MEXC Liquidation Calculator
Find your exact liquidation price on MEXC futures — for any leverage, long or short. Free, instant, and private (it runs in your browser).
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BTC — the reference market for every Mexc calculation on this page — trades at $63,032 right now, little changed over the past 24 hours. From this price, a BTC long on Mexc is liquidated near $57,044 at 10x, $60,826 at 25x and $62,717 at 100x (0.5% maintenance margin) — shorts mirror the same distances above the price. Across the whole market, $36.5 million in leveraged positions was liquidated over the past 24 hours ($23.1 million from longs, $13.3 million from shorts) — the exact scenario this calculator exists to keep you out of.
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How liquidation works on MEXC
MEXC lists over 1,000 perpetual contracts — the widest futures menu of any major venue — with headline leverage up to 500x on select majors and some of the lowest maker fees in the market. MEXC competes on breadth and price: more than 1,000 USDT-perpetual pairs (new listings appear here first), maker fees from 0.01% down to 0% on selected pairs, and up to 500x leverage on BTC-class majors. The flip side of 500x is a razor-thin liquidation buffer — at that leverage a roughly 0.2% adverse move ends the position, which is exactly what this calculator makes visible before you try it with money. Maintenance margin on BTC starts around 0.5% at retail position sizes and tiers up with size.
On MEXC, an isolated-margin position is liquidated when losses eat through your posted margin. The estimate is Entry × (1 − 1/Leverage + MMR) for a long and Entry × (1 + 1/Leverage − MMR) for a short, where MMR is the maintenance margin rate — roughly 0.5% on MEXC's flagship contracts. Because MEXC allows up to 500× leverage, the liquidation buffer can get thin fast; the higher the leverage, the closer liquidation sits to your entry.
MEXC liquidation distance by leverage
How far MEXC's price has to move against you before an isolated-margin long is liquidated, at 0.5% maintenance margin:
| Leverage | Move to liquidation | Initial margin |
|---|---|---|
| 10× | −9.50% | 10.00% |
| 25× | −3.50% | 4.00% |
| 50× | −1.50% | 2.00% |
| 100× | −0.50% | 1.00% |
| 125× | −0.30% | 0.80% |
At 500× — MEXC's cap on the majors — roughly a 0.20% move wipes the position. That is why most survivors trade well below the maximum: a 5–20× position leaves room for normal volatility, funding and fees before the exchange steps in.
Worked example
A 10× long on MEXC entered at $60,000.00 with a 0.5% maintenance margin rate is liquidated at about:
Set your stop-loss comfortably inside that level. See also the guide to avoiding liquidation and seven ways traders get liquidated.
Fees & funding on MEXC
MEXC's base USDT-perpetual fees are about 0.01% maker and 0.04% taker, before VIP tiers or token discounts — small on any single trade, but they compound if you trade often. On top of that, perpetuals charge funding every 8 hours: when the market is crowded long, longs pay shorts, and vice-versa. Funding is not part of the liquidation formula, but it drains (or tops up) your margin every cycle, so a heavily-funded position sits closer to liquidation than the raw price math suggests. Model it with the funding-fee calculator.
How MEXC compares
Leverage caps and maintenance margins differ across venues, and both move your liquidation price. Here is MEXC against the other majors:
| Exchange | Max leverage | Taker fee | Maint. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bybit | 100× | 0.055% | ~0.5% |
| Binance | 125× | 0.04% | ~0.4% |
| OKX | 125× | 0.05% | ~0.5% |
| KuCoin | 100× | 0.06% | ~0.5% |
| Gate | 100× | 0.05% | ~0.5% |
| Kraken | 50× | 0.05% | ~0.5% |
| Bitget | 125× | 0.06% | ~0.5% |
| MEXC this page | 500× | 0.04% | ~0.5% |
Higher leverage and a lower maintenance margin both push liquidation closer to your entry, so the "best" venue depends on how much buffer you want. See the full best crypto futures exchange breakdown, or a head-to-head such as MEXC vs Bybit.
Where MEXC is available
Not available to US residents. Global; not available to residents of the United States and several restricted jurisdictions.
Availability, leverage caps and product access change with regulation and by region — always confirm on MEXC directly before funding an account. If MEXC is not available where you are, a US-regulated venue such as Kraken may fit better. Practice the strategy either way on the free paper-trading terminal — no signup, real MEXC-style liquidation logic, zero risk.
FAQ
What is the maximum leverage on MEXC?
Up to 500× on flagship perpetuals; the cap varies by contract, region and account tier.
How do I avoid liquidation on MEXC?
Use lower leverage, set a stop-loss, and size by risk — see our position sizing guide.
Does MEXC use isolated or cross margin?
MEXC offers both. This calculator estimates isolated margin (only the margin on that position is at risk). In cross margin your whole balance backs the trade, pushing liquidation further away — model that with the cross-margin calculator.
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Educational tool, not financial advice. Fees, leverage caps and availability are approximate and change by tier, region and over time — confirm on MEXC. The MEXC link is a referral link; we may earn a commission at no cost to you.