Introduction to trading on Kraken

• ★ Currency pairs available for trading on Kraken
• ★ Trading prices and charts for Kraken
• Introduction to cryptocurrency trading
• Differences between spot exchange and margin trading
• Trading glossary

Trading requirements & errors

• ★ Price and volume decimal precision
• ★ Minimum order size (volume) for trading
• Maximum number of open orders
• Order Canceled due to "Out of Funds"
• Self trading prevention

Fees

• ★ How trading fees work on Kraken
• ★ What are the fees (opening and rollover) for margin trading?
• How do stablecoin fees work?
• What are Maker and Taker fees?
• Kraken fee credits (KFEE)
• How are trading volume discounts calculated?

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High-Volume Trading

• ★ Introducing the Kraken OTC Desk
• Introducing the Kraken Dark Pool
• How does trading via the Dark Pool compare to using the OTC Desk?

Order options

• Summary of order options
• Other order options
• Conditional Close
• Currency pair selection
• Order size/volume ("Amount" field)
• How to set prices for limit orders

Order types

• Price terminology
• Market and limit orders
• Stop loss orders
• Stop loss limit orders
• Take profit orders
• Take profit limit orders

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Margin trading basics

• ★ Margin trading pairs and their maximum leverage
• Explanation of spot transactions on margin
• How to trade using margin
• Opening a spot position on margin
• Settling or closing a spot position on margin
• Settling a spot position on margin

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Margin trading terms & concepts

• ★ Terminology used on the Trade > Overview page
• Position
• Order Position vs Trade Position
• How leverage works for margin trading
• Margin
• Collateral currency

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Margin trading limitations & restrictions

• ★ Margin financing term limits
• ★ Margin allowance limits
• Margin withholding updates (September 2018)
• Check the opening time of a margin position (for margin financing term limits)

Margin trading errors

• ★ Why is leverage disabled in my account?
• Order Canceled due to "Insufficient Margin"
• 'Margin allowance exceeded' error when opening a margin position
• 'Insufficient Funds' error when placing a margin trade

Kraken.com trade interface

• Fat finger warning
• How to change the currency pair
• How to change the "default" currency
• How to see balances available for new orders

Regional requirements

• Trading Agreement for German residents