Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator — Know Before You Trade
Enter entry price, leverage, and margin to instantly calculate your liquidation price, distance to liquidation, maintenance margin requirement, and a recommended stop loss level. Supports Bybit, Binance, OKX, Deribit, and MEXC.
Calculator Inputs
MM Rate: 0.50% · Taker: 0.055%
Enter your trade details
Fill in entry price, leverage, and margin then click Calculate to see your liquidation price.
How to Use This Liquidation Calculator
4 steps to calculate your exact liquidation price on any crypto futures position.
Select your exchange
Maintenance margin rates differ by exchange. Bybit and Binance use 0.5%, Deribit uses 0.5%, MEXC uses 0.5%. The calculator automatically loads the correct MM rate.
Choose Long or Short
Long positions get liquidated when price drops. Short positions get liquidated when price rises. The formula is different for each direction.
Enter entry, leverage & margin
Entry price is your fill price. Leverage multiplies your position size. Margin is the actual collateral you post — NOT your total account balance.
Read your results
See your exact liquidation price, distance to liquidation in $ and %, maintenance margin requirement, and a recommended stop loss level set at 60% of the distance to liquidation.
Liquidation Price Formula Explained
Formula (Bybit / Binance / OKX)
For LONG positions:
Liq Price = Entry × (1 − (1 ÷ Leverage) + MM%)
For SHORT positions:
Liq Price = Entry × (1 + (1 ÷ Leverage) − MM%)
MM% = Maintenance Margin Rate (0.5% for most exchanges)
Long 10x @ $95,000
Short 20x @ $95,000
Long 50x @ $95,000
4 Rules to Avoid Liquidation
Over 80% of new futures traders get liquidated within their first 3 months. Here's how to not be one of them.
Always set a stop loss
Your stop loss should be above (longs) or below (shorts) your liquidation price by at least 40%. Never rely on the liquidation as your exit.
Use the 1% rule
Risk no more than 1% of account balance per trade. At 10x leverage on a $10,000 account, that means a position where a 1% move costs $100 max.
Keep leverage low
Professional traders use 3–10x on crypto futures. 125x is available but a 0.8% adverse move liquidates your position at that leverage level.
Add margin proactively
If a position moves against you but you still believe in the thesis, adding margin to move the liquidation price further away buys time. Don't add blindly — respect your original stop loss.
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Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates based on simplified liquidation formulas. Actual liquidation prices may vary due to partial liquidations, ADL, insurance fund interventions, and exchange-specific calculation methods. Always verify with your exchange before trading.