A simple way to have leverage is buying a leveraged ETF. These might have high expense ratios, but may be worth it if you prefer less involvement. [SSO](https://www.proshares.com/our-etfs/leveraged-and-inverse/sso) is a an S&P500 2x leveraged ETF, and [UPRO](https://www.proshares.com/our-etfs/leveraged-and-inverse/upro) is 3x leveraged. You can generally find ETFs for any asset class. See the ones available from [ProShares](https://www.proshares.com/).
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[This backtest](https://testfol.io/?s=dNsKlIX9Hh8) shows how they perform relative to the index. The [LETFs subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/LETFs/) has discussion on these.
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[This backtest](https://testfol.io/?s=8Ggnm02S96t) shows how they perform relative to the index. The [LETFs subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/LETFs/) has discussion on these.
Suppose you have $100k and want to leverage to 1.5 into the S&P500. You can buy $50k of SPY or equivalent, and $50k of SSO. That would give you notional exposure of $150k.