Margin Service Terms
By using the Margin Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted all of the terms and conditions in the Margin Service Terms, and you acknowledge and agree that you will be bound by and will comply with the Margin Service Terms. This Cross Margin Trading Guide does not govern the Margin Services and is provided for your information and convenience only. In the event of any conflict between this Cross Margin Trading Guide and the Margin Service Terms, the Margin Service Terms shall prevail.
Collateral Assets
You can use your Cross Margin account assets as collateral assets for Cross Margin trading. For more details, please refer to the Margin Data page.
Interest
Simple interest accrues on an hourly basis. Interest is calculated first at the time of the successful advance of the relevant Margin Loan, which will be counted as the first hour. It will be calculated again at the next full hour (which will be counted as the second hour), and then every following full hour until the Margin Loan is repaid. This means that even if the Margin Loan is outstanding for less than an hour, interest will be charged for one full hour.
Interest is calculated by the following formula:
Interest = Principal Amount Outstanding * Hourly Interest * Number of Hours the Loan Has Been Outstanding
You may repay your debts any time. Repayment shall be deemed payment of interest first, and after the interest is fully paid, repayment of the principal of the relevant Margin Loan.
Outstanding loan interest is included in the Margin Level calculation. Assuming no interest payments are made for an extended period, the Margin Level of your Cross Margin account may deteriorate, leading to the risk of a margin call or even forced liquidation.
Margin account interest rates are adjusted occasionally to reflect market conditions. You can find the latest interest rate on the Margin Data page.
Margin Level and Risk Controls
You may only use the assets in your Binance Cross Margin account as collateral for Margin Loans. However, the digital assets in your other accounts are not included in the Margin calculation for Cross Margin trading. The table below illustrates the risk controls at different margin levels.
For Cross Margin 3x:
Margin Level | Margin Trading | Apply for Margin Loans | Margin Call | Liquidation |
> 1.5 | Y | Y | N | N |
> 1.3 ≤ 1.5 | Y | N | N | N |
> 1.1 ≤ 1.3 | Y | N | Y | N |
≤ 1.1 | N | N | N | Y |
For Cross Margin 5x:
Margin Level | Margin Trading | Apply for Margin Loans | Margin Call | Liquidation |
> 1.25 | Y | Y | N | N |
> 1.16 ≤ 1.25 | Y | N | N | N |
> 1.1 ≤ 1.16 | Y | N | Y | N |
≤ 1.1 | N | N | N | Y |
The Margin Level of a Cross Margin Account is calculated as follows:
Margin Level = Total Asset Value of a Cross Margin Account / (Total Liabilities + Outstanding Interest)
where:
- Total Asset Value of a Cross Margin Account = Current Total Market Value of All Digital Assets in the Cross Margin Account
- Total Liabilities = Current Total Market Value of All Outstanding Margin Loans in the Cross Margin Account
- Outstanding Interest = Principal Amount Outstanding * Number of Hours the Loan Has Been Outstanding * Hourly Interest Rate - Interest Paid
Cross Margin 5x (not compatible with Classic Portfolio Margin and Portfolio Margin)
Cross Margin 5x is now available to all users. All new Cross Margin accounts are 5x by default. You can manually switch between 3x and 5x on the website and the App.
If you’re using the Binance website:
Log in to your Binance account and go to [Trade] - [Margin]. Under the [Cross] mode, click the leverage icon to adjust.
If you’re using the Binance App:
Log in to your Binance App and tap [Wallets] - [Margin]. Under the [Cross] mode, tap the leverage icon to adjust.
Note:
- To access this function on the Binance App, please download the latest version of the Binance App or upgrade yours to v2.67.0 or later.
- If you want to adjust the leverage level, your Margin Level needs to be higher than the Initial Risk Ratio.
- To adjust from 3x to 5x, your Margin Level needs to be higher than 1.25;
- To adjust from 5x to 3x, your Margin Level needs to be higher than 1.5.
- You can only adjust the leverage level once every minute.
- The Customize Margin Call Ratio will be removed automatically after adjusting the leverage level. You can customize the MCR again if needed.
Collateral Value and Collateral Value Ratio
Collateral Value refers to the total value of all assets in your Cross Margin account in USDT. It also takes into consideration the relevant Collateral Ratio (the percentage at which the relevant asset is valued). For more details on the Collateral Ratio for each digital asset, please refer to the Margin Data page and Binance Cross Margin Collateral Haircuts.
The Collateral Value Ratio will determine the maximum amount you can withdraw from your Cross Margin account. When your Collateral Value Ratio > 2, you can transfer excess assets from your Margin Wallet to your Spot Wallet, provided that the Collateral Value Ratio remains above 2 after the transfer.
The Collateral Value Ratio of the Cross Margin Account = Collateral Value / (Total Liabilities + Outstanding Interest), where:
- Collateral Value = Current Total Market Value of All Digital Assets in the Cross Margin Account * Collateral Ratio (calculated separately for each asset and then aggregated)
- Total Liabilities = Current Total Market Value of All Outstanding Margin Loans in the Cross Margin Account
- Outstanding Interest = Amount of Each Margin Loan * Loan Time (in hours, at the time of the calculation) * Hourly Interest Rate - Interest Paid
Sub-accounts
A master account can open up to 10 sub-accounts in Margin trading. The maximum loan limit of a sub-account is 1/10 of the master account's limit.