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https://traders-paradise.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/self-directed-investing-f-1.jpg1160561Every single investor or trader will request a margin account at some point to enhance chances to increase returns. If your investment is leveraged you're able to buy more shares. Leverage is the process of borrowing money from a broker, against the investments in your account. When the market is going in your direction you'll generate larger returns. Remember, you'll have to pay back the money borrowed, plus interest but the rest is your profit if any. Yes, that's the problem. If your investment pays not, you still have the obligation to pay back the borrowed money with interest. Hence, using leverage or margin accounts could increase returns, but also could enlarge the losses.