The Leverage Liquidation Price Calculator shows the price at which a leveraged futures or perpetual position is force-closed because its margin can no longer cover losses. Enter your entry price, leverage, direction and the exchange’s maintenance margin rate to see both the liquidation price and how far it sits from your entry.
How it works
When you open a leveraged position you post initial margin equal to
1 / leverage of the position’s value. As price moves against you, your equity
falls. Once equity drops to the maintenance margin the exchange liquidates
the position.
For an isolated-margin position the liquidation price is:
Long: liquidation = entry × (1 − 1/leverage + mmr)
Short: liquidation = entry × (1 + 1/leverage − mmr)
where mmr is the maintenance margin rate as a decimal (0.5% = 0.005). The
1/leverage term is the buffer your initial margin provides; the mmr term is
the slice the exchange keeps as a cushion.
Cross vs isolated margin
In isolated mode only this position’s margin is at stake, so the liquidation price above is exact. In cross mode your entire wallet balance backs the position, so any spare balance effectively increases the buffer and pushes the liquidation price further away. This tool lets you add extra cross balance to model that effect.
How leverage affects the liquidation distance
| Leverage | Initial margin | Long liquidation (entry $30,000, mmr 0.5%) | % move to liq. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2× | 50% | $15,225 | −49.3% |
| 5× | 20% | $24,150 | −19.5% |
| 10× | 10% | $27,150 | −9.5% |
| 20× | 5% | $28,650 | −4.5% |
| 50× | 2% | $29,460 | −1.8% |
| 100× | 1% | $29,730 | −0.9% |
These figures are illustrative — actual liquidation prices vary by exchange and whether the position hits a higher maintenance tier at large sizes. Use the calculator with your exact entry price and your exchange’s published maintenance margin rate.
What the calculator does not include
Funding payments on perpetual contracts accrue periodically and reduce your equity. A position held for days or weeks under a high positive funding rate will see its effective liquidation price drift closer to entry over time, even if the market price is flat.
Trading fees are deducted on entry and exit and reduce available margin slightly.
Tiered maintenance margin — most large exchanges increase the maintenance margin rate for very large positions. At high notional size your actual liquidation may be marginally closer to entry than this calculator shows.
For safety, treat the liquidation price as a hard floor and manage risk so your position is not at risk even 20–30% above that level. Most professional traders set a stop-loss well before the exchange liquidation price to avoid the cascade of fees and slippage that forced liquidation triggers.