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Isolated versus cross margin
Isolated margin caps the damage at that position. Cross margin uses the whole balance as a buffer.
Beginners should use isolated, because it turns every trade into a maximum loss known in advance.
Cross survives bigger swings, but in exchange one bad trade can take everything. It is a portfolio-level tool, not a beginner's.
Run it on your own numbers
At 10x, price only has to move about 9.5% against you to take the whole margin. Most beginners think that number is 50%.
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