# Leverage The leverage effect is a possibility offered by all futures platforms, it allows you to borrow and invest more than your initial capital. In concrete terms, if you allocate $10,000 to a futures bot and choose leverage 2, it will open a position of $20,000. Leverage is an interesting tool since it allows you to multiply your gains, but you must use it sparingly because it will also multiply your losses. ### How to choose the right leverage? A preliminary work is done by our team and we voluntarily limit the leverage for the riskiest strategies. For some bots, you can choose up to 5 leverage but this does not mean that you have to use it. A leverage of 2 is usually more than enough, you can use a higher leverage but you must be aware of the associated risks. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://upbots.gitbook.io/upbots/2.-features/algo-rental/leverage.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.