Crypto Liquidation Calculator Online

Liquidation occurs when a leveraged position's unrealized losses approach the deposited margin. The exchange automatically closes the trade to prevent the account balance from going negative. The trader loses their entire margin for that position. On most exchanges, liquidation happens when the remaining margin falls below the maintenance margin requirement.

For a long position: Liquidation Price = Entry Price x (1 - 1/Leverage + Maintenance Margin Rate). For a short position: Liquidation Price = Entry Price x (1 + 1/Leverage - Maintenance Margin Rate). For example, a 10x long at $50,000 with 0.5% maintenance margin: $50,000 x (1 - 0.1 + 0.005) = $45,250. The market needs to drop about 9.5% to trigger liquidation.

Maintenance margin is the minimum collateral percentage required to keep a leveraged position open. Binance Futures uses a tiered system starting at 0.4% for small positions. Bybit starts at 0.5%. OKX ranges from 0.3% to 1.0% depending on tier. Higher position sizes require higher maintenance margins, which means larger positions get liquidated sooner.

In isolated margin mode, only the margin allocated to a specific position is at risk — if liquidated, you lose only that margin. In cross margin mode, your entire account balance serves as collateral for all open positions. This calculator uses isolated margin logic. Cross margin liquidation depends on all open positions and is more complex to calculate.

Use lower leverage (5x-10x instead of 50x-100x) to give yourself more room. Set stop-loss orders above your liquidation price. Add more margin to the position if it moves against you. Never risk more than 1-2% of your total account on a single trade. Use this calculator before entering every leveraged trade.

The calculator uses standard liquidation formulas that match Binance, Bybit, and OKX closely. However, exact liquidation prices can vary slightly due to funding rates, insurance fund deductions, and tiered maintenance margin systems. For the most precise number, also check your exchange's built-in calculator.

When liquidation triggers, the exchange closes your position at the current market price. Your initial margin is used to cover the losses. Any remaining amount after covering the loss goes to the exchange's insurance fund. On most exchanges, you cannot lose more than your isolated margin — your other assets are protected.

For a 5x short on ETH at $3,200 with 0.5% maintenance margin, the liquidation formula gives: $3,200 × (1 + 0.20 − 0.005) = $3,824. The market would need to rise approximately 19.5% from $3,200 to $3,824 before the short position is liquidated. Lower leverage (5x) gives much more buffer than higher leverage: a 25x short at the same price would liquidate at $3,312 — only a 3.5% move.

For a 20x long on SOL at $140 with 0.5% maintenance margin, the liquidation price is $140 × (1 − 0.05 + 0.005) = $133.70. The market only needs to drop 4.5% — in line with typical altcoin daily realized volatility — to trigger liquidation. This is why 20x+ leverage on volatile tokens typically results in the position being closed within hours or days.