Leveraged products are financial instruments that allow traders to gain greater market exposure while reducing their capital investment. They accomplish this through the use of leverage.
A leveraged product is any financial instrument that allows you to take a position that is worth more on the market than your initial investment. Different leveraged products work in different ways, but they all increase a trader's potential profit and loss.
Leveraged products almost always require you to pay a portion of the position you intend to open up front. This is known as the margin.
Some of the most commonly leveraged products are:
Spread bets
Contracts for difference (CFDs)
Forex trades
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