Does JustMarkets Offer Unlimited Leverage? Leverage Rules Updated 2026

No. JustMarkets does not offer unlimited leverage. Its published maximum is 1:3000, and even that ceiling only applies to accounts with less than $1,000 of equity on eligible instruments under the international entity. Anyone searching for JustMarkets unlimited leverage will find a tiered system instead: the maximum falls to 1:2000, 1:1000 and then 1:500 as your equity grows, many instruments carry their own lower caps, and temporary restrictions apply around high-impact news, rollovers, weekends and holidays.

That is still extremely high leverage by global standards. For comparison, retail clients of JustMarkets' EU entity are capped at 1:30 on major forex pairs. The gap between those two numbers is why it pays to understand exactly which rules apply to your account before you choose a setting.

This guide sets out the current rules as published on JustMarkets' official pages in October 2026, explains how margin is calculated with clearly labelled hypothetical examples, shows how to choose and change leverage, and covers the mistakes that turn high leverage into fast losses.

If you want to see the leverage options in the Personal Area for yourself, you can set up a free JustMarkets account and check the leverage menu on demo. A demo lets you watch how margin changes at different settings with no money at risk.

Does JustMarkets Offer Unlimited Leverage? The Short Answer

• Unlimited leverage: not offered. We found no unlimited or "1:Unlimited" option on JustMarkets' official account, forex or commodities pages. Some third-party listings describe it otherwise; the broker's own pages state a maximum of 1:3000.
• Headline maximum: 1:3000. Listed on all four account types (Standard, Standard Cent, Pro and Raw Spread).
• Equity-based tiers: the maximum reduces as equity rises.
• Instrument caps: many symbols, including oil, platinum, palladium, indices, crypto and stocks, have much lower maximums.
• Temporary reductions: lower leverage for new positions around high-impact news, and higher margin on some instruments over rollovers, weekends and holidays.
• Entity matters: EU retail clients of the CySEC entity are limited to 1:30 on major forex; professional clients there can access up to 1:300 under the EU site's tables.

In practice, then, there is a hard ceiling, and for many traders and instruments the effective maximum is much lower than the headline figure.

JustMarkets Leverage Rules in 2026: The Equity Tiers

JustMarkets uses what it calls dynamic margin requirements: the margin for a position depends on the leverage you select, and the leverage available to you can change with market conditions and account equity. Its forex page publishes the following tiers.

The commodities page publishes a very similar table, but with a slightly different upper band: 1:1000 for equity of 5,000 to 29,999 and 1:500 from 30,000. Small differences like this are a good reminder to check the page for the instrument group you trade rather than assuming one table covers everything.

What "equity" means here

Equity is your balance plus or minus the floating profit or loss on open positions. It is not the same as your deposit. If you deposit $900 and an open trade moves $200 into profit, your equity is $1,100, which places you in the 1:2000 tier. The reverse also applies: losses can drop your equity into a higher-leverage band. Because the tiers are based on equity, the leverage applied to your account is not fixed; it moves with your results.

How tier changes affect open positions

We could not find official wording that explains, step by step, exactly when a tier change is applied to margin on existing positions versus new ones. Assume that margin requirements can be recalculated, keep a buffer of free margin, and if this detail matters to your strategy, ask JustMarkets support to confirm in writing how recalculation works for your account.

Instrument-Specific Leverage Caps

The 1:3000 maximum is not available on every instrument. JustMarkets publishes instrument caps on its market pages and shows examples on its homepage. The figures below were displayed at the time of writing; they change, so check the contract specification in your platform.

Two practical consequences follow. First, if you trade stocks, your leverage is likely to be in the tens, not the thousands, regardless of account settings. Second, exotic currency pairs use fixed margin requirements, so changing the account's leverage setting will not change the margin required on them.

Temporary Leverage Restrictions: News, Rollovers, Weekends and Holidays

High-impact economic news

JustMarkets states that from 15 minutes before the publication of high-impact economic news until 5 minutes after, margin requirements for new positions opened on affected instruments are calculated with reduced maximum leverage. It points traders to its economic calendar to see when such news is due. If your strategy involves trading releases such as US payrolls, CPI or central bank decisions, expect higher margin on entries in that 20-minute window.

Rollovers, weekends and public holidays

An increased margin rule also applies to some instruments during rollovers, weekends and public holidays, when those instruments are subject to lower leverage. The EU site gives a specific example for its professional clients: for positions opened between 22:00 on Friday and 02:00 on Monday (GMT+2), leverage is adjusted to 1:200, with margins recalculated at 02:00 on Monday. That example applies to the EU entity; the international site describes the principle without publishing the same exact times.

Why brokers do this

Liquidity thins and prices can gap at these times. A gap over a weekend can move a market straight through stop losses. Reducing leverage at those moments is the broker's way of limiting how deep accounts (and therefore the broker) can go into a hole. It also protects traders from themselves, even if it can be frustrating.

How Leverage, Margin and Stop Out Work Together

Leverage is easier to handle once you see it as a margin calculator rather than a risk dial. The formula for a typical forex position is:

Required margin = (trade size in units × price) ÷ leverage

Your risk, however, is determined by position size and how far the price moves, not by leverage. Leverage simply decides how big a position your equity can support before the margin rules step in.

Hypothetical margin examples

Hypothetical figures, EUR/USD at 1.1000, USD account, for illustration only.

At 1:3000, a full standard lot on EUR/USD ties up under $40 of margin. That is why traders with $100 can technically open positions worth more than $100,000. It is also why such accounts can be wiped out by a move of a few dozen pips: one standard lot is worth about $10 per pip, so a 10-pip move is $100.

Margin call and stop out

Margin level is equity divided by used margin, as a percentage. JustMarkets lists a margin call at 40% and stop out at 20% on all four account types. At 20%, the system starts closing positions to prevent further losses. With very high leverage, used margin is tiny, so the margin level stays high until equity is almost gone; the stop out then happens very close to zero equity. Put simply, high leverage lets you lose nearly your entire balance before the safety net activates.

Hypothetical example: the same trade at three leverage settings

Hypothetical example. Amira has $500 of equity and opens 0.50 lot of EUR/USD (about $5 per pip). At 1:3000 the margin is about $18; at 1:500 about $110; at 1:100 about $550, which she could not open at all. Suppose the price moves 60 pips against her. Her loss is about $300 in every case where the trade is open, leaving $200 of equity. At 1:3000 her margin level is roughly 1,100%, far from stop out; at 1:500 it is about 180%, still above the margin call. The loss is identical. What changes is how large a position the account will let her open in the first place, and how much more loss it will absorb before forced closure. The leverage setting did not make the trade riskier; the 0.50 lot size on a $500 account did.

How to Choose and Change Your Leverage at JustMarkets

JustMarkets' account-opening instructions say you define leverage when you create an account and can change it later in the Personal Area. The exact menu labels can change, so use this as a general outline.

1. Log in to the Personal Area on the website or the JustMarkets app.
2. Open the list of your trading accounts and select the account you want to adjust.
3. Find the leverage setting in that account's settings or options menu.
4. Pick a level from the available list. The options you see depend on your entity, account type and equity.
5. Confirm the change and check the new leverage value on the account card.
6. Re-check margin in MT4/MT5 by looking at the Margin and Free Margin figures in the Trade/Toolbox tab.

A practical framework for picking a setting

These are illustrations, not recommendations. The right setting is the one that stops you breaking your own risk rules.

Tips that make leverage safer

• Decide your risk per trade (for example 1% of equity) and size positions from your stop distance, not from available margin.
• Keep free margin well above zero so that normal fluctuations do not trigger a margin call.
• Avoid opening new positions in the news window unless your plan accounts for higher margin and wider spreads.
• Lower leverage before weekends if you hold positions, even if the broker would allow more.
• Use a separate account for experiments so that one aggressive idea cannot drain your main account.

Step by Step: Sizing a Trade When Leverage Is Very High

Because leverage at JustMarkets can be so high, margin is rarely the constraint that stops you from opening an oversized trade. You need a sizing routine that does that job instead. Here is a simple method that works on any account type.

1. Write down your equity. Use the Equity figure in MT4/MT5, not the balance.
2. Choose a risk percentage. Many educators suggest 0.5% to 2% per trade. On $800 of equity, 1% is $8.
3. Find your stop distance from the chart. Put the stop where your idea is proven wrong, for example 40 pips below a swing low.
4. Find the pip value. On EUR/USD in a USD account, 0.01 lot is about $0.10 per pip, 0.10 lot about $1 and 1.00 lot about $10. For other instruments, check the contract specification.
5. Divide. Risk ÷ (stop distance × pip value per 0.01 lot) gives the number of micro lots. $8 ÷ (40 × $0.10) = 2, so the trade size is 0.02 lot.
6. Check margin last. At almost any leverage setting, 0.02 lot needs very little margin. If margin is ever the limiting factor, your position is probably too large anyway.
7. Place the stop with the order. Do not rely on the 20% stop-out level to protect you.

This routine turns leverage into what it should be: a background setting that frees up capital, rather than a number that decides how big you trade.

Hypothetical example: the routine on gold

Hypothetical example; contract values are assumptions, check your platform. Suppose gold's contract specification shows that 0.01 lot moves about $0.01 per $0.01 price change, which equals $1 per $1 move. Nadia has $1,500 of equity and risks 1% ($15) with a $7.50 stop. $15 ÷ $7.50 = 2, so she trades 0.02 lot. Her available leverage on gold is 1:2000 because her equity is between $1,000 and $4,999, but that number played no part in her decision.

Leverage and Trading Style

Different styles interact with JustMarkets' leverage rules in different ways. Knowing where the friction points are helps you plan.

Scalping

Scalpers open many short trades and care about low margin so they can react quickly. JustMarkets says on its professional accounts page that strategies such as scalping, hedging and news trading are allowed. High leverage helps scalpers keep margin low, but costs matter more than leverage at this frequency. Our guide on scalping at JustMarkets explains how to test spreads and commissions on Pro and Raw Spread.

Swing and position trading

Holding positions for days means sitting through weekends, holidays and rollovers, exactly when increased margin rules can apply. Swing traders usually benefit from lower leverage settings and large free-margin buffers, and should check swap charges or their swap-free level on each instrument.

News trading

This is where JustMarkets' rules bite hardest. New positions opened from 15 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news are margined at reduced leverage. Combine that with wider spreads and possible slippage, and a news strategy needs far more free margin than a quiet-session strategy. Also note that the client agreement lists "use of excessive leverage in periods of high volatility" among practices the company does not allow, so aggressive news trading with oversized positions carries both market risk and terms-of-service risk.

Automated trading

Expert advisors often size trades as a fraction of free margin. Under dynamic margin, that can produce surprising position sizes when leverage changes. If you run an EA, make sure it sizes from equity and stop distance, and test it across a news release and a weekend on a demo or cent account first. If you trade from a computer, our guide to installing JustMarkets on PC covers running MT4 and MT5 on desktop.

How JustMarkets' Leverage Compares With Regulatory Caps Elsewhere

Leverage limits are largely set by regulators, which is why the same brand can offer 1:3000 in one jurisdiction and 1:30 in another. The EU framework applied by CySEC is the clearest example. Under the EU's retail CFD rules, leverage is capped by asset class:

The EU rules also require a 50% margin close-out rule per account and negative balance protection for retail clients. JustMarkets' international entity is not bound by those specific EU caps, which is why its published limits are so much higher. Higher limits are not inherently good or bad; they shift responsibility for risk control from the regulator to you.

What this means when you choose an entity

You generally cannot pick an entity freely; it is determined by your country of residence during registration. If you live in the EU, you will be served under EU rules. If you live elsewhere, read the client agreement and the entity named in your documents carefully, because that is where your leverage rights and limits are defined.

Checklist Before You Raise Your Leverage

• Do I know my risk per trade in money, and does my position size respect it?
• Have I checked the instrument's own leverage cap or fixed margin?
• Is there high-impact news in the next hour?
• Am I planning to hold over a weekend or holiday?
• Is my equity close to a tier boundary ($1,000, $5,000, $30,000/$40,000)?
• Do I have enough free margin to survive a normal adverse move without hitting the 40% margin call?
• Would I be comfortable explaining this trade size to someone else?

If any answer makes you hesitate, keep the lower setting. You can always raise leverage later; you cannot undo a stop out.

Leverage by Entity: Why Your Country Changes the Answer

JustMarkets operates through several regulated companies. Which one holds your account depends on where you live, and leverage limits follow the entity, not the brand.

For a full explanation of how these entities fit together, see our guide on where JustMarkets is based. South African readers can also read is JustMarkets legal in South Africa for the FSCA intermediary structure.

The EU professional-client table

The EU site publishes a separate table for Pro and Raw Spread accounts. Retail clients are capped at 1:30 at every equity level. Professional clients can access 1:300 up to $39,999.99 of equity, 1:200 from $40,000 to $199,999.99, and 1:100 from $200,000. Professional status under EU rules requires meeting specific experience and financial criteria and means giving up some retail protections, so it is not a simple switch.

Before you decide on a setting, it is worth taking a few minutes to compare JustMarkets' instrument leverage tables on the official site for the exact symbols you plan to trade.

Leverage Across the Four Account Types

All four JustMarkets accounts list the same 1:3000 headline maximum, but the way leverage feels in practice differs because of account currency, instruments and costs.

A useful way to think about it: the account type decides your costs and instrument list, while the equity tier, instrument cap and time-of-day rules decide your leverage. Changing account type does not unlock more leverage.

Hypothetical Example: Crossing an Equity Tier

Hypothetical example; the exact recalculation behaviour should be confirmed with JustMarkets. Tomás has $950 of equity, below the $1,000 threshold, so his maximum forex leverage is 1:3000. He holds several EUR/USD and GBP/USD positions with a combined notional value of about $600,000, which at 1:3000 would need roughly $200 of margin. A good day pushes his equity to $1,250, and his maximum falls to 1:2000. If margin were recalculated at 1:2000, the same positions would need about $300. With $1,250 of equity that is still comfortable, but if he had used almost all of his free margin at the higher tier, the change could push his margin level towards the 40% margin call even though he was winning.

The takeaway is counter-intuitive: under equity-based tiers, success can tighten your margin. Traders who keep a healthy free-margin buffer never notice the tier changes. Traders who run their accounts at full capacity can be surprised by them.

Why Some Websites Say JustMarkets Has Unlimited Leverage

If you have seen claims of unlimited leverage at JustMarkets, there are a few likely explanations:

• Confusion with other brokers. Some brokers advertise an unlimited-leverage option under specific conditions. Comparison sites sometimes merge these features into a single "high leverage brokers" list, and the labels get mixed up.
• Out-of-date information. Broker conditions change, and third-party pages are not always updated.
• Demo account claims. Some pages say unlimited leverage is available on demo. We could not verify that on JustMarkets' official pages, and demo conditions are irrelevant to live risk anyway.
• Loose language. "Practically unlimited" is sometimes used to describe 1:3000, which is misleading.

Our approach is simple: the broker's own published tables are the authority, and those tables state 1:3000 as the ceiling.

1:3000 vs Unlimited Leverage: Does the Difference Matter?

Mathematically, the difference between 1:3000 and "unlimited" for a retail trader is smaller than it sounds. At 1:3000, a $100,000 position needs about $33 of margin. Under an unlimited model, the margin might approach zero, but the position would still lose about $10 per pip on EUR/USD. Either way, a small account can only survive a small adverse move on a large position.

The lesson is that leverage beyond a certain point is mostly about convenience: freeing margin for multiple positions or hedges. It does not reduce risk, and it can make it easier to take risks you did not intend.

Alternatives If You Want More or Less Leverage

If you want lower leverage

• Select a lower leverage setting in the Personal Area.
• Open a Standard Cent account so that balances and position sizes are measured in US cents.
• If you are in the EU, the CySEC entity's 1:30 retail cap applies automatically.

If you want higher leverage than 1:3000

JustMarkets does not offer it, so you would need to look elsewhere. Some brokers advertise unlimited leverage subject to conditions such as low equity and a trading history. Before you go down that path, ask yourself what problem you are solving. If the answer is "I want to open bigger positions on a small account", the real problem is the account size, and more leverage only makes the outcome faster.

Common Leverage Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

1. Sizing from available margin. "I can open 3 lots, so I will" is the most common path to a stop out. Size from your stop loss and risk per trade.
2. Forgetting the equity tiers. A winning streak that lifts equity above $1,000 reduces maximum leverage. If you rely on maximum leverage for many simultaneous positions, a tier change can tighten your margin.
3. Trading news without accounting for margin changes. New positions opened 15 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news use reduced leverage, and spreads widen too.
4. Holding big positions over the weekend. Margin increases and price gaps can combine badly on Monday morning.
5. Assuming stocks and oil get 1:3000. They do not; check the specification.
6. Confusing leverage with profit potential. Profit depends on direction and position size. Leverage does not create edge.
7. Relying on stop out as a stop loss. Stop out at 20% margin level is a last-resort mechanism that can close positions at the worst moment. Set your own stops.

Troubleshooting Leverage Problems

Hypothetical Case Study: Two Traders, Same Deposit

Hypothetical case study for illustration; not based on real clients.

Daniel and Ruth each deposit $300 into a Standard account set to 1:3000. Daniel reasons that because margin is so low, he can open 2 lots of gold. Ruth sets herself a 1% risk rule ($3) and a 30-pip stop on EUR/USD, which works out to 0.01 lot.

On the first day, gold moves sharply against Daniel during a US data release. Because gold is a high-value contract, his loss per point is large, and his equity collapses towards the stop-out level within minutes. The system closes his positions, and he is left with a few dollars. Ruth's trade hits its stop for a $3 loss. She takes nine more trades over the next two weeks, wins four, and finishes slightly ahead after costs.

Both used the same broker, the same account type and the same leverage setting. The outcome was determined entirely by position size relative to equity. That is the real lesson behind every leverage question.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does JustMarkets offer unlimited leverage?

No. JustMarkets' official pages state a maximum of 1:3000, with reductions as equity grows and lower caps on many instruments.

What is the maximum leverage at JustMarkets?

Up to 1:3000 on eligible instruments for accounts with equity under $1,000, under the international entity. EU retail clients are capped at 1:30 on major forex.

Does leverage at JustMarkets depend on my balance?

Yes. Maximum leverage is based on equity: 1:3000 below $1,000, 1:2000 up to $4,999, 1:1000 up to $39,999 (forex page) and 1:500 above that.

Can I get 1:3000 on stocks?

No. Stock CFDs have much lower caps; the homepage example for NVIDIA showed 1:20.

What leverage applies to gold?

The commodities page lists 1:3000 for XAUUSD and several other gold and silver pairs, subject to the equity tiers.

Does leverage change during news?

Yes. From 15 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news, new positions on affected instruments are calculated with reduced maximum leverage.

Is leverage reduced over the weekend?

An increased margin rule applies to some instruments during rollovers, weekends and holidays, meaning lower leverage on those instruments in those periods.

Can I change my leverage after opening an account?

Yes. JustMarkets says leverage can be changed later in the Personal Area.

Are the leverage options the same on Standard Cent and Raw Spread?

All four account types list a maximum of 1:3000. Instrument availability and costs differ.

What are the margin call and stop-out levels?

40% margin call and 20% stop out on all account types.

Is high leverage covered by negative balance protection?

JustMarkets states that it resets negative balances caused by sharp market movements to zero. The client agreement prohibits abusing this protection, including excessive leverage in highly volatile periods.

Why do some reviews mention unlimited leverage for JustMarkets?

Most likely confusion with other brokers, outdated data or demo-account claims. The official tables show 1:3000 as the maximum.

Is 1:3000 leverage safe?

Leverage itself is a tool, but at such high levels a small account can be wiped out by a small price move if positions are large. It is only manageable with strict position sizing.

Does a bigger deposit give me more leverage?

No, the opposite. Under the equity tiers, maximum leverage falls as equity rises, from 1:3000 below $1,000 to 1:500 at the top band.

Does Raw Spread or Pro unlock higher leverage than Standard?

No. All four account types list the same 1:3000 headline maximum. The differences are in spreads, commissions, minimum deposit and instrument range.

Is leverage the same on MT4 and MT5?

JustMarkets lists the same maximum for both platforms. Margin figures for each position are shown in the platform's trade tab, which is the easiest place to confirm what you are actually using.

Is there a minimum leverage at JustMarkets?

The Personal Area lists the leverage levels available for each account. Choosing a low level is allowed and is a common way to limit position size.

Does EU regulation allow more than 1:30 for retail traders?

No. Under EU rules, retail CFD leverage on major forex pairs is capped at 1:30. Professional clients can access higher leverage.

Glossary

• Leverage: the ratio between position size and the margin required to open it.
• Margin: the portion of equity set aside to keep a position open.
• Free margin: equity minus used margin; the room left for new positions and losses.
• Equity: balance plus or minus floating profit and loss.
• Margin level: equity ÷ used margin × 100.
• Margin call: a warning level (40% at JustMarkets) where the account is close to forced closure.
• Stop out: the level (20% at JustMarkets) at which positions are closed automatically.
• Dynamic margin: margin requirements that change with leverage, equity and market conditions.
• Fixed margin: margin requirements set per instrument that do not change with your leverage setting.
• Notional value: the full market value of a position.

Conclusion: JustMarkets Unlimited Leverage Is a Myth, 1:3000 Is the Ceiling

The search for JustMarkets unlimited leverage ends with a clear answer: it does not exist. JustMarkets publishes a maximum of 1:3000, which is available only below $1,000 of equity on eligible instruments, steps down to 1:500 at higher equity, is much lower on oil, metals such as platinum, indices, crypto and stocks, and is temporarily reduced around high-impact news and weekends. EU retail clients face a 1:30 cap.

For most traders, the more important question is not how much leverage is available, but how much of it you actually use. Choose a setting that makes oversized trades hard to open, size every position from your stop loss, and treat the stop-out level as an emergency brake rather than a plan.

🔥 Your next move: register with JustMarkets and set a leverage level that fits your risk plan, then run a few demo trades to see how margin behaves at that setting before you go live.

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