Crypto liquidation price for longs and shorts
A leveraged crypto position is closed by the exchange when the margin left in it falls to the maintenance margin. The price at which that happens is the liquidation price. This liquidation price calculator works it out for a long or a short, for linear (USDT- or USD-margined) and inverse (coin-margined) perpetuals or futures, in isolated margin, with a clearly labelled approximation for cross margin.
You type the entry price, leverage and the maintenance margin rate (MMR) from your exchange’s tier table. Nothing is fetched and no exchange data is built in, because every exchange sets its own tiers and rules. The page shows the liquidation price, how far the price can move before it is hit, the bankruptcy price, and a table of liquidation prices at 2× to 125×.
Leverage can lose more than your margin once fees, funding and fast moves are included, and exchange formulas differ. Check your exchange’s own calculator before you trade. This is arithmetic, not financial advice.
How to use the Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator
- Choose linear or inverse, long or short, and isolated or cross.
- Enter the entry price, leverage, the maintenance margin rate for your position size and the position size.
- Optionally add extra margin, the maintenance amount (deduction) from higher tiers, or the current mark price.
- Pick how the maintenance margin is measured: on the value at the liquidation price (the exact form) or at entry (the simple formula).
- Read the liquidation price and the leverage table, and copy the result.
Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator features
Long and short
Both directions, with the percentage move from entry and from the current mark price.
Linear and inverse
Quote-margined contracts and coin-margined contracts, where margin and losses are counted in the coin.
Two formula conventions
Maintenance margin on the value at the mark price, or on the entry value as in the common simple formula; both are shown.
Tier inputs
Maintenance rate and deduction come from your exchange’s risk-limit table, so larger positions can be modelled.
Leverage table
Initial margin and liquidation price from 2× to 125× for the same trade.
Formulas used
For a linear isolated position of Q coins at entry price E with leverage L, the initial margin is E·Q/L, and M is that plus any extra margin. With maintenance margin rate m on the position value at the liquidation price and a maintenance deduction c, the liquidation price is (E·Q − M − c) ÷ (Q·(1 − m)) for a long and (E·Q + M + c) ÷ (Q·(1 + m)) for a short. This is the form published in exchange help centres for USDT perpetuals (checked 24 October 2026).
The simple formula used by many quick calculators measures maintenance margin on the entry value: long E × (1 − 1/L + m), short E × (1 + 1/L − m). For inverse contracts the simple form is long E ÷ (1 + 1/L − m) and short E ÷ (1 − 1/L + m).
Worked example: a 0.1-coin long at 60,000 with 10× leverage and 0.5% MMR has 6,000 of value and 600 of margin. Liquidation is (6,000 − 600) ÷ (0.1 × 0.995) = 54,271.36, a 9.55% fall. The simple formula gives 54,300, and the bankruptcy price, where the margin reaches zero, is 54,000.
Cross margin is an approximation
In cross margin, the whole account balance supports every open position, and other positions’ profits and losses move the liquidation price all the time. This page treats the wallet balance you enter as the margin of this one position, with no other positions open. That is a reasonable first estimate but not what your exchange will show once you have several positions, unrealised PnL or collateral in other coins.
Why your exchange may show a different number
- Tiers. Maintenance rates rise with position size; use the rate and deduction for your tier.
- Fees to close. Many exchanges reserve the estimated closing fee, which moves liquidation slightly closer.
- Funding. Perpetual funding payments add to or take from isolated margin over time.
- Mark price. Liquidation is triggered by the mark (index-based) price, not the last traded price.
- Partial liquidation and insurance funds. Rules differ, and fast markets can fill worse than the bankruptcy price.
Related tools
Size the trade from your risk with the position size calculator, set a stop and target with the risk-reward calculator, or see a borrowing position with the crypto loan LTV calculator.
Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator FAQ
How do you calculate liquidation price in crypto?
For an isolated long, liquidation price ≈ entry × (1 − 1/leverage + maintenance rate); for a short, entry × (1 + 1/leverage − maintenance rate). The exact form on most exchanges measures maintenance margin at the liquidation price and subtracts a tier deduction.
How do I calculate liquidation price for a short?
Choose Short. At 10× with 0.5% maintenance, a short from 60,000 is liquidated near 65,672 (exact form) or 65,700 (simple formula), about 9.5% above entry.
Does position size change the liquidation price?
Not in isolated margin with a fixed rate, but larger positions fall into higher maintenance tiers, which moves liquidation closer to entry.
How is cross margin liquidation calculated?
It depends on the whole account. This page approximates it by treating your entered wallet balance as the margin for one position.
What is the difference between liquidation and bankruptcy price?
Liquidation is where margin equals maintenance margin and the exchange takes over; bankruptcy is where margin would be zero.
Is this financial advice?
No. It is a calculator. Leverage can lose more than your margin; confirm with your exchange’s own calculator.