# How to calculate the "Account Status"

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**Created:** [September 23, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-account-status/20710 "2020-09-23T11:47:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/how-to-calculate-the-account-status/20710/2 "2020-09-23T12:08:03Z")

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@Waspy

> [@CFD margin calls](https://community.trading212.com/t/cfd-margin-calls/2614/13):
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> @dropbrick This is how we calculate margin: Over 50% -\> [Total funds / (Total Funds + Blocked funds)] x 100% Under 50% -\> (Total funds / Blocked funds) x 50%

> [@Is there a way to reduce leverage in CFD](https://community.trading212.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-reduce-leverage-in-cfd/388/4):
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> @jpagp3 This is how you can calculate the margin indicator’s percentage: Over 50%: [Total funds / (Total F. + Blocked F.)] x 100 Example: Let’s you have $500 & have invested 250 in SPX. [500 / (500 + 250)] x 100 = ( 500 / 750 ) x 100 =0.66(6) x 100 = 66.66 Equal to or under 50%: ( Total Funds / Blocked Funds ) x 50 In your example: ( 500 / 500 ) x 50 = 50% Stop out level: ( 250 / 500 ) x 50 = 25% Think of it this way, whenever your free funds drop to 50% of your total funds, the posit…

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