Liquidation Price Calculator
For an isolated long, liquidation price ≈ entry × (1 − 1/leverage + maintenance margin rate). At 10x with a 0.5% MMR, a long opened at $100 liquidates near $90.50 — roughly a 9.5% move against you.
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Frequently asked questions
How is liquidation price calculated?
Isolated long: entry × (1 − 1/leverage + MMR). Isolated short: entry × (1 + 1/leverage − MMR). MMR is the maintenance margin rate, typically 0.4%–1% depending on the exchange and position tier.
Why does higher leverage move liquidation closer?
The 1/leverage term is your price buffer. At 5x you can survive roughly a 19.5% adverse move; at 50x only about 1.5%. Leverage does not change what the market does — it changes how much of it you can survive.
Does this match my exchange exactly?
It is a close estimate. Exchanges use mark price (not last price), tiered MMR that rises with position size, and fee deductions, so the real trigger is usually slightly before this estimate.
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