Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator

Find the price at which a leveraged crypto position gets liquidated.

Please note: Cryptocurrency is highly volatile and can lose value rapidly. All prices are entered manually — no live market data is used. Nothing here is investment advice.

What the Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator does

Liquidation happens when losses erode your margin to the exchange's maintenance requirement, and your position is force-closed. The higher the leverage, the smaller the price move needed — at 50× a 2% move against you is fatal.

Formula

Initial margin rate = 1 ÷ Leverage
Long liquidation = Entry × (1 − Initial margin + Maintenance)
Short liquidation = Entry × (1 + Initial margin − Maintenance)

Inputs explained

Input	Unit	Required	Notes
Position	one of 2 options	Yes	—
Entry price	selected currency	Yes	Accepts 0 or more.
Leverage	×	Yes	Accepts 1 or more.
Maintenance margin rate	%	Yes	Exchange-specific, typically 0.4%–1% for major pairs.
Position size	number	Optional	Optional — shows the loss at liquidation. Accepts 0 or more.
Currency	one of 10 options	Optional	—

How to use it

Choose Position and Currency.
Enter Entry price, Leverage and Maintenance margin rate.
Optionally add Position size.
Select Calculate.

Worked example

Long BTC at $60,000 with 10× leverage and a 0.5% maintenance rate.

Position: Long
Entry: 60000
Leverage: 10
Maintenance: 0.5

60,000 × (1 − 0.10 + 0.005) = $54,300, about 9.5% below entry.

Frequently asked questions

How do I avoid liquidation?

Use lower leverage, set a stop-loss well above the liquidation price, and add margin if the position moves against you. A stop-loss you control is always better than a liquidation you do not.

What is the difference between isolated and cross margin?

Isolated margin risks only the collateral assigned to that position. Cross margin uses your entire balance — the position survives longer, but a liquidation can take the whole account.