Does Binance include funding in break-even?

Binance’s built-in break-even reflects entry and exit trading fees, but it does not automatically add funding paid or received. Add net funding manually for a more accurate break-even on positions held over time.

How do you calculate break-even for a long?

For a long: break-even = entry price × (1 + entry fee rate + exit fee rate) + net funding per unit. In short, price must rise above entry by the total of all fees.

Why is break-even different from entry price?

Because you pay a fee on entry, a fee on exit, and possibly funding while holding. To get back to zero, price must move in your favor enough to cover those costs.

📅 2026-06-30 ⏱ 7 min read Education Fees

Binance Futures Break-Even Price: How to Calculate It (Fees + Funding, 2026)

Q: What is the break-even price on Binance Futures?

The break-even price is the price the market must reach so the position’s profit exactly covers all costs (entry fee, exit fee, funding) — no profit, no loss. It sits slightly away from your entry price by the size of those costs.

Quick answerHow to calculate your break-even price on Binance Futures including maker/taker fees and funding. The exact formula, worked long and short examples, and why your break-even is never your entry price.

Your break-even price is the price the market must reach for your trade to cover its own costs — every fee in, every fee out, and any funding paid while you held. It is not your entry price, and traders who ignore it quietly bleed money on trades they think were flat. Here is the exact formula, a worked long and short example, and how funding shifts the number.

What "Break-Even" Really Means

When you open a Binance Futures position you pay a fee. When you close it you pay another fee. If you hold across a funding timestamp, you also pay (or receive) funding. So to get back to zero — no profit, no loss — the price has to move in your favor by at least the total of those costs. That price is your break-even.

Binance shows a break-even figure in the position panel, but it reflects trading fees only. It does not automatically fold in funding you'll pay over time. On a position held for hours or days, that gap matters.

The Break-Even Formula (Fees + Funding)

Let f = entry fee rate, g = exit fee rate (both as decimals — e.g. a 0.05% taker fee = 0.0005), and F = net funding per unit of contract (positive if you paid it).

LONG: Break-even = Entry × (1 + f + g) + F
SHORT: Break-even = Entry × (1 − f − g) − F

The logic is symmetric: a long needs price to rise enough to cover both fees plus funding; a short needs price to fall by the same total. If you paid no funding, drop the F term.

Worked Example — Long

Say you go long 1 unit at an entry of $100, both entry and exit are taker orders at 0.05% (0.0005) each, and you hold across one funding period that costs you $0.02 per unit in net funding.

Fee component: 100 × (1 + 0.0005 + 0.0005) = 100 × 1.001 = $100.10
Add funding: 100.10 + 0.02 = $100.12

So price must climb to $100.12 just to break even — even though you entered at $100. Anything below that is a loss, not a flat trade.

Worked Example — Short

Now short 1 unit at $100, same 0.05% fees, and suppose funding is positive so as a short you receive $0.02 per unit.

Fee component: 100 × (1 − 0.0005 − 0.0005) = 100 × 0.999 = $99.90
Funding received lowers your break-even: 99.90 − 0.02 = $99.88

Here funding actually helped: you break even at $99.88 instead of $99.90. This is why the sign of funding matters — see our full explainer on the funding rate.

⚠️ Leverage does not change break-even price — it changes how fast you hit it in P&L terms. The break-even price depends on entry, fees and funding, not leverage. But higher leverage means the same small price gap is a much larger swing on your margin, and pushes your liquidation price closer.

Why Fees + Funding Quietly Add Up

Cost	When it hits	Effect on break-even
Entry fee (maker/taker)	On open	Pushes break-even away from entry
Exit fee (maker/taker)	On close	Pushes it further
Funding paid	Every funding period held	Adds to a long's break-even, moves against a paying short
Funding received	Every funding period held	Lowers your break-even (helps)

The takeaway: a scalper flipping in and out mostly fights fees; a swing trader holding for days is dominated by funding. To cut the fee side, use maker orders and BNB discounts — the mechanics are in our Binance Futures fees guide.

✅ Quick rule of thumb: two taker fills cost you roughly 0.10% round-trip. So a trade needs about a 0.10% favorable move before funding just to break even. Add the funding you expect to pay for the hold, and set targets beyond that — never at it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the break-even price on Binance Futures?+

It's the price the market must reach so your position's profit exactly covers all its costs — entry fee, exit fee and any net funding — leaving no profit and no loss. It sits away from your entry by the size of those costs.

Does Binance include funding in the break-even it shows?+

No. Binance's built-in break-even accounts for trading fees but not the funding you pay or receive over time. For a position held across funding periods, add net funding yourself.

How do I calculate break-even for a long position?+

Break-even = entry price × (1 + entry fee rate + exit fee rate) + net funding per unit. Price must rise above your entry by the total of all fees plus any funding paid.

Does leverage change my break-even price?+

No — break-even price depends on entry, fees and funding, not leverage. But leverage magnifies how that price gap feels in P&L and pushes your liquidation price closer.

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