# Leverage

When Actors open positions with leverage <mark style="color:green;">`L`</mark>, their Mime’s position size <mark style="color:green;">`s`</mark>, will equal their deposited capital <mark style="color:green;">`c`</mark>, multiplied by their selected leverage between an integer range of 1-30.

$$
s = c \* L
$$

Levered positions respond to Pantomime reference-price changes in accordance with their leverage.

> **For example:** <mark style="color:purple;">Let’s assume the True Odds within a hypothetical market are 1:1. A bullish Mime with a $1,000 worth of tokens, previously opened by Alice using 5x leverage, will impact the skew as if $5,000 worth of collateral was deposited on the bullish side of the market. Accordingly, a 10% change in the reference price in this hypothetical example would yield a gain of $500.</mark>&#x20;

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The leveraged size of a position will be used when calculating [exit fees](https://docs.mimicry.org/fees#exit-fees). So assuming a 0.5% exit fee for the hypothetical Pantomime above, Alice would pay the protocol $27.50 worth of tokens to close her position. The value returned to Alice would be her original deposit of $1,000, plus $472.50 in profits.&#x20;
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**Related:** [Leverage Risk](https://docs.mimicry.org/whitepaper/risks-and-mitigations/leverage-risk) and [Liquidation Risk](https://docs.mimicry.org/whitepaper/risks-and-mitigations/liquidation-risk)
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