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Kraken
Trading
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Introduction to trading on Kraken
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Currency pairs available for trading on Kraken
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Trading prices and charts for Kraken
Introduction to cryptocurrency trading
Differences in spot trading with and without the use of margin
Trading glossary
Trading requirements & errors
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Price and volume decimal precision
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Minimum order size (volume) for trading
Maximum number of open orders
Order Canceled due to "Out of Funds"
Self trading prevention
Fees
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How trading fees work on Kraken
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What are the fees (opening and rollover) for trading using margin?
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
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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
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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
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Terminology used on the Overview page
Position
Order Position vs Trade Position
How leverage works in spot transactions on margin
Margin
Collateral currency
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Margin trading limitations & restrictions
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Margin obligation term limits
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Margin allowance limits
Margin withholding updates (September 2018)
Check the opening time of a spot position on margin (for margin obligation term limits)
Margin trading errors
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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 opening or closing a spot position on margin
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
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