Crypto Liquidation Price Calculator

Isolated or cross margin, multiple positions, averaging and hedging — find where your portfolio actually liquidates.

Margin mode
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Binance BTC lowest tier ~0.5%; grows with position size

Positions (1/10)

Position 1
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Long liquidation price
$90.45
9.5% from avg entry $100
Simplifications: single maintenance margin rate for all positions (exchanges use tiered rates), all positions assumed to be the same asset and linear contracts, funding fees and taker fees ignored. Real exchanges (Binance, Bybit, OKX) apply tiered rates that grow with position size — verify large positions on the exchange's own calculator.

How this liquidation calculator works

Most liquidation calculators handle one position in isolation. This one handles your actual book: switch between isolated and cross margin, add up to 10 positions, average into a position with extra rows, or mix longs and shorts to model a hedge.

Isolated mode: each direction, solved separately

Same-direction rows are merged into one average entry with their combined margin, then each direction liquidates independently: long at (avg entry − total margin ÷ total qty) ÷ (1 − MMR), short at (avg entry + total margin ÷ total qty) ÷ (1 + MMR). A 10x-style long with a 0.5% maintenance margin liquidates about 9.55% below entry.

Cross mode: the whole portfolio, one price

Enter your account balance and the calculator solves the price where balance + all unrealized PnL = total maintenance margin. The math handles averaging and hedging automatically — a perfectly hedged book still has a liquidation price, because maintenance margin grows with total notional as price moves. If the solver returns no positive price, the portfolio genuinely cannot be liquidated at that margin rate.

Simplifications to know

One maintenance margin rate for all positions (real exchanges apply tiers that rise with size), same-asset linear contracts, no funding or fee adjustments. Treat the output as the planning number it is — then size the trade with the position size calculator and check the winning side with the profit calculator.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between isolated and cross margin?

In isolated margin, each position has its own margin pool — liquidation only wipes out that position’s margin, and your other positions are untouched. In cross margin, every position shares your full account balance as one pool — liquidation happens at the portfolio level, and one bad position can consume everything. Cross gives more room to breathe; isolated caps the damage.

How do I calculate liquidation with multiple positions or after adding to a position?

Isolated mode merges all same-direction entries into one average entry with their combined margin, then solves each direction independently — so adding to a long at a higher price moves the liquidation price toward the average. Cross mode solves the whole portfolio at once: the calculator finds the single price where your balance plus all unrealized PnL equals the combined maintenance margin, which naturally handles both averaging and hedging.

Can a hedged position (long + short) still be liquidated?

Yes, at the portfolio level. A perfectly hedged book has no net price exposure, but maintenance margin still grows with the total notional as price moves — so at extreme prices the balance can no longer cover the maintenance requirement and the account liquidates. The calculator solves for exactly that price, if one exists.

Why does the calculator ask for my account balance in cross mode?

Because in cross margin the balance is the margin pool. Liquidation occurs when balance + unrealized PnL of all positions falls below the total maintenance margin. In isolated mode the balance is irrelevant — each position only answers for its own margin, which is why that field disappears.

Why might real liquidation prices differ from this calculator?

Three reasons: exchanges use tiered maintenance margin rates that rise with position size (this calculator uses one rate you set), liquidation engines include estimated fees, and funding payments shift your effective entry over time. The results are for planning — always cross-check the exchange’s own calculator before opening large positions.

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