Liquidation Price Calculator for Crypto Futures (Long and Short)

By the TradeReviewed research team. Facts from official exchange help pages and the ESMA MiCA register (October 2026), linked below. Not financial advice.

Quick answer

For an isolated USDT margined position, the liquidation price is roughly entry x (1 – 1/leverage + maintenance margin) for a long and entry x (1 + 1/leverage – maintenance margin) for a short.
At 10x long with 0.5% maintenance margin, liquidation is about 9.5% below entry.
At 50x the distance shrinks to about 1.5%.
Fees and funding move the real price a little closer; the exchange shows the exact value.

Calculator

Change the inputs to see the estimate update.

Entry price

Leverage (x)

Side

Maintenance margin rate (%)

Estimated liquidation price:
Distance from entry:

Estimate for isolated margin on USDT-margined perpetuals, ignoring fees and funding. Your exchange shows the exact price.

Leverage and distance to liquidation

Leverage	Long: price drop to liquidation	Short: price rise to liquidation
2x	about 49.5%	about 49.5%
5x	about 19.5%	about 19.5%
10x	about 9.5%	about 9.5%
25x	about 3.5%	about 3.5%
50x	about 1.5%	about 1.5%

Assumes 0.5% maintenance margin.

How to avoid liquidation

Use lower leverage.
Set a stop loss well before the liquidation price.
Use isolated margin so one trade cannot drain the whole account.

Open a BingX account (code ZNPMCB)Open an OKX account (code 46138218)

FAQ

How is the liquidation price calculated?

It is the price where your margin minus the loss falls to the maintenance margin. The formula above is a good estimate.

Does cross margin change liquidation?

Yes, cross margin uses your whole futures balance, so liquidation is further away but you can lose more.

Why is my exchange price different?

Exchanges use tiered maintenance margin and include fees, so the result differs slightly.

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