Margin Trading
Cryptocurrency:  Trade With
Up To 5x Leverage

Trading cryptocurrency is generally simple, but what if you’re looking for options that are a bit more advanced? That’s where margin* trading comes in. 

Entering into spot transactions with the use of margin (or "margin trading") can amplify your gains and losses from market swings, allowing you to execute more complex, active trading strategies. With the power of Kraken’s advanced trading engine, you can use extensions of margin from Kraken to buy (go "long") or sell (go "short") a variety of cryptocurrencies with up to 5x leverage. 

• Spot trading with and without the use of margin

Margin Trading allows you to make spot purchases and sales of cryptocurrencies, on the Kraken exchange, using funds that may exceed the balance of your account. For example:

Suppose you fund your account with $5,000. Using an extension of margin from Kraken, you could buy or sell $10,000 worth of BTC/USD on the BTC/USD order book with this account.

• Margin trading terms & concepts
• How to trade using margin

With Kraken, margin trading is accessible to everyone. Apply up to 5x leverage to an order with just one click, whether you’re placing a market or limit order.

Margin trading is currently available on Kraken with:

Another benefit of margin trading on Kraken is that we offer extremely competitive fees. Depending on the currency pair you’re trading in, we’ll charge up to only 0.02% to open a position and up to only 0.02% (per 4 hours) in rollover fees to keep it open.

Before using margin extensions to trade cryptocurrencies please take time to fully understand it and the unique risks involved. There are a lot of concepts to learn, but this is your money at stake, so it's worth your time to walk through everything carefully.

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