Polymarket Perps Liquidation Price Calculator

PERPETUAL FUTURES · ISOLATED MARGIN · LONG & SHORT

Find the exact liquidation price for your Polymarket Perps perpetual futures position before you open it. Enter entry price, leverage and position size.

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Liquidation mechanics on Polymarket Perps

Polymarket Perps uses an isolated margin model by default for perpetual futures. When your equity in an isolated position falls below the maintenance margin requirement, Polymarket Perps's risk engine triggers liquidation, forcibly closing the position to prevent a negative balance.

The maintenance margin rate on Polymarket Perps is typically 0.5% for major pairs (BTC, ETH). For a long position, liquidation price ≈ entryPrice × (1 − 1/leverage + 0.005). At 20× maximum leverage this means even a tiny adverse move can trigger liquidation, which is why most experienced traders use 5–20× rather than the maximum.

Polymarket Perps also has an "auto-deleveraging" (ADL) system for extreme scenarios where the insurance fund is insufficient. In practice, staying well above your liquidation price eliminates ADL risk entirely.

Polymarket Perps fee structure

Polymarket Perps charges maker fee 0.0125% and taker fee 0.04% on perpetual futures. Maximum available leverage is 20×. This calculator pre-fills these defaults so you get accurate results without needing to look up the fee schedule. If you are on a VIP tier with discounted fees, adjust the fee fields accordingly.

Maker orders (limit orders that add liquidity) cost less than taker orders (market orders that remove liquidity). On Polymarket Perps, using limit orders for both entry and exit can reduce your total fee cost significantly compared to market orders.

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FAQ
Q.01

How is liquidation price calculated?

Liquidation price depends on your entry price, leverage and maintenance margin. For a long: liq ≈ entry × (1 − 1/leverage + maintenanceMarginRate).

Q.02

What happens when a position is liquidated?

The exchange forcibly closes your position when losses consume your margin. You lose the full margin used for that position.

Q.03

What are Polymarket Perps perpetual futures fees?

Polymarket Perps charges maker fee 0.0125% and taker fee 0.04%. Maximum leverage is 20×. This calculator uses these defaults but you can adjust them for your actual rate tier.

Q.04

Is this calculator specific to Polymarket Perps?

Yes, the exchange is pre-selected to Polymarket Perps with live prices pulled from their API. You can switch to any other supported exchange using the instrument selector.