Binance uses Margin Level to evaluate the risk level of your Margin account, and Collateral Margin Level to evaluate the borrow and transfer ability of your Cross Margin account.
Margin Level of Cross Margin Account = Total Asset Value of Cross Margin Account / (Total Liabilities + Outstanding Interest), where:
Your Margin Level is a key risk metric for your margin account. If it falls below a certain threshold, it will trigger margin calls andliquidations.
Please note that asset and liability values are calculated in BTC.
Collateral Margin Level determines the maximum amount you can withdraw from your Cross Margin account. It is calculated by the Collateral Value, the total value of all assets in your Cross Margin account in USDT. Collateral Value also takes into account the relevantCollateral Ratio, the percentage at which the relevant asset is valued. For more details on the Collateral Ratio for each asset, please refer to theMargin Data page.
Collateral Margin Level of Cross Margin Account = Collateral Value / (Total Liabilities + Outstanding Interest), where:
Cross Margin 3X | Trading | Borrow | Transfer | Margin Call | Liquidation |
Collateral Margin Level > 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
1.5 < Collateral Margin Level ≤ 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
Collateral Margin Level ≤ 1.5 | Y | N | N | N | N |
1.1 < Margin Level ≤ 1.3 | Y | N | N | Y | N |
Margin Level ≤ 1.1 | N | N | N | N | Y |
Cross Margin 5X | Trading | Borrow | Transfer | Margin Call | Liquidation |
Collateral Margin Level > 2 | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
1.25 < Collateral Margin Level ≤ 2 | Y | Y | N | N | N |
Collateral Margin Level ≤ 1.25 | Y | N | N | N | N |
1.1 < Margin Level ≤ 1.16 | Y | N | N | Y | N |
Margin Level ≤ 1.1 | N | N | N | N | Y |
For more information on the effects of Collateral Margin Level, please refer to theCross Margin Trading Guide.
Please note that if your Margin Level is not affected by the haircut, it will be equal to your Collateral Margin Level. You’ll only see a Margin Level on your wallet page.
Example
For Cross Margin 5X: User A holds 50,000,000 USDT equivalent of BNB and borrowed 20,000,000 USDT. Suppose the BNB Collateral Ratio is 70%, and the interest fee is ignored.
In this case, User A’s Collateral Margin Level < 2 but >1.25, they can’t transfer any asset out of their Margin account, but they can still borrow and trade. As User A’s Margin Level = 2.5, they will not receive margin calls and will not be liquidated.