How much cash to hold a bigger position?
Intraday and F&O let you control a large position with a fraction of its value as margin. This tool shows the upfront margin you’d need and the effective leverage — so the power, and the risk, are both in plain sight.
Educational estimate. Actual margins are set by your broker and the exchange (SPAN + exposure) and rise with volatility.
Leverage cuts both ways
Margin lets a small amount of capital control a much larger position. That magnifies profit when you’re right — and loss when you’re wrong, by exactly the same multiple. Understanding the leverage before you enter is the difference between a calculated risk and an accident.
More buying power
5× leverage means ₹20,000 can control a ₹1,00,000 position — useful, but every move now counts five times as much.
Amplified losses
A small adverse move can wipe out a large share of your margin. Position sizing matters even more when leverage is involved.
Margins move
Exchanges raise margin requirements in volatile conditions, so the leverage available today may not be there tomorrow.
Leverage needs disciplined sizing
Before using margin, set your risk with the position size calculator so one trade can’t do outsized damage.
Open position size calculator