1. What is Maintenance Margin?
The maintenance margin refers to the minimum amount required to keep an existing position open. In contract trading, it is the minimum balance that must be maintained in a user’s account. When the account balance falls below this level, the user’s position may be automatically liquidated.
2. Importance of Maintenance Margin
The maintenance margin is designed to protect both the exchange and other traders from potential losses. When market prices move unfavorably against a trader’s position and the account margin becomes insufficient to maintain it (i.e., when the current maintenance margin ratio ≤ 100%), the forced liquidation mechanism is triggered. This mechanism closes part or all of the positions to prevent further losses.
3. Calculation of Maintenance Margin
The maintenance margin required for contract trading adopts a tiered algorithm. Different risk limit tiers correspond to different maintenance margin rates—the higher the risk limit, the higher the required margin rate. A user’s position value, tiered margin rate, and trading fees all influence the final maintenance margin amount.
4. How to Manage Maintenance Margin?
To avoid forced liquidation, users should regularly monitor their account margin status and take the following measures:
- Add margin: Deposit additional funds when the margin level is insufficient.
- Reduce positions: Decrease position size to lower margin requirements.
- Use stop-loss orders: Set stop-loss prices to automatically sell and limit potential losses.
- Lower leverage: Reduce leverage levels to increase the tolerance for price fluctuations.
Settlement Account Limit
Currency | Risk Limit (Position Bracket) |
BTC | 10,000,000 |
ETH | 5,000,000 |
USDT | 10,000,000 |
Contract Limit
Symbol | Risk Limit (Position Bracket) | Max. Leverage | Maintenance Margin Rate |
BTCUSDT | 0 - 200,000 | 200x | 0.3% |
200,000 - 1,000,000 | 125x | 0.4% | |
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 | 100x | 0.5% | |
2,000,000 - 4,000,000 | 50x | 0.6% | |
4,000,000 - 20,000,000 | 20x | 1% | |
20,000,000 - 40,000,000 | 10x | 2.4% | |
ETHUSDT | 0 - 100,000 | 200x | 0.3% |
100,000 - 500,000 | 125x | 0.4% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 100x | 0.5% | |
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | 75x | 0.7% | |
1,500,000 - 2,000,000 | 50x | 0.8% | |
2,000,000 - 2,500,000 | 25x | 0.9% | |
2,500,000 - 3,000,000 | 20x | 1.0% | |
3,000,000 - 4,000,000 | 10x | 1.5% | |
4,000,000 - 5,000,000 | 5x | 1.8% | |
5,000,000 - 6,000,000 | 4x | 2% | |
6,000,000 - 7,500,000 | 2x | 2.2% | |
7,500,000 - 10,000,000 | 1x | 2.5% | |
XRPUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,500,000 | 5x | 10% | |
ADAUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,500,000 | 5x | 10% | |
SOLUSDT | 0 - 100,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
100,000 - 200,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
200,000 - 400,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
400,000 - 800,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
800,000 - 1,500,000 | 5x | 10% | |
OPUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
FILUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
APTUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
LINKUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
DYDUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
DOGEUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
BNBUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
LTCUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
AVAXUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
FTMUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
EOSUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
DOTUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
LDOUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
YFIUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
ETCUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
GALAUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
GMTUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
SANDUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
CRVUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
MAGICUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
NEARUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
APEUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
GRTUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
MASKUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
AXSUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
CHZUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
ATOMUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
BCHUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
SUSHIUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
UNIUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
AAVEUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
SNXUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
MANAUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
ZILUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
LRCUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
ORDIUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
1000FLOKIUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% | |
PEOPLEUSDT | 0 - 50,000 | 75x | 0.65% |
50,000 - 100,000 | 50x | 1.00% | |
100,000 - 250,000 | 25x | 2.00% | |
250,000 - 500,000 | 10x | 5.00% | |
500,000 - 1,000,000 | 5x | 10% |