No more risk if I keep the order count low. At 20:1 with $20,000 and only $6,000 in open orders I can easily net $100 a day. At 25x that with 500:1 it would be $2,500 a day net. Offshore accounts, so no taxes until I bring it back to Canada. In the last week of Feb/2025 I had $31,000 in my trading account and kept buying dips. I went as high as $15,000 in orders thinking the price would climb soon. Margin calls started at 50%. If I have more than 50% of $31,000 in orders then the broker automatically starts selling them to get me under 50%. Then the 'cascading margin calls' happened. A very foolish rookie mistake that I should never repeat. In order to have the same buying power of $20,000, I would only need $800 at 500:1. 20,000/25. I can afford a full $20,000 but I will still keep my limit to $6,000. I also have a $50,000 line of credit with my banks now to pump cap in if I need to.