Why can't I use leverage?

If you are unable to increase the leverage of a trade, here are some possible reasons:

• Your experience or objectives do not align with CFD trading: Based on the answers you provided when opening your account, we do not believe that CFD trading is appropriate for you. As a result, you can not open leveraged positions, which are exclusively CFD. If your circumstances change, CFD trading may become available or remain restricted, depending on your new situation. There are limits on the frequency with which your answers can be updated, so please ensure your answers accurately reflect your current situation.
• CFD trading is not permitted in your country of residence: All positions with leverage are traded as CFDs, which are not permitted for some types of asset under some national laws and by the regulators governing some etoro clients’ accounts.
• Temporary limitations are in place: If the market of the asset you want to trade is displaying extremely high volatility or low liquidity, we may disable the option to use leverage on new positions to protect our clients from significant losses. Click here to find out more.