# Leverage

🗳️ Poll: What's your max leverage?🦴 1-5x | 💀 10x+ | ☠️ 100x degens
💡 Leverage is Just a Tool - Like a chainsaw:
✅ Proper Use: Cuts trees efficiently (reduces counterparty risk)
❌ Improper Use: Loses limbs (blows accounts)
📊 Smart Leverage Practices:
1️⃣ Risk-First Approach: Always predefine risk (1-2% per trade) THEN select position size
2️⃣ Capital Efficiency: 3-5x lets you hold more cash in cold storage
3️⃣ Pro Tip: Use isolated margin to contain risk
⚠️ Why "Avoid Leverage" Advice Fails:
• Assumes traders can't manage risk (insulting)
• Ignores institutional use cases (every hedge fund