Hard cash is required at the close of every deal. Just like any other product, the price of money can go up and down according to demand. Since 1997 the market has been opened up and leveraged so that now everyone can get involved - with as little as $200 - $300 down. Even that $200 now has massive buying power up to $20,000 or even more. In fact, the leverage (trading multiple) allowed in forex is bigger than in any other market - up to 200:1, compared with 8 to 10:1 for futures and a miserly 2:1 for equities. How to buy dollars for a penny a pop 100:1 leverage means pretty well what you think it means your buying and selling power is multiplied by a hundred times. It s like buying a Merc for a 100 dollar bill. For traders it means having the trading muscle of $20,000 for just $200 down. This massive trading advantage is where the power of leverage really starts to show its fantastic potential to increase your earnings. How to double your money in just a few hours Let s say that you buy $20,000 worth of ...