📈 Maximize your gains with awareness and strategy
📌 What is Leverage?
🔁 It is the ability to trade with more capital than you have.
📊 Example: with 100 USDT and 10× leverage, you trade 1,000 USDT in the market.
⚠️ Leverage amplifies gains and losses. Use wisely.
🔧 How to Activate Leverage on Binance Futures
1️⃣ Access the Futures tab in the Binance app or website
2️⃣ Complete the security verification and accept the risk terms
3️⃣ Transfer funds to the Futures wallet
4️⃣ Choose the pair (e.g., BTC/USDT or ETH/USDT)
5️⃣ Click on the leverage number (e.g., “20×”) and adjust to the desired level
6️⃣ Choose between:
🔹 Isolated Margin – risk limited to the position
🔸 Cross Margin – uses all available balance in the Futures wallet
7️⃣ Choose:
✅ Long (Buy) – if you believe the price will rise
❌ Short (Sell) – if you expect a price drop
✅ Benefits of Leverage
💥 Increase profit potential with less capital
📉 Allows you to profit even when prices fall
🔁 Perpetual contracts – no expiry
📌 High liquidity and various cryptocurrencies available
⚠️ Important Risks
💣 Instant liquidation: with 20×, a contrary variation of 5% already nullifies your position
🔋 Funding Fees: can consume your profits when keeping positions open
📉 High volatility: sharp movements in minutes
🧨 Overconfidence without stop loss leads to quick losses
🛡️ Best Practices and Tips
🔹 Start with low leverage (2×–5×)
🔹 Always use stop loss and take profit
🔹 Use Isolated Margin to avoid losses across your entire portfolio
🔹 Plan before trading – do not trade on impulse
🔹 Study the asset's trend before opening a position
🔹 Monitor the chart and do not leave an open position unattended
🎯 Why is it Important?
Leverage can be a great ally when used intelligently. It:
🧠 Expands the reach of your trading strategies
⚙️ Allows diversification with little capital
🧱 Requires discipline and emotional control – qualities of an experienced trader.
> “He who rushes too much stumbles.”
(African Proverb)
