Markets4you leverage
1:4000 is real, but it is the top rung of a ladder that shortens automatically as your account grows.
Start Trading →Markets4you leverage is tiered by account equity rather than fixed. Up to $1,000 of equity the cap is 1:4000; it falls to 1:2000 by $5,000, 1:1000 by $10,000, 1:500 by $100,000 and eventually 1:25 above $1,000,000. Equity may be counted across all your accounts, and leverage is cut further around the Friday close — to 1:100 on forex, 1:40 on commodities and 1:10 on stocks.
How the leverage tiers work
- Leverage is tiered by account equity and steps down on its own as equity rises — it is not a single fixed number.
- Up to $1,000 equity: 1:4000. From $1,000 to $5,000: 1:2000. From $5,000 to $10,000: 1:1000.
- From $10,000 to $100,000: 1:500. From $100,000 to $250,000: 1:200. From $250,000 to $500,000: 1:100.
- From $500,000 to $1,000,000: 1:50. Above $1,000,000: 1:25.
- Equity may be counted cumulatively across all of your accounts, not per account.
- Leverage is also cut around events: within an hour of the Friday close it drops to 1:100 on forex, 1:40 on commodities and 1:10 on stocks.
- The broker reserves the right to reduce leverage as far as 1:10.
- A tier change mid-position raises the margin the position ties up, which is the mechanism that surprises people — plan for the tier above your current equity, not the one you opened at.
Leverage by account equity
| Account equity | Maximum leverage |
|---|---|
| Up to $1,000 | 1:4000 |
| $1,000 – $5,000 | 1:2000 |
| $5,000 – $10,000 | 1:1000 |
| $10,000 – $100,000 | 1:500 |
| $100,000 – $250,000 | 1:200 |
| $250,000 – $500,000 | 1:100 |
| $500,000 – $1,000,000 | 1:50 |
| Above $1,000,000 | 1:25 |
Frequently asked questions
Why did my Markets4you leverage drop by itself?
Because the cap is tied to equity. As the account grows past $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 and so on, the maximum leverage steps down automatically. Leverage is also reduced temporarily within an hour of the Friday market close.