Funding your Derivatives account in the EEA

Last updated: 25. maj 2025

This article is for clients residing in the European Economic Area (EEA). If you are located outside of the EEA, please see our articles here.

Transferring to and from Derivatives Wallets

Transfer funds on Kraken Pro web

To trade on the Kraken Pro website you will need to transfer funds from your spot wallet directly to your Multi-Collateral wallet.

Transfer funds from the Spot Wallet to the Derivatives Wallets

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Navigate to the Portfolio tab and then click Derivatives.
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Click the ‘Transfer’ button.
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Click on Preview Transfer to review the transfer details and then click Confirm Transfer.
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Once submitted, you will see a green notification at the bottom right of the screen.
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After a few seconds your funds will be in your Derivatives account and you are ready to start trading.

Transfer funds from the Derivatives Wallet to Kraken Spot

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Navigate to the Portfolio tab and then click Derivatives.
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Click the ‘Derivatives transfers’ button.
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Click on ‘Preview Transfer’ to review the transfer details and then click ‘Confirm Transfer’.
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Once submitted you will see the pop up and after a few seconds your funds will be in your Spot wallet.

Transfer funds on Kraken Pro mobile

To trade on the Kraken Pro mobile app you will need to transfer funds from your spot wallet directly to your Multi-Collateral wallet.

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Navigate to the Portfolio tab.
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Click the ‘Transfer’ button.
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Choose the currency you wish to transfer.
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Enter in the amount you wish to transfer. Make sure it meets our minimums.
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Click on ‘Transfer’.
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Swipe to confirm the transfer and you will see a summary of your transfer.
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Once submitted, after a few seconds your funds will be in your Derivatives account and you are ready to start trading.

Transfer funds from the Derivatives Multi-Collateral Wallet to Kraken Spot

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Navigate to the Portfolio tab.
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Click the ‘Transfer’ button.
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Choose the currency you wish to transfer.
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Enter in the amount you wish to transfer. Make sure the direction is from Derivatives to Spot and that it meets our minimums
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Click on ‘Transfer’.
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Swipe to confirm the transfer and you will see a summary of your transfer.
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Once submitted, after a few seconds your funds will be in your Spot account.

Transfer Minimums

Transfers between spot and Derivatives are free, seamless, and typically take less than 10 seconds to complete.

Note: These minimums only apply for transfers between spot and Derivatives. They do not apply to transfers between Derivatives trading wallets.

Minimum Transfer Amounts

Cash	Spot to Futures	Futures to Spot
US Dollar	1 USD	1 USD
Euro	1 EUR	1 EUR
British Pound	1 GBP	1 GBP
Canadian Dollar	1 CAD	1 CAD
Australian Dollar	1 AUD	1 AUD
Swiss Franc	1 CHF	1 CHF

Disclaimer:

Investment services in relation to derivatives are provided by Payward Europe Digital Solutions (CY) Limited (ex I.F. Greenfields Wealth Ltd) ("PEDSL-CY"). PEDSL-CY is authorised and approved by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) for the provision of investment services. See Risk Disclosures here.

PEDSL-CY is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission with licence number 342/17. PEDSL-CY is registered in Cyprus with registered number HE 356603 and registered office at Athalassas, 62, Mezzanine, Strovolos 2012, Nicosia, Cyprus