Margin Call Calculator
Know the price level that would trigger a margin call.
Simplified estimate. Actual margin call levels vary by broker terms.
What Triggers a Margin Call
A margin call happens when your account equity falls below a threshold your broker requires relative to your used margin — and understanding that threshold before it happens is far better than discovering it mid-trade. This margin call calculator estimates the equity level that would trigger one.
Margin call levels vary by broker
Common margin call thresholds are 100%, 50%, or even lower depending on your broker’s specific terms — always confirm your broker’s actual policy rather than assuming a standard figure applies.
Staying ahead of a margin call
Keeping more free margin than the technical minimum, and monitoring open positions during volatile news events, are the two most practical ways traders avoid getting caught by a sudden margin call.
