Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator
Find the exact price your leveraged long or short position gets liquidated, and how far that is from your entry. Uses the standard isolated-margin formula.
Nothing here is financial advice. Results are estimates using the standard isolated-margin formula; each exchange's exact liquidation logic (fees, funding, tiered maintenance margin) varies.
How liquidation works
Leverage lets you control a position larger than your collateral, which amplifies both gains and losses. When the market moves against you, your margin gets eaten up — and once it's exhausted (down to the maintenance margin), the exchange force-closes the position to stop your balance going negative. In isolated margin only the margin assigned to that position is at risk, so the liquidation price is fixed by your entry and leverage. In cross margin your whole account balance backs the trade, which pushes the liquidation price further away but risks the entire balance.
The liquidation price formula
With IMR = 1 ÷ leverage and mmr = maintenance margin rate ÷ 100: a long liquidates at entry × (1 − IMR + mmr), and a short liquidates at entry × (1 + IMR − mmr). Distance to liquidation is |liquidation price − entry| ÷ entry × 100. Higher leverage means a smaller IMR, so the liquidation price sits closer to your entry — a small adverse move wipes the position.
FAQ
What is a liquidation price calculator?
It estimates the market price at which a leveraged position gets automatically closed by the exchange because its margin is exhausted. You enter your entry price, leverage, and side (long or short), and it returns the liquidation price and how far that is from your entry in percent.
How is liquidation price calculated?
Using isolated margin: IMR = 1 ÷ leverage, mmr = maintenance margin rate ÷ 100. A long liquidates at entry × (1 − IMR + mmr); a short liquidates at entry × (1 + IMR − mmr). The distance to liquidation is the absolute difference between that price and your entry, as a percentage of entry.
Isolated vs cross margin — what's the difference?
Isolated margin risks only the collateral assigned to a single position, so its liquidation price is fixed and predictable. Cross margin uses your entire account balance as backing, which moves the liquidation price further away but puts your whole balance on the line if the trade goes wrong. This calculator models the isolated case.
How do I avoid liquidation?
Use lower leverage so the liquidation price sits further from your entry, keep spare margin available, set a stop-loss well before the liquidation level, and add margin if the trade moves against you. The lower your leverage, the more room the price has to breathe.
Does this include funding fees?
No. This is an estimate based on entry, leverage, side, and maintenance margin only. Funding payments, trading fees, and tiered maintenance-margin schedules all shift the real liquidation price, so treat the result as a close approximation and check your exchange for the exact number.
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