Gate.io Liquidation Calculator
Liquidation price for BTC_USDT on Gate.io, using Gate.io's own margin tiers.
Every exchange liquidates on the same principle and none of them arrive at the same number. This page uses Gate.io's published maintenance margin ladder for BTC_USDT, so the answer matches what Gate.io itself would show rather than a generic approximation.
Gate.io maintenance margin tiers
For BTC_USDT, as published on 2026-07-22. Other symbols have their own ladders — check yours before sizing.
| Tier | Position value | Maintenance margin rate (%) | Max leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 – 1000k | 0.40 % | 125× |
| 2 | 1000k – 3000k | 0.50 % | 100× |
| 3 | 3000k – 6000k | 1.00 % | 50× |
| 4 | 6000k – 12000k | 2.00 % | 25× |
| 5 | 12000k – 30000k | 5.00 % | 10× |
| 6 | 30000k – 60000k | 10.00 % | 5× |
| 7 | 60000k – 100000k | 20.00 % | 2× |
How it works
Gate.io closes a position when its margin falls to the maintenance requirement, measured against the mark price rather than the last trade. The requirement is a percentage of the position's value at that moment — which is why the maintenance rate divides rather than adds, and why the widely copied 'entry × (1 − 1/leverage + rate)' is close but never exact.
Gate.io counts the closing fee towards the requirement, so a position dies slightly earlier than the maintenance rate alone implies — 0.05 % of taker fee is folded in here, exactly as the documentation specifies.
Sources — Gate.io documentation
Every rate and formula on this page is taken from Gate.io's own documentation for BTC_USDT and was last checked on 2026-07-22. Exchanges revise these tables without notice.
- Estimated liquidation price and bankruptcy price calculations
- Maintenance margin calculation
- Risk limit tiers and how leverage selects one
- Liquidation mechanism
Independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Gate.io. Confirm against your position's own margin details before trading.
Where the exchanges differ
The same 0.5 BTC position at 10× on a 60,000 entry, priced under each venue's published rules.
| Exchange | Liquidation | Distance | Exit fee in margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | 54216.87 | 9.64 % | not counted |
| Bybit | 54271.36 | 9.55 % | not counted |
| OKX | 54244.10 | 9.59 % | counted |
| Gate.io | 54244.10 | 9.59 % | counted |
The same calculation on other exchanges
Margin ladders differ enough to move the liquidation price on identical inputs.
Or use the generic calculator with your own maintenance rate →Liquidation price on Gate.io
Gate.io publishes its liquidation formula explicitly, and it is worth reading it as written: estimated liquidation price = (average entry ± margin ÷ contract multiplier ÷ amount) ÷ (1 ± (maintenance margin ratio + taker fee)). The taker fee sits inside the denominator, which means Gate — like OKX and unlike Binance — treats the cost of closing as part of what you must keep.
Leverage picks your tier, not the other way round
Most venues make you choose a risk limit and then cap your leverage accordingly. Gate inverts it: the leverage you select determines which risk-limit tier applies, dynamically, with no separate control to set. It is a friendlier interface and a slightly more dangerous one, because the tier — and therefore the maintenance rate — changes underneath a position that grows.
The ladder below is the same information in the direction that matters for risk: what your position value implies about the rate you are being charged.
The contract multiplier is easy to get wrong
Gate quotes perpetual size in contracts, and for BTC_USDT a contract is a small fraction of a coin. The formula's division by contract multiplier and amount exists precisely because of this. Enter the position size on this page in the base asset — BTC, not contracts — and the notional will select the right tier.
If the tier the calculator picks looks implausible for your position, this is almost always why.
Maintenance margin includes an exit fee
Gate's own documentation states the requirement as position value × maintenance margin ratio plus exit fee. Both halves matter at high leverage: at 100× the initial margin is 1% of the position, and a 0.05% taker fee is a twentieth of the entire buffer standing between you and the liquidation engine.
This is the sense in which extreme leverage stops being a position and becomes a bet on latency. The generic calculator lets you vary the maintenance rate yourself if you want to see how quickly that buffer disappears.
FAQ
What is Gate.io's liquidation formula?expand_more
Estimated liquidation price = (average entry price ± margin ÷ contract multiplier ÷ amount) ÷ [1 ± (maintenance margin ratio + taker fee rate)], with the minus signs applying to longs and the plus signs to shorts. It is quoted directly from Gate's help centre; the source links below go to the original.
Does Gate.io use a risk limit I have to select?expand_more
No — Gate applies a dynamic risk limit, where the leverage you choose selects the tier automatically. There is no manual risk-limit control to forget about, but there is also no explicit warning when a growing position changes tier.
Why does the taker fee change my liquidation price?expand_more
Because Gate counts the cost of closing the position towards the margin you are required to keep. If the fee were charged only after liquidation, the exchange would systematically recover less than the position was worth at the trigger.
Is the estimated liquidation price guaranteed?expand_more
No. It is an estimate under current funds and current parameters. Funding payments, added or removed margin, and a change in your tier all move it — and in fast markets the fill can be worse than the trigger. Use it to size, not as a stop.