At what price does my ETC long get liquidated?

Approximately your entry price × (1 − 1/leverage), adjusted for maintenance margin. A 10× ETC long is liquidated by roughly a 10% drop; a 20× long by roughly 5%. Enter your numbers above for the exact level.

Does adding margin move the ETC liquidation price?

Yes — adding margin to an isolated position lowers effective leverage and pushes the liquidation price further away. In cross margin your whole balance backs the position, which moves the level further out but puts the rest of your account at risk.

Why did I get liquidated before the price I calculated?

Three usual reasons: maintenance margin bites before the theoretical level, accumulated funding payments have eaten into your margin, and exchanges liquidate against the mark price (an index) rather than the last trade on that one venue — a wick on a single exchange can differ.

How is liquidation price calculated?

For an isolated long: liq ≈ entry × (1 − 1/leverage + maintenance margin). Higher leverage moves liquidation closer to your entry.

What is maintenance margin?

It's the minimum equity the exchange requires to keep a position open. Falling below it triggers liquidation.

Ethereum Classic · ETC

Ethereum Classic Liquidation Price Calculator

Find the exact Ethereum Classic (ETC) price that liquidates your leveraged position. Prefilled with the live ETC price — set your leverage and direction.

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Using the Ethereum Classic Liquidation Price Calculator

Leverage on ETC perpetuals turns a modest move into a total loss of margin. This calculator shows the ETC price at which your position gets force-closed, given your entry, your leverage and which side you are on. The entry field starts at the live ETC price so the distance to liquidation is a real number, not a hypothetical.

The rule of thumb: at N× leverage, roughly a 100/N percent move against you wipes the margin. At 10× that is about 10%; at 25× it is about 4%. ETC often rallies as a sympathy trade on Ethereum news rather than on anything of its own, and it has suffered 51% attacks in the past. Compare that number honestly against the distance the calculator gives you before you place the order.

Two adjustments the raw formula does not make. Maintenance margin means liquidation triggers slightly before the theoretical zero — the field above lets you enter your exchange's rate. And on perpetuals you also pay funding, which slowly erodes margin on the crowded side of the trade and can pull the liquidation point closer over a long hold.

Ethereum Classic at a glance

Launched: July 2016, as the continuation of the pre-fork chain
Consensus: Proof-of-work (Etchash)
Max supply: ~210,700,000 ETC
Issuance: Block reward falls 20% every 5,000,000 blocks
Compatibility: EVM-compatible, but a separate chain from Ethereum
Native staking: None — ETC is mined

Frequently asked questions

At what price does my ETC long get liquidated?: Approximately your entry price × (1 − 1/leverage), adjusted for maintenance margin. A 10× ETC long is liquidated by roughly a 10% drop; a 20× long by roughly 5%. Enter your numbers above for the exact level.
Does adding margin move the ETC liquidation price?: Yes — adding margin to an isolated position lowers effective leverage and pushes the liquidation price further away. In cross margin your whole balance backs the position, which moves the level further out but puts the rest of your account at risk.
Why did I get liquidated before the price I calculated?: Three usual reasons: maintenance margin bites before the theoretical level, accumulated funding payments have eaten into your margin, and exchanges liquidate against the mark price (an index) rather than the last trade on that one venue — a wick on a single exchange can differ.
How is liquidation price calculated?: For an isolated long: liq ≈ entry × (1 − 1/leverage + maintenance margin). Higher leverage moves liquidation closer to your entry.
What is maintenance margin?: It's the minimum equity the exchange requires to keep a position open. Falling below it triggers liquidation.

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For educational purposes only. Rates, fees and protocol parameters change — verify current figures with your exchange or validator before acting. Not financial advice.