In manual futures trading, you can adjust leverage directly from the order panel. This article explains how to change your leverage, outlines the situations where the leverage setting may be locked, and walks you through how to resolve them.
How to Change Leverage
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Log in to Pionex → Click Futures in the top navigation → Click Futures in the top navigation → Select USDT-M (or Coin-M) → In the order panel on the right, click the leverage button (e.g., 100x) → Enter your target leverage and confirm.
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Open the Pionex app → Tap Trade in the bottom navigation bar → Tap the USDT-M (or Coin-M) tab → In the order panel, tap the leverage button (e.g., 50x) → Adjust to your target leverage and confirm.
Situations Where Leverage Cannot Be Changed
Situation A: Active Limit or Conditional Orders (Isolated / Cross Margin)
If you see the message "There are active orders. Please cancel your pending orders before changing leverage" in the leverage adjustment dialog, the trading pair has open limit or conditional orders that must be cancelled first.
To cancel pending orders:
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Log in to Pionex → Click USDT-M (or Coin-M) → Click the Open Orders tab at the bottom → Locate the order and click Cancel.
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Open the Pionex app → Tap Trade → Select your trading pair → Scroll down to the Open Orders tab → Tap the Limit & Market sub-tab → Locate the order and tap Cancel.
Situation B: Insufficient Margin on a Running Position (Cross / Multi)
If you see the message "Failed to adjust leverage. Please add more margin and try again" in the leverage adjustment dialog, your current open position does not have sufficient margin to support the change. Add more margin to your position before retrying.
