The capital backing this position. More bankroll pushes your liquidation further away, and once it covers the position (1× or under) you cannot be liquidated by price at all.
Enter the minimum margin your venue requires to keep the position open. Typical: crypto perps ~0.5%, US stocks (Reg T) 25%, CFDs vary by instrument. What's this?
Result
Fill in the fields to see your liquidation price
- Margin used
- Notional value
- Effective leverage
- Distance from entry
- Unrealised PnL
How the liquidation price is worked out
MarginEasy uses the mark-to-market maintenance model, where the maintenance requirement scales with the position's current value. That makes it accurate for both crypto's tiny maintenance rates and Reg T stock margin.
- Long:
liq = (entry − bankroll/size) ÷ (1 − mmr) - Short:
liq = (entry + bankroll/size) ÷ (1 + mmr) - Effective leverage:
entry × size ÷ bankroll
Real venues add funding, fees and tiered maintenance margins, so treat the result as a close estimate rather than an exact trigger.
What is a liquidation price?
Your liquidation price is the market price at which your broker or exchange force-closes a leveraged position because your losses have eaten through the margin backing it. When your equity falls to the maintenance requirement, the position is closed automatically to stop your balance going negative.
Because leverage means you only post a fraction of the position's value, a relatively small move against you can wipe out that margin. The higher the leverage, the closer the liquidation price sits to your entry.
How is liquidation calculated?
Two things set the distance between your entry and your liquidation price: your bankroll and your venue's maintenance margin. A smaller bankroll behind the same position means higher effective leverage, so a smaller adverse move liquidates you. A higher maintenance requirement pulls the liquidation price closer to entry, because you're force-closed while more equity still remains.
A useful sanity check: at 2× effective leverage a long is liquidated on roughly a 50% adverse move; at 10× on roughly a 10% move; at 100× on roughly a 1% move. Shorts mirror this on the upside.
Worked example
Buy 10 shares at $100 in a Reg T account with a $500 bankroll behind them (2× effective leverage). With 25% maintenance, you're liquidated when equity falls to 25% of the position's current value, which works out to about $66.67. Enter those numbers above and you'll see the same result, plus your margin, notional and distance to liquidation.
FAQ
Is this liquidation price exact?
It's a close estimate. Live venues layer on funding payments, trading fees and tiered maintenance margins that shift the exact trigger slightly. Use it to plan and size, not as the precise cent your position closes.
What maintenance margin should I enter?
Whatever your exchange or broker requires to keep the position open. The field defaults to 0.5% (typical for crypto perps); stock accounts are usually 25%, and CFDs vary by instrument. Your platform's margin schedule has the exact figure.
Does the calculator work for shorts?
Yes. Toggle Short and the liquidation price moves above your entry. A short is liquidated when the price rises far enough, mirroring how a long is liquidated on a fall.
Why does a smaller bankroll move my liquidation closer?
Less bankroll behind the same position means less cushion (higher effective leverage). A smaller adverse move is enough to exhaust it, which pulls the liquidation price nearer your entry.
Is my data saved anywhere?
No. Everything runs in your browser and your last inputs are stored locally on your own device only. Nothing is sent to a server.