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Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator
Find the price at which your leveraged position gets liquidated, before you open it. Enter your entry, leverage and direction — it computes the isolated-margin liquidation price using the standard maintenance-margin formula exchanges use.
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Initial margin rate
Isolated-margin estimate, fees excluded. Real exchange liquidation also subtracts trading/funding fees, so your actual liquidation triggers slightly earlier. Always keep a buffer.
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How liquidation price is calculated
When you trade with leverage, the exchange only sets aside a fraction of the position's value as your initial margin (1 ÷ leverage). If the market moves against you and your losses eat into that margin down to the maintenance margin level, the position is force-closed — liquidated — to stop your balance going negative.
For an isolated-margin position the liquidation price is:
The higher your leverage, the closer the liquidation price sits to your entry. At 10× a long is liquidated after roughly a 9–10% drop; at 50× it takes under 2%. That is why over-leveraged positions get wiped out by ordinary volatility.
How to avoid getting liquidated
Use less leverage. Lower leverage pushes the liquidation price far from entry.
Set a stop-loss above your liquidation price. Exit on your terms — and pay a smaller fee than a liquidation penalty.
Add margin (isolated) or keep spare balance (cross) to widen the buffer.
Size positions by risk, not by how much margin you happen to have — see the position-size calculator.
This tool excludes fees, so your real liquidation price is marginally worse than shown. Treat the result as the best case and keep a safety margin.
Frequently asked questions
What is a liquidation price in crypto futures?
It is the price at which an exchange automatically closes your leveraged position because your losses have consumed your margin down to the maintenance level. Past this price you can no longer hold the trade.
Does higher leverage mean a closer liquidation price?
Yes. Liquidation distance is roughly 1 ÷ leverage. At 10× a long liquidates after about a 10% adverse move; at 25× after about 4%; at 100× after about 1%.
Is this calculator for Bybit, Binance or OKX?
The isolated-margin formula is the same across major exchanges. Each venue uses a slightly different maintenance-margin rate per tier, so set the maintenance margin rate field to match your exchange for an exact figure.
Why is my real liquidation price slightly different?
Exchanges also deduct trading and funding fees from your margin, so real liquidation happens a little earlier than this fee-free estimate. Keep a buffer.
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