The most important thing is not to risk beyond your capabilities. It should be understood that the outcome of such activity may not be the most positive.
You are right, but here for example if there is no experience in leverage, it is always good to start with a 5% leverage, because if the operation goes against the money that is lost it is not much like leveraging at x100, however I do not recommend the leverage when there is no previous experience, I really recommend is to start on a platform with real money to be able to test well how it works and what the "take profit" is like.