At Eurotrader, we provide flexible leverage options designed to accommodate different trading styles, asset classes, and risk preferences. 

Leverage for European Clients & Professional Traders

For traders operating under European regulatory frameworks, leverage is subject to stricter limits:

• Retail clients are typically restricted to a maximum of 1:30 on major forex pairs and even lower for other asset classes.
• However, professional clients can access significantly higher leverage — up to 1:500, depending on their trading experience and qualification criteria.

If you’re a European trader looking to increase your leverage, you may be eligible to apply for a Professional Account, which grants access to higher leverage limits and other exclusive benefits.

Below you can find the list of examples of the supporting evidence, what may be provided or to be found to confirm fulfilment of the requirements (2 of 3 are accepted) to become a Professional Client: 

1. Transactions in significant size

This requirement includes a real account statement for the last calendar year with the bank or the brokerage company showing the client trading activity, including an average amount of 2 lots per quarter. 

Note: during the assessment, the cumulative amount of quarterly transactions may be taken into account. 

2. The size of the client’s financial portfolio

 You shall provide proof of the existence of the portfolio no older than 1 month (Portfolio structure: shares, shares ISA, ETFs, mutual funds, derivatives and SIPP, debt instruments and cash savings, with a size over 500,000 EUR or equivalent in the local currency. 

Noted: the portfolio does not include property, direct commodity ownership, company pension, non-tradeable assets, luxury cars and jewelers as well as notional values of leveraged instruments.

 In addition, a bank statement or a ledger from a stock portfolio//Trading statement showing the Equity or a combination of the two is required.  

3. Professional experience

Following supporting documents may be accepted in order to confirm professional positions and qualifications: 

Mandatory:

• Employment Contract indicating the position held (satisfying the description mentioned above)
• Employer’s Reference Letter indicating the position and period of employment on the satisfactory position
• Information provided in the application form filled in before opening an account for the client with Eurotrader should be taken into account (position field).  
• Optional (or in combination with the mandatory fields):
• Diplomas and certificates 
• CV
• Reliable public sources in order to get confirmation to the above. 

Important: You may submit all the required documents to get the PRO status through email to your account manager and Compliance Team will process the request until 2 working days.

Remember while higher leverage offers the potential for greater returns, it also increases risk exposure, making risk management strategies essential.

Need more details? Our support team is always here to help.

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