Liquidation Price Calculator
How Liquidation Prices Are Set
When you open a leveraged position you post margin. If price moves against you far enough that your remaining margin falls below the maintenance requirement, the exchange closes the position to protect itself. That threshold is the liquidation price.
For a long, liquidation sits below entry by roughly one leverage-width, adjusted upward by the maintenance margin rate. For a short it sits above entry. Doubling leverage halves the distance to liquidation — this is why leverage, not position size, is what destroys accounts.
Real positions differ from the formula in three ways. Funding payments reduce your margin on a schedule. Tiered maintenance rates rise as notional grows. Cross margin shares collateral across positions, which moves your liquidation price based on trades you did not think about. Isolated margin is the only mode where this estimate behaves predictably.
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How it is calculated
liq ≈ entry × (1 − 1/lev + mmr)liq ≈ entry × (1 + 1/lev − mmr)margin = notional / leverageMaintenance margin rate (mmr) is tiered by position size on most exchanges.
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The tool uses only the inputs you set, with the formula published below.
Fees, taxes, provider rules and market movement can shift the outcome.
Reference example: $10,000 long at 10x with 0.5% mmr liquidates near $9,050.
Scope: Linear/coin-margined perpetual and cross/isolated margin.
Reviewed August 21, 2026.
Primary references: OKX — Liquidation rules · Binance — Margin
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Frequently Asked Questions
What determines my liquidation price?
Position size, entry price, leverage and the maintenance margin rate your venue requires all move the trigger.
Does adding margin move the liquidation price?
Yes. Reducing leverage or adding collateral pushes the trigger further away from your entry price.
Is the estimate exact?
It uses the maintenance rate you enter. Venues also apply fees and auto de-leveraging rules that can shift the real trigger slightly.
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