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Funding your Futures account

Transferring to and from Futures Wallets

Transfer funds on Kraken Pro web 

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

Click on an action below to view step-by-step instructions:
Transfer funds from the Spot Wallet to the Futures Multi-Collateral Wallet
  • Navigate to the Portfolio tab and then click Futures
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  • Click the ‘Futures transfers’ button
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  • Choose the currency you wish to transfer and then enter the amount you wish to transfer. Make sure it meets our minimums.
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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 with your transfer details.
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  • After a few seconds your funds will be in your Futures account and you are ready to start trading. 
Transfer funds from the Futures Multi-Collateral Wallet to Kraken Spot
  • Navigate to the Portfolio tab and then click Futures
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  • Click the ‘Futures transfers’ button
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  • Choose the currency you wish to transfer and then enter the amount you wish to transfer. Make sure the direction of the transfer is from Futures to Spot and that it meets our minimums.
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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.
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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. 

Click on an action below to view step-by-step instructions:
Transfer funds from the Spot Wallet to the Futures Multi-Collateral Wallet


  • Navigate to the Portfolio tab
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  • Click the ‘Transfer’ button
    
    
  • 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’
    
    
  • 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 Futures account and you are ready to start trading
Transfer funds from the Futures Multi-Collateral Wallet to Kraken Spot
  • Navigate to the Portfolio tab
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  • Click the ‘Transfer’ button  
  • 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 Futures to Spot and that it meets our minimums 
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  • Click on ‘Transfer’  
  • 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 funds from the Kraken.com (Classic) UI to the futures.kraken.com platform

To trade on the futures.kraken.com platform you'll need to transfer funds from your Kraken Spot Wallet to one of the Futures Trading Wallets.

Each Futures account supports two distinct wallet classes:

  • Futures Holding Wallet: This wallet acts as a way to segregate funds from your trading wallets to ensure that funds inside it are not at risk when trading. Can also be used for transfers to/from your spot wallet as well as transfers to/from your Futures Trading Wallets.
  • Futures Trading Wallet: Used for trading and margining for positions. All funds in this wallet are at risk when trading its respective contract(s). There is a choice of both Single-Collateral and Multi-Collateral trading wallets. 
Click on an action below to view more information and step-by-step instructions:
Setting Cross-Exchange Transfer Preferences

You are able to set your cross-exchange transfer wallet preference, which will allow you to set which of your trading wallets (Single-Collateral or Multi-Collateral) you would prefer your funds to land into once a transfer from the spot exchange is completed.  Note: If the currency you transfer from spot is not a supported collateral currency for your preferred wallet type, it will land in the alternate trading wallet. If the transfer preferences are not set, the funds will land inside your Holding Wallet. However, if your transfer preferences are not set by the 21st of March, they will automatically be set to the Multi-Collateral wallet by default.  You should be prompted to change your preferences when logging into your futures account if they are not set, however here is a step by step process of how you can amend or set them: 

  • Navigate to the Settings page > Inbound Transfers tab.
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  • Click on the drop-down field, choose your preferred landing wallet for spot -> futures transfers and then click save.
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  • If the preference has been successfully set, you will be prompted with a green snackbar alert at the bottom right hand side of the platform. 
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Transfer funds from Spot to Futures
  • Navigate to the Funding tab.
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  • Click the Transfer button for the cryptocurrency you wish to transfer to Kraken Futures.
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  • Enter the amount you wish to transfer. Make sure it meets our minimums.
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  • Click the Transfer button and then the Submit button. Note: if you have 2FA for deposits and withdrawals enabled, you will have to enter your 2FA code to transfer funds to your Futures Wallet. 
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  • You’ll receive a notification at the bottom of the page to confirm that the transfer was successful. You can see a list of your past transfers on the Wallets tab under 'Cross Exchange Transfers'.
  • Launch Futures from the Trade tab to see your funds in Kraken Futures.
  • The funds will have landed in your preferred wallet:
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  • In order to open a position you’ll need to move funds to your Futures Trading wallet.
Transfer funds from Futures to Spot
  • Navigate to Wallets on the Futures interface and select Withdraw for the cryptocurrency you wish to transfer.
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  • Enter the amount you wish to transfer.
  • Review the transfer and click Withdraw to Kraken.
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  • You will get a confirmation that the transfer was requested. Click View status on Kraken to see the transfer in your Spot Wallet.
  • The funds will have landed in your Spot Wallet:
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Transfer funds between Futures Wallets
  • Click on Transfer next to the asset you wish to send to a trading wallet.  
  • Choose which wallet to fund; Single-Collateral, Multi-Collateral or Holding Wallet. Please note that the Multi-Collateral Trading wallet will be selected as the destination wallet by default. Clicking on the “To” drop-down will let you change the destination to Single-Collateral Trading wallet or toggle between them.
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  • Enter the amount you wish to transfer in the “Amount” field or click “Max” to automatically choose the entire wallet balance for the chosen asset.
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  • Click “Submit Transfer” to confirm. Your collateral will then be available in either Single-Collateral, Multi-Collateral or Holding Wallets as requested.
  • The balances will update in the logs section of your account:
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Transfer Minimums

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

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

Crypto

Spot to Futures

Futures to Spot

Bitcoin0.00001 BTC0.00000001 BTC
Ethereum0.0001 ETH0.0001 ETH
Arbitrum0.001 ARB0.00001 ARB
Bitcoin Cash0.0001 BCH0.0001 BCH
Cardano0.01 ADA0.01 ADA
Chainlink0.01 LINK0.01 LINK
Cosmos0.01 ATOM0.01 ATOM
Dogecoin0.01 DOGE0.00000001 DOGE
Filecoin0.01 FIL0.01 FIL
Litecoin0.0001 LTC0.0001 LTC
Matic0.01 MATIC0.01 MATIC
Polkadot0.01 DOT0.01 DOT
Ripple0.01 XRP0.004 XRP
Solana0.01 SOL0.01 SOL
Cash & Stablecoins

Spot to Futures

Futures to Spot

US Dollar1 USD1 USD
Euro1 EUR1 EUR
British Pound1 GBP1 GBP
Tether EURt1 EURT1 EURT
USD Coin1 USDC1 USDC
USD Tether1 USDT1 USDT