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Crypto Liquidation Calculator.

Accurately calculate your crypto liquidation price for isolated and cross margin positions on Bybit, Binance, and OKX. Simulate leverage from 1x to 125x, factor in maintenance margin rates, and visualize your risk buffer.

Free Runs in your browser Data: Client-Side Math (No API)

Trading & Calculation Currency:

Currency:

1. Entry Price ($ USD)

Asset Price

Quick Market Presets

2. Leverage Multiplier (10x)

10x Leverage

1x (Spot)25x50x75x100x125x (Max)

3. Position Size & Margin

Margin Req: $1,000.00

Total Position Value ($)

Extra / Added Margin ($)

Exchange Maintenance Margin Rate (MMR)

Calculated Liquidation PriceHigh Liquidation Risk

$58,341.71

Distance:-9.55% ($6,158.29)

Safety Buffer9.5% to Liq

Bankruptcy Price

$58,050.00

Where equity reaches $0

Total Margin in Play

$1,000.00

Initial + Added Buffer

Exchange Liquidation Rules:If price reaches $58,341.71, your position will be liquidated before hitting bankruptcy ($58,050.00). The remainder covers exchange liquidation fees and the insurance fund.

⚡ Liquidation Drawdown Sensitivity Ladder

Step-by-step price levels between your entry price and your liquidation price.

Simulated PnL & ROE

Distance to Liq	Asset Price	Price Change	Unrealized PnL	ROE (%)
20% of way	$63,268.34	-1.91%	-$190.95	-19.1%
40% of way	$62,036.68	-3.82%	-$381.91	-38.2%
60% of way	$60,805.03	-5.73%	-$572.86	-57.3%
80% of way	$59,573.37	-7.64%	-$763.82	-76.4%
100% (LIQUIDATION)	$58,341.71	-9.55%	-$954.77	-95.5%

Specification & Methodology

Understanding your results.

A rigorous breakdown of the mathematical equations, market assumptions, and step-by-step calculations powering this tool.

Executive Summary · Liquidation Risk Engine

A cryptocurrency liquidation price is the exact price threshold where an exchange forcibly closes your leveraged position because remaining margin has depleted to the Maintenance Margin Rate (MMR): P_{liq, long} = Entry × (1 − 1/Lev + MMR).

Exchanges never wait until your position balance reaches $0.00. To protect their order book from negative equity, liquidation triggers while a small collateral cushion (the MMR, usually 0.40% to 1.00%) remains. On 10x leverage, a market move of only 9.50% triggers liquidation, closing the trade before reaching the true bankruptcy price of 10.00%.

Mathematical Specification

Liquidation & Bankruptcy Formulas

The mathematical mechanics governing isolated perpetual futures contracts differ between long and short positions:

01 · Long Liquidation (Isolated)

P_liq = Entry × (1 − 1/Lev + MMR)

As market price drops, liquidation triggers when position equity depletes to the exchange's minimum maintenance threshold.

02 · Short Liquidation (Isolated)

P_liq = Entry × (1 + 1/Lev − MMR)

As market price rallies, short positions incur losses and liquidate when borrowed asset value approaches allowable collateral.

Execution Journey

Worked Example: Bitcoin 10x Long at $64,500

Suppose a trader opens a 10x Long on Bitcoin at $64,500 with Bybit or Binance tier 1 maintenance margin (MMR = 0.50% = 0.005):

STEP 01

Initial Margin Ratio Compute inverse leverage factor (1 ÷ 10)

1 / 10 = 0.10 (10.00%)

STEP 02

Maintenance Margin Buffer Adjust for 0.50% exchange collateral reserve (1 − 0.10 + 0.005)

0.9050 (90.50% Price Factor)

STEP 03

Exchange Liquidation Price $64,500 entry price × 0.9050 factor

$58,372.50 (-9.50% Drawdown)

STEP 04

Pure Bankruptcy Price Price point where account equity hits exactly $0.00

$58,050.00 (-10.00% Drawdown)

Key Strategic Takeaway: Your position is forcibly liquidated at $58,372.50, leaving a $322.50 safety cushion before true bankruptcy at $58,050.00. This cushion protects the exchange's insurance fund from deficit balances. To prevent sudden wick liquidations, always place a hard stop-loss above the liquidation threshold.

Operational Guide

How to use this tool.

Step-by-step workflow instructions to get the most accurate calculations for your trading strategy.

Select direction: Choose Long if you are betting on upward price movement, or Short if you are betting on a decline.
Select margin type: Toggle between Isolated Margin (collateral confined to this trade) and Cross Margin (portfolio wallet pooled).
Input entry price & leverage: Type your exact entry price or click a preset (BTC, ETH, SOL, SUI), then adjust leverage from 1x up to 125x.
Inspect risk gauge & drawdown table: Review your distance-to-liquidation percentage, bankruptcy price, and the 5-stage sensitivity ladder.

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Privacy & safety.

Client-side execution guarantee: All liquidation formulas, margin calculations, and sensitivity simulations run entirely inside your browser. No trading positions, quantities, or API keys are ever stored or transmitted.

Liquidation estimates are calculated using standard perpetual contract formulas from Binance and Bybit. Actual liquidation triggers on live exchanges may vary slightly due to tiered funding rates, basis spreads, or rapid order book slippage.