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title: "What is leverage? - Get Funded Now"
description: "Leverage determines how much market exposure can be controlled relative to the simulated balance or margin available in your account."
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Trading rules

# What is leverage?

Leverage determines how much market exposure can be controlled relative to the simulated balance or margin available in your account.

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## The full answer

Leverage determines how much market exposure can be controlled relative to the simulated balance or margin available in your account.

GFN offers leverage up to 1:50 on Instant Funding, 1 Step and 2 Step. It can vary by instrument.

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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.
- [Margin and Lot Size Rules](https://getfundednow.com/rules/margin-and-lot-size) - The rule, explained - There is no single maximum lot size. Position size is bounded by leverage, margin and the risk limits - which is usually the tighter constraint of the two.

## Terms used in this answer

[Instant funding](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/instant-funding) · [Leverage](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/leverage)

## Related questions

- [Is GFN responsible if a market closes while I have an open trade?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/market-closed-with-an-open-trade) - Trading rules - Traders are responsible for knowing the trading hours of the instruments they use and managing positions accordingly.
- [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.
- [Does higher leverage mean I can ignore the drawdown rules?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-higher-leverage-change-drawdown-rules) - Trading rules - No. Higher leverage gives you more market exposure; your Daily Loss Limit and Maximum Drawdown are unchanged. Bigger accelerator, same cliff.
- [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

- [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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Source: https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-leverage
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