# 33:1 Margin Requirement

**URL:** <https://forums.collective2.com/t/33-1-margin-requirement/2604>\
**Category:** C2\
**Created:** [November 22, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/33-1-margin-requirement/2604 "2007-11-22T01:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![SusanShafer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SusanShafer](https://forums.collective2.com/u/SusanShafer)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/33-1-margin-requirement/2604/1 "2007-11-22T01:13:07Z")

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I want to make sure I have this right. If I start a trading system with 10,000 I am able to margin up to 330,000?

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**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/33-1-margin-requirement/2604/2 "2007-11-22T08:53:08Z")

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For forex trades, we grant 33:1 leverage, so a $10,000 account can hold positions of up to $330,000. Every dollar you gain or lose in your positions will affect this number, though.