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Optimal Leverage in Day Trading

Day traders are likely to use leverage to increase their profits. This article systematically analyzes the effect of leverage on profit when using a popular day-trading strategy and clarifies the relation to two optimal leverage strategies proposed for maximizing trading profit: the Kelly criterion and the optimal fraction criterion. The author’s empirical analysis shows how leverage can increase the profit in day trading.