{"id":195343,"date":"2025-02-28T07:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/news-events\/data\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T07:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T07:43:55","slug":"what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[30,44],"class_list":["post-195343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trading","tag-leverage","tag-strategy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.8 (Yoast SEO v24.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pocket Option blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T07:43:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1840\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/\",\"name\":\"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-28T07:43:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/304465702f47ee4a2071a0ec1344f413\"},\"description\":\"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp\",\"width\":1840,\"height\":700},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/\",\"name\":\"Pocket Option blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/304465702f47ee4a2071a0ec1344f413\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b997a6e676e61c8cd8b2b563981b70de3e0a0abcc21347c3a9ce4ce5bf9172f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b997a6e676e61c8cd8b2b563981b70de3e0a0abcc21347c3a9ce4ce5bf9172f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks","description":"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks","og_description":"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.","og_url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/","og_site_name":"Pocket Option blog","article_published_time":"2025-02-28T07:43:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1840,"height":700,"url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/","url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/","name":"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp","datePublished":"2025-02-28T07:43:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/304465702f47ee4a2071a0ec1344f413"},"description":"What is leverage in futures trading? Learn how this powerful tool multiplies your market exposure with smaller deposits. Discover essential strategies today before your next trade.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742023987326-957414121-2.webp","width":1840,"height":700},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/knowledge-base\/trading\/what-is-leverage-in-futures-trading\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What Is Leverage in Futures Trading: Understanding the Power and Risks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/","name":"Pocket Option blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/304465702f47ee4a2071a0ec1344f413","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b997a6e676e61c8cd8b2b563981b70de3e0a0abcc21347c3a9ce4ce5bf9172f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b997a6e676e61c8cd8b2b563981b70de3e0a0abcc21347c3a9ce4ce5bf9172f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pocketoption.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}