Bitso's margin product does not use a leverage slider. You do not pick "5×" or "10×" on a ticket. Instead, the platform calculates a Trading Power figure for you (the maximum order size you can place right now) and shows it on every margin order ticket.

How Trading Power is calculated

Trading Power is derived from three inputs:

1. Your suitability category: e.g., retail users are capped at 3× effective leverage; professional categories may be higher.

2. The collateral weight of the assets in your Margin Wallet: more volatile assets contribute less weight than stablecoins.

3. Your existing open exposure: open positions reduce remaining Trading Power.

Worked example (retail, 3× cap)

Suppose you are a retail user with 1,000 USDT of collateral in your Margin Wallet and no open positions.

• At the 3× retail cap, your Trading Power on a stablecoin-collateralised major pair is approximately 3,000 USDT.

• If you switch to a riskier pair (lower collateral weight on that pair), your Trading Power on that pair will be lower than 3,000 USDT ( for example around 2,400 USDT ) even though your collateral hasn't changed.

• Opening a position consumes Trading Power. After opening a 1,500 USDT position, your remaining Trading Power on that pair drops accordingly.

Trading Power vs. leverage

Leverage is the ratio of total position size to your own collateral. Trading Power is the cap the platform enforces given your suitability, collateral mix, and open exposure. They are related but not identical: Trading Power can be lower than your nominal leverage cap if you hold volatile collateral or already have open positions.

Where to find it

Trading Power is displayed on the Alpha order ticket alongside the order entry fields. It updates in real time as you change order size, pair, or collateral.