How to Calculate Your Liquidation Price on Pluang Before Opening a Futures Position
You can calculate your liquidation price on Pluang Crypto Futures before opening a position by combining three inputs: your entry price, the leverage you select, and the contract's maintenance margin rate. For a long position, the formula is approximately Entry Price × (1 − 1/Leverage + Maintenance Margin Rate); for a short position it is approximately Entry Price × (1 + 1/Leverage − Maintenance Margin Rate). This manual formula excludes funding fees, trading fees, and any margin added mid-trade — always treat the figure shown in the Pluang app as the authoritative one.
Liquidation price formulas on Pluang:
- Long position: Liquidation Price ≈ Entry Price × (1 − (1/Leverage) + Maintenance Margin Rate). Example: $50,000 entry, 10× leverage, 0.5% maintenance margin → approx. $45,250.
- Short position: Liquidation Price ≈ Entry Price × (1 + (1/Leverage) − Maintenance Margin Rate). Example: $50,000 entry, 10× leverage, 0.5% maintenance margin → approx. $54,750.
- Leverage tier matters: 46 of Pluang's 49 active Crypto Futures contracts support up to 25× leverage; BAT, FIL, and ZRX are capped at a maximum of 10×, which widens the gap between entry and liquidation price on those contracts.
- Margin mode changes behaviour: in isolated margin, the liquidation price is fixed to the position's assigned margin; in cross margin, it shifts with your whole futures wallet balance.
- Adding margin moves the liquidation price further away, lowering it for a long or raising it for a short.
- Always use Pluang's built-in calculator. The app shows your estimated liquidation price in the order panel before you confirm — actual figures include fees and contract parameters not captured in simplified formulas.
Related questions:
Q: Does Pluang show the liquidation price in real time after I open a position?
Yes — the liquidation price is displayed on your open positions tab in the Pluang app and recalculates instantly whenever you add or remove margin, or your cross-margin wallet balance changes.
Q: Does adding margin to my position change the liquidation price on Pluang?
Yes — in isolated margin mode, adding margin lowers (for longs) or raises (for shorts) the liquidation price, reducing your liquidation risk without changing position size or leverage.
Q: What is the maintenance margin rate on Pluang?
Maintenance margin rates vary by contract and leverage tier rather than being a single fixed figure; check the Pluang app for current rates before opening a position.
Q: Why are BAT, FIL, and ZRX treated differently in the liquidation formula?
These three contracts cap leverage at 10×, versus up to 25× on the other 46 active contracts, which widens the entry-to-liquidation gap at comparable margin usage.