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Maintenance-Margin Tiers in Crypto: How to Read the Data With Price Context

Larger positions need a higher maintenance margin. Tiered brackets mean your liquidation price depends on position size, not just leverage.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

Exchanges set maintenance margin in notional brackets: bigger positions use a higher maintenance-margin ratio. Binance publishes brackets with notionalFloor, notionalCap, maintMarginRatio and a cum value, so maintenance margin = notional × ratio − cum. With illustrative tiers (0.4% up to $50k, 0.5% to $250k with cum 50, 1% to $1M with cum 1,300), a $400,000 position needs $2,700. Read liquidation data knowing that large positions sit in higher tiers and liquidate sooner for the same leverage.

Illustrative bracket table

NotionalMMRcumMM at top of bracket
0 – 50k0.4%0$200
50k – 250k0.5%50$1,200
250k – 1M1.0%1,300$8,700

The cum value keeps maintenance margin continuous at bracket edges: at $250k, 0.5% × 250k − 50 = 1.0% × 250k − 1,300 = $1,200.

Price context

Maintenance margin as % of notional (illustrative)Maintenance margin as % of notional (illustrative): $40k 0.400 %; $200k 0.475 %; $400k 0.675 %.MAINTENANCE MARGIN AS % OF NOTIONAL (ILLUSTRATIVE)$40k0.400 %$200k0.475 %$400k0.675 %
Effective rate rises with size. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.
Before sizing upBefore sizing up: Your bracket; Max leverage in bracket; MM = notional × MMR − cum; Liquidation recalculated; Bracket changes by symbol.BEFORE SIZING UPYour bracketMax leverage in bracketMM = notional × MMR − cumLiquidation recalculatedBracket changes by symbol
Brackets differ per symbol and change. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Using it

Related: Partial Liquidations in Crypto: How to Read the Data With Price Context, Liquidation Price vs Stop Price in Crypto: How to Read the Data With Price Context.

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Read liquidation data knowing that large positions sit in higher tiers and liquidate sooner for the same leverage.

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Questions readers ask

What are maintenance-margin tiers?

Brackets where larger notional needs a higher maintenance rate.

What is cum?

A constant that keeps margin continuous across brackets.

Where do I find brackets?

Binance's leverage bracket endpoint or your venue's page.

Sources and methodology

Definitions follow Binance's USD-M market data documentation, Hyperliquid's funding documentation, TradingView's open-interest guide and Bybit's liquidation rules, read 17 October 2026. Examples are illustrative, not recorded market data.

  1. Binance USD-M: Notional and leverage brackets — notionalFloor, notionalCap, maintMarginRatio, cum.
  2. Bybit: Liquidation process — mark price and margin modes.
  3. ChartsPod: product overview, pricing and FAQ — free terminal, venues, modules, no order placement; checked 17 Oct 2026.

This article explains research tools and workflows. It is not financial advice, does not recommend buying or selling any asset and does not predict prices. Crypto derivatives carry a risk of rapid and total loss of margin.

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