Short answer: the same signal produces different account risk depending on your jurisdiction's leverage rules and your broker's margin terms, so signals cannot be followed identically everywhere.
What to check
- Your regulator's retail leverage cap for the instrument class.
- Your broker's margin requirement, which may be stricter.
- Negative-balance protection availability in your region.
Verify current rules with your national regulator; this item does not state the position of any specific authority.
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