Liquidation price calculator
Enter your entry and leverage to see roughly where the exchange would close a long or short position, and check that your stop loss gets hit first.
Your stop at 59,400 is hit well before liquidation.
| Leverage | Liquidation ≈ | Move against you |
|---|---|---|
| 2× | 30,300 | 49.50% |
| 3× | 40,300 | 32.83% |
| 5× | 48,300 | 19.50% |
| 10× | 54,300 | 9.50% |
| 20× | 57,300 | 4.50% |
| 25× | 57,900 | 3.50% |
| 50× | 59,100 | 1.50% |
| 75× | 59,500 | 0.83% |
| 100× | 59,700 | 0.50% |
| 125× | 59,820 | 0.30% |
How the liquidation price is estimated
With leverage you only put up part of the position as margin. When losses eat that margin down to the exchange’s maintenance level, the position is closed. For isolated margin, a good first estimate is:
Long: entry × (1 − 1 ÷ leverage + 0.5%)
Short: entry × (1 + 1 ÷ leverage − 0.5%)
So the move that liquidates you is roughly 1 ÷ leverage minus the maintenance margin: about 9.5% at 10×, and just 0.5% at 100×.
Why your exchange shows a different number
- Larger positions have a higher maintenance margin (tiers).
- Some exchanges set aside the closing fee.
- Funding payments change your margin while you hold.
- In cross margin your whole balance backs the position, so liquidation is usually further away.
- Liquidation uses the mark price, not the last traded price.
Always check the liquidation price your exchange shows before you confirm.
The one rule
Your liquidation price should sit well beyond your stop loss. If it doesn’t, the stop never gets a chance to work. Size the position from your stop first, then choose a leverage low enough to keep liquidation out of the way.