📈 Nostro Leverage Guide: Understanding Your Trading Power

This guide explains:

• The leverage available on each asset class

• How leverage works on the Nostro platform

• Key risk considerations every trader should understand

Current Leverage by Asset Class

Below are the current leverage settings across all supported markets on Nostro. These levels are carefully calibrated to balance trader flexibility with responsible risk management.

Important:
Leverage levels may be adjusted from time to time due to market conditions, liquidity, or risk controls. We strongly recommend checking this article regularly for the most up-to-date leverage settings.

How Leverage Works on Nostro

1. Asset-Specific Leverage

Leverage is not universal. Each instrument has its own leverage based on volatility, liquidity, and risk classification.

For example:

• Major FX pairs are highly liquid → higher leverage

• Crypto and exotic pairs are more volatile → lower leverage

This structure helps maintain a stable and fair trading environment for all traders.

2. Leverage Applies to Fictitious Capital, Not Real Money

All trading on Nostro is conducted using simulated (fictitious) capital, even on funded accounts.

This means:

• Leverage multiplies your virtual account size, not real funds

• Profits and losses are simulated but used to evaluate performance

• Payouts are calculated based on your performance metrics

Understanding this distinction is essential for proper risk management.

3. Higher Leverage = Higher Risk

While leverage can increase potential returns, it also increases exposure.

Overleveraging can lead to:

• Rapid drawdowns

• Unexpected stop-outs

• Increased risk of rule breaches

• Reduced long-term performance stability

We strongly encourage traders to:

• Use conservative position sizing

• Follow the maximum 2% risk per symbol rule

• Always apply stop-losses to define risk

• Avoid oversized positions during volatile market sessions

Great traders focus on consistency, not maximum leverage.

📉 Why Leverage Levels May Change

To maintain a safe and sustainable trading environment, leverage levels may be adjusted due to:

• Major market events

• Liquidity changes

• Volatility spikes

• Regulatory or broker-side updates

• Platform-wide risk protection measures

Any leverage changes may apply to:

• New positions

• In some cases, open positions (with prior notice whenever possible)

Always refer to this article for the latest leverage information.

🧭 Best Practices for Using Leverage on Nostro

✔ Use stop-losses on every trade
✔ Keep risk per position within 1–2% of account balance
✔ Avoid stacking correlated trades
✔ Reduce leverage exposure during news events
✔ Prioritise consistent performance over high trade volume

Mastering leverage is one of the most important skills in prop trading.

📌 Summary

• Nostro offers asset-specific leverage optimised for performance and risk control

• Leverage applies to fictitious capital, not real money

• Overleveraging can lead to rapid losses — strong risk management is essential

• Leverage levels may change periodically — always check this article for updates

If you have any further questions, our support team is always here to help.