Kraken Futures provide access to trading various futures contracts:
| Category |
UI Availability | Contract Specifications | Type | Collateral | PnL/Funding Payout/Settlement | Maturities | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Collateral | Linear Multi-Collateral perpetual futures contract specifications | Linear |
Default: US Dollar (USD) Optional: | Perpetual | Payward Global Trading Pte Ltd | ||
| Single-Collateral | Legacy UI - futures.kraken.com | Inverse | Base currency |
Base currency | Perpetual, Monthly, Quarterly , Semiannual* | Crypto Facilities MTF |
*Semiannual maturity is available for single collateral Bitcoin-Dollar and Ether-Dollar contracts only
Single-Collateral
For inverse futures margin must be deposited in the base currency.
For example, Bitcoin must be deposited to trade Bitcoin-Dollar futures and Ether must be deposited to trade Ether-Dollar futures.
Multi-Collateral
For linear Multi-Collateral futures, multiple collateral currencies can be deposited as margin. See Futures Collateral Currencies for list of supported collateral.
Multi-Collateral futures allow for flexible profit payout in any one of the support collateral currencies.
For example, Cardano-Dollar futures could be traded using Euros and Bitcoin as collateral and realise profit in Ethereum.