General

Trading glossary

Currency pairs available for trading on Kraken

Trading prices and charts for Kraken

Differences in spot trading with and without the use of margin

Introduction to cryptocurrency trading

How to convert between cash currencies

Introduction to trading on Kraken

Cost minimum for trading

Minimum order size (volume) for trading

Maximum number of open orders

Partially filled orders due to "Out of Funds"

Self trading prevention

Price decimal precision

Trading requirements & errors

How trading fees work on Kraken

How are trading volume discounts calculated?

Kraken fee credits (KFEE)

What are the fees (opening and rollover) for trading using margin?

How are fee conversion rates calculated?

What are Maker and Taker fees?

How do stablecoin/FX fees work?

Fees

Introducing the Kraken OTC Desk

High-Volume Trading

Summary of order options

Currency pair selection

Order size/volume ("Amount" field)

Other order options

How to set prices for limit orders

Conditional Close

Order options

Market Price Protection

Price terminology

Take profit orders

Market and limit orders

Stop loss orders

Stop loss limit orders

Take profit limit orders

Order types

Settling or closing a spot position on margin

How to trade using margin

Where do funds for spot transactions on margin come from?

Explanation of spot transactions on margin

Opening a spot position on margin

Flipping a spot position on margin

I opened a spot position on margin, but why is there no change to my currency balances?

Settling a spot position on margin

Margin trading pairs and their maximum leverage

Margin trading basics

How leverage works in spot transactions on margin

Opening Cost

Current Valuation

Margin trading examples

Margin

Trade Balance

Profit/Loss

Equity

Used Margin (Initial Margin)

Free Margin

Margin level

Margin call level and margin liquidation level

Order Position vs Trade Position

Collateral currency

Margin cost

Maintenance Margin

Position

Hedging

Closing or settling multiple spot positions on margin (FIFO)

Terminology used on the Overview page

Real-time index reference prices

Margin trading terms & concepts

Margin allowance limits

No margin obligation term limits

Margin withholding updates (September 2018)

Margin trading and Eligible Contract Participant (ECP) self-certification for U.S. clients

Additional Information on Institutional Qualification Requirements for Eligible Contract Participant (ECP) Status

Client eligibility for margin trading services 

Margin position limits

Margin trading and permitted client self-certification for Canadian clients 

Additional Information on Institutional Qualification Requirements for Permitted Client Status

Margin trading limitations & restrictions

'Insufficient Funds' error when placing an order

Why is leverage disabled in my account?

Order canceled due to "Insufficient Margin"

'Margin allowance exceeded' error when opening a margin position

Margin trading errors

How to change the currency pair

How to see balances available for new orders

How to change the "default" currency

Fat finger warning

Kraken.com trade interface

Learn about our services and how to create an account.

Getting Started

Learn how to transfer funds to and from your account.

Funding

Help with signing into, securing and verifying your account.

Account Security & Verification

Learn about the different ways to trade and access your account history.

Trading

Learn everything you need to know about the new Kraken Pro platform.

Kraken Pro

Kraken's original platform to easily buy, sell and trade crypto. 

Kraken Classic

NFT Marketplace

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Mobile Apps

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