# Margin Trading Leverage controls how much of your position is borrowed. Borrowing more funds is riskier, amplifying both your gains and losses, while also giving your position a riskier liquidation price. To open your position, you’ll need to have enough funds in your main account to cover the margin deposit. > *Let’s say you want to open a **5X LONG** position on SEI-USDC with a position size of 1 SEI. The margin deposit for this position is 0.2 SEI, so you’ll need to have at least 0.2 SEI in your account to open this position.* ### **Margin Deposit/Trade Amount** The margin deposit is your own personal stake **(equity)** in the position. The borrow/trade amount is the remaining portion of your position, consisting of **borrowed funds**. > *When opening a position, you can lose no more than your margin deposit amount.* ### **Fee/Fee Amount** Fees are accrued to Vortex Stakers and are also redirected towards both the Insurance Fund and the Liquidity Staking Pool. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://vortex-protocol.gitbook.io/vortex-protocol/introduction/perpetual-futures-101/margin-trading.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.