Leverage is evil in general and shorting on leverage with margin is terrible idea in crypto, for all but the very best of traders....with deep pockets, not only for the individual but for crypto in general leverage sucks balls... as the flash twatage on BTCe shows... useless leftover from the dying system... what is wrong with shorting thr traditional way? no for some reason, do it on borrowed funds, where you can get hunt stopped seems like a reasonable idea for some... wonder why? oh greed... really wish leverage and margin trading never made it across to BTC personally... and I generally do not touch it... once upon a time with some low priced silver and low leverage sure.. but that really DID make sense.. and it was long not short.
Meat and bone.....churn...churn...churn.... profit for exchanges churn churn hunt stop hunt stop swing churn, burn and fuck the consequences to the market, well there we go
Leverage is in general evil....think of it the same way as a casino... the odds are not on your side...of course, and if they were do you really think that an exchange/or broker would offer you "free money" to gamble with ?
Man each to their own... and those with the skills and the bankroll of course it can be childs play... in the long run most everyone else as in 90% of people get put through the grinder until they become so despondant they quit at a major loss, seen it over and over and over again.. sure there are some winners.. but much like a poker table... if you are looking around trying to figure out who the sucker is.... then it is most likely you.
Be careful out there...