Useful equation to remember when thinking about leverage, forced trading and impact on prices is X = L * (L - 1) * R. Here R is the return on the underlying stock/futures/whatever, L is leverage and X is the trade required to maintain constant leverage after a price move.
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Cost of leverage is relevant on long time scales (and particularly relevant for determine expected return) but on short time scales like a day or week, it is completely dwarfed by fluctuations in the price of your holdings.
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