Trading
Browse the sections below or use the search bar to find what you're looking for. See also the Kraken Help Center for answers to many trading questions. Click "Kraken Customer Support" above to navigate back to the Kraken Help Center. To make a support request, click on "Submit a request" above.
Cryptowatch
Introduction
Order Options
Order Types
Leverage and Margin
- US Margin Financing Term Limit
- Introduction
- Position
- Order Position vs Trade Position
- Leverage
- Margin
More Resources
Trading: Basics
- What currencies can I trade on Kraken?
- How do I select different currency pairs?
- How do I set prices for limit orders?
- What is Market Price Protection?
- Kraken's Price Charts
- Users borrow funds for leverage trading on margin - where do these funds come from and how are they protected against default?
Trading: Fees
Trading: Leverage and Margin
- Insufficient Funds Error When Closing a Margin Position
- How do I trade using leverage?
- What is an open position and how is it created?
- What is closing a position and how do I do it?
- What is settling a position and how do I do it?
- I opened a margin position but there is no change to my currency balances?
Trading: API
- Where can I find documentation on your API?
- Regular call limits vs add/cancel order counter limits
- What is the API call rate limit?
- Why am I getting a 403 error while using the Kraken API?
- Are internal calculations made in float point or with a fixed number of decimals? Are the values always rounded?