Free tool · futuresLiquidation price calculator
Liquidation is the price where the exchange force-closes a leveraged position. Enter the side, the entry and the leverage — or, for cross margin, the account balance and the position size.
An estimate: exchanges add fees, funding and higher maintenance margin for large positions.
How to use it
- Choose long or short and the margin mode: isolated (only the position’s margin is at stake) or cross (the whole balance backs the position).
- Enter the entry price and the leverage — for cross margin, the balance and the position size in dollars instead.
- Keep the maintenance margin at 0.5% for BTC and ETH, or raise it for altcoins and large positions.
- Compare the distance to liquidation with the usual daily move of the coin: if it is smaller, the position lives on luck.
A calculator is the start. The Liqwall terminal shows where stops and liquidations sit, the walls in the order books and the positions of whales — on the chart you trade from.Liqwall indicators are free with an exchange account opened through the Liqwall link.
Questions
How is the liquidation price calculated?
For isolated margin with leverage L and maintenance margin m: long — entry × (1 − 1/L) ÷ (1 − m), short — entry × (1 + 1/L) ÷ (1 + m). Example: a long at 100,000 with 10× and 0.5% gives about 90,452.
Why is liquidation not exactly 1/leverage away?
The exchange closes the position earlier, when only the maintenance margin is left. That is why at 10× liquidation comes after about a 9.5% move, not 10%.
What is the difference between isolated and cross margin?
Isolated risks only the margin of this position. Cross uses the whole free balance: liquidation is farther, but if it is reached, the whole balance is lost.
Why does the exchange show a slightly different price?
Exchanges use tiers of maintenance margin by position size, add fees and funding, and take the mark price. The calculator gives a close estimate for planning.