Liquidation Price Calculator
Know your exact liquidation price before you enter a leveraged trade. Supports Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget & dYdX.
What Is a Liquidation Price?
Your liquidation price is the price at which your exchange automatically closes your leveraged position because your margin can no longer cover potential losses. When the unrealised loss reaches a critical threshold — determined by the maintenance margin rate (MMR) — the exchange intervenes to prevent the account from going negative.
Knowing your liquidation price before you enter a trade lets you set realistic stop-losses, size positions correctly, and avoid the #1 cause of blown accounts: unexpected liquidation.
Liquidation Price Formulas
The formulas differ by direction. MMR = Maintenance Margin Rate (set by exchange).
At higher leverage, 1/Leverage shrinks → liquidation price gets closer to entry. At 100×, a 0.4% adverse move triggers liquidation on most exchanges.
Distance to Liquidation
Use distance-to-liquidation as a safety buffer. If your stop-loss is closer than your liquidation price, your risk is capped by the stop — not by liquidation.
How to Use This Calculator
Select Exchange
Pick your exchange or set a custom maintenance margin rate. The calculator auto-fills MMR based on the exchange's first tier.
Choose Direction
Long if you're buying and expecting price to go up. Short if you're selling and expecting price to go down.
Enter Entry Price
The price at which you expect to open the position.
Enter Margin & Leverage
Your capital (margin) and the leverage multiplier. The position value = margin × leverage.
Read Your Liquidation Price
The calculator shows your liquidation price, distance to liq, max adverse move, and loss at liquidation.
Maintenance Margin Rates by Exchange
Each exchange sets its own maintenance margin rate (MMR). Higher MMR means liquidation happens sooner. Rates shown are for the lowest tier (smallest position sizes).
| Exchange | MMR (Tier 1) | Max Leverage | Liq Distance @10× |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 0.6% | 125× | 9.4% |
| Bybit | 0.5% | 100× | 9.5% |
| OKX | 0.6% | 100× | 9.4% |
| Bitget | 0.5% | 125× | 9.5% |
| dYdX | 3.0% | 20× | 7.0% |
How Leverage Affects Liquidation
Higher leverage moves your liquidation price closer to your entry. At 10×, you're roughly 9–10% from liquidation. At 100×, you're about 0.4%. At 1× (spot), you can't be liquidated.
Rule of thumb: your max adverse move ≈ 1/leverage. At 20×, a 5% move liquidates you. At 50×, a 2% move does.
Common Mistakes That Cause Liquidation
Using max leverage 'because it's available'
Exchanges offer 100–125× to attract traders, not because it's prudent. Most professional traders use 3–10×.
No stop-loss before the liquidation price
Your stop-loss should always be closer to entry than your liquidation price. Otherwise you're relying on the exchange to manage your risk.
Ignoring funding rates on long holds
Funding rates eat into your margin over time. A position that's safe on day 1 may get liquidated on day 5 just from accumulated funding costs.
Confusing cross and isolated margin
Cross margin uses your entire account balance. One bad trade can liquidate and wipe out all positions. Isolated margin limits your risk to the margin assigned to that single trade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get liquidated in spot trading?
No. Liquidation only applies to leveraged (margin/futures) trading. In spot, you own the asset and cannot lose more than you invested.
What's the difference between liquidation and bankruptcy price?
Liquidation price is where the exchange closes your position. Bankruptcy price is where your margin is exactly zero. Liquidation happens before bankruptcy to cover the exchange's insurance fund.
Does this calculator work for forex?
The formulas apply to any leveraged instrument. For forex, set a custom MMR (typically 0–1%) and max leverage per your broker's rules.
How accurate is this calculator?
The formulas match how major exchanges calculate liquidation for isolated-margin positions. Actual results may differ slightly due to fees, funding, and the exchange's specific risk engine.
Can funding rates cause liquidation?
Yes. Accumulated funding payments reduce your margin. Over days or weeks, this can push your effective liquidation price closer to the current market price.
Should I always use isolated margin?
Isolated margin is safer for learning — it limits your risk to the margin assigned. Cross margin is more capital-efficient but risks your entire balance. Start with isolated.
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