leverage mean I can ignore the drawdown rules?"
description: "No. Higher leverage gives you more market exposure; your Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown are unchanged. Bigger accelerator, same cliff."
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Trading rules

# Does higher leverage mean I can ignore the drawdown rules?

No. Higher leverage gives you more market exposure; your Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown are unchanged. Bigger accelerator, same cliff.

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## The full answer

Definitely not. Higher leverage gives you greater potential market exposure. Your Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown remain unchanged.

In other words: bigger accelerator, same cliff.

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## Explained in full

- [Leverage Rules Explained](https://getfundednow.com/rules/leverage) - The rule, explained - Leverage is up to 1:50 on every GFN programme and can vary by instrument. Higher leverage does not change the daily loss limit or the drawdown.

## Terms used in this answer

[Daily loss limit](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/daily-loss-limit) · [Maximum drawdown](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/maximum-drawdown) · [Leverage](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/leverage)

## Related questions

- [Is leverage the same for every instrument?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-leverage-the-same-for-every-instrument) - Trading rules - No. Forex, metals, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies can have different leverage requirements.
- [What happens if I don't have enough margin?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/not-enough-margin) - Trading rules - The trading platform may prevent the order from being opened or positions may become subject to platform margin rules.

## More answers on leverage rules explained

- [What is leverage?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-leverage) - Leverage determines how much market exposure can be controlled relative to the simulated balance or margin available in your account.
- [Is there a maximum lot size?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-there-a-maximum-lot-size) - Position size is limited by your account's buying power, leverage, margin and risk limits - and a permitted lot size does not excuse a drawdown breach.

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