Dynamic Leverage Account – Overview
Understand how the Dynamic Leverage account works and how leverage adjusts automatically.
What is a Dynamic Leverage Account?
Dynamic Leverage is a single account type that provides access to Forex, Metals and Indices. Your maximum available leverage adjusts automatically according to your trading account balance and account currency.
The same balance tier applies across the account, with separate maximum leverage limits for Forex and for Metals & Indices.
Why Does Leverage Change?
Dynamic leverage provides higher maximum leverage at smaller balances and reduces the maximum as your balance moves into higher tiers. This changes the margin required to support your trading.
Automatic tier adjustments do not prevent losses or remove the need to manage risk.
When Does Leverage Change?
Leverage may change when deposits, withdrawals, transfers, realized profits or losses, or other posted adjustments move your balance into another tier.
Scenario | Result |
Balance moves into a higher tier | Maximum leverage may decrease. |
Balance moves into a lower tier | Maximum leverage may increase. |
Balance stays within the same tier | The balance-based leverage limits remain unchanged. |
No manual action is required. Metals & Indices have the same maximum leverage in Tiers 4 and 5.
Does Leverage Change Instantly?
Tier changes are automatic and may occur in real time when your balance crosses a threshold. They may affect both new positions and existing open positions.
Balance vs Equity
Term | Definition |
Balance | The recorded trading account balance after posted deposits, withdrawals, transfers, realized profits and losses, and other balance adjustments. |
Equity | Your balance adjusted for unrealized profits and losses on open positions. |
Dynamic Leverage tiers are based on balance, not equity. Floating profits and losses do not change your tier until realized and posted to your balance, but they still affect equity, free margin and margin level.
During News and Weekend Restriction Windows
From 1 October 2026, the maximum leverage on Dynamic Leverage accounts is reduced to 1:300 for Forex and 1:100 for Metals & Indices during designated high-impact news events and weekend market closures. The tiers on this page apply outside those windows. See News & Weekend Risk Controls for the full details.
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