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How to Use Futures Calculator

2025-09-19 UTC
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The Futures Calculator helps traders quickly calculate Profit/Loss (PnL), liquidation price, and target price for both USDT-margined and BTC-margined contracts.

Web Version

1.Find and click the "Calculator" icon on the Futures trading page.

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2. Calculation of profit/loss, target price, liquidation price and average entry price

(1)Profit/Loss
On the futures calculator page, click "Profit and Loss (PnL)", select "Long/Short", enter the corresponding leverage, position size, entry price and exit price. Click "Calculate" to calculate the margin, profit/loss amount and rate of return (ROE).
(2)Target Price
On the futures calculator page, click "Target Price", select "Long/Short", fill in the corresponding leverage, entry price and rate of return (Return %). Click "Calculate" to calculate the target price.
(3)Liquidation Price
On the futures calculator page, click "Liquidation Price", select "Long/Short", "Isolated/Cross" margin mode, fill in the corresponding leverage, position size and entry price. Click "Calculate" to calculate the current position size, post-trade position size and liquidation
(4) Average Entry Price
On the futures calculator page, click "Average Entry Price", select "Long/Short", and enter the Entry Prize and Entry Amount for each trade. Click "+Increase Position" to add it to the list. Once all entries are filled, click "Calculate" to get the average entry price.

App Version

1. Tap "…" in the upper right corner of the futures trading page, and tap "Contract Calculator".

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2. Calculation of profit/loss, target price, liquidation price and average entry price

(1) Profit/Loss
On the futures calculator page, click "Profit and Loss (PnL)", select "Long/Short", enter the corresponding leverage, position size, entry price and exit price (take-profit/stop-loss). Click "Calculate" to calculate the margin, profit/loss amount and rate of return (ROE).

(2) Target Price
On the futures calculator page, click "Target Price", select "Long/Short", fill in the corresponding leverage, entry price and rate of return (Return %). Click "Calculate" to calculate the target price.

(3) Liquidation Price
On the futures calculator page, click "Liquidation Price", select "Long/Short", "Isolated/Cross" margin mode, fill in the corresponding leverage, position size and entry price. Click "Calculate" to calculate the current position size, post-trade position size and liquidation price.

(4) Average Entry Price
On the futures calculator page, tap "Average Entry Price", select "Long/Short", and enter the Entry Prize and Entry Amount for each trade. Tap "+Increase Position" to add it to the list. Once all entries are filled, tap "Calculate" to get the average entry price.

Important Note

  1. Results from the futures calculator are for reference only. Actual outcomes may deviate due to trading fees, funding rates, etc.
  2. The calculator currently does not support hedge mode for both USDT-M and BTC-M futures.

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