OKX Liquidation Calculator
Find your exact liquidation price on OKX futures - for any leverage, long or short. Free, instant, and private (it runs in your browser).
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How liquidation works on OKX
OKX pairs a powerful pro-trading interface with a unified account model and up to 125x leverage on flagship contracts. OKX is the venue of choice for traders who want professional order types - advanced conditional orders, TWAP, and a genuinely powerful charting stack - tied to a unified account that nets margin across products. Liquidity across the board is strong, and its Web3 wallet bridges into on-chain markets.
On OKX, 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 OKX's flagship contracts. Because OKX allows up to 125× leverage, the liquidation buffer can get thin fast; the higher the leverage, the closer liquidation sits to your entry.
OKX liquidation distance by leverage
How far OKX'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 125× - OKX's cap on the majors - roughly a 0.80% 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 OKX 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 OKX
OKX's base USDT-perpetual fees are about 0.02% maker and 0.05% 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 OKX compares
Leverage caps and maintenance margins differ across venues, and both move your liquidation price. Here is OKX against the other majors:
| Exchange | Max leverage | Taker fee | Maint. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bybit | 100× | 0.055% | ~0.5% |
| Binance | 125× | 0.04% | ~0.4% |
| OKX this page | 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 | 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 OKX vs Bybit.
Where OKX is available
Not available to US residents. Global; not available to residents of the United States.
Availability, leverage caps and product access change with regulation and by region - always confirm on OKX directly before funding an account. If OKX 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 OKX-style liquidation logic, zero risk.
FAQ
What is the maximum leverage on OKX?
Up to 125× on flagship perpetuals; the cap varies by contract, region and account tier.
How do I avoid liquidation on OKX?
Use lower leverage, set a stop-loss, and size by risk - see our position sizing guide.
Does OKX use isolated or cross margin?
OKX 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 OKX. The OKX link is a referral link; we may earn a commission at no cost to you.