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Trade HydraDX

Futures Contracts

HydraDX (HDX) futures let you gain exposure to HydraDX without having to buy and hold any in your portfolio.
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Futures Background

HydraDX (HDX) futures are not available to trade on Kraken. You can still trade over 95 other perpetual futures with some of the lowest fees in the industry by signing up for a free account.

Whether you’re looking for a seamless, flexible user experience or performant API trading, Kraken Derivatives offers a wide range of products on a robust, low latency, high-performance trading platform.

Why trade HydraDX futures?

  • HydraDX futures are an agreement between two counterparties to buy and sell a specific amount of HDX at a specific future HydraDX price on a specific date and time
  • They allow you to gain exposure to HydraDX without ever having to own it
  • Individuals and organizations that do own HydraDX can use futures to hedge exposure against market movements

The Kraken Derivatives multi-collateral advantage

Gain exposure to a wide range of assets without owning them outright. With a variety of collateral options, you have flexibility when opening new positions or maintaining existing positions. And no matter what crypto you trade, you can choose to convert any profits into a currency of your choice.

Introducing the Multi-Collateral Futures wallet

The multi-collateral wallet allows you to use a variety of collateral types to manage all of your positions, without needing to move funds around. For example, you can open a position on HDX/USD, use USDT as collateral and convert any profits to HydraDX.

Kraken Derivatives trading with leverage

Kraken Derivatives offers leverage, allowing you to amplify your buying or selling power.

Flexibility in risk management 

New margin mode functionality allows you to trade using isolated margin to limit your downside per contract, or use cross margin to utilize all of your collateral across all positions.

Trade a range of currency pairs

Gain exposure to a variety of pairs using your multi-collateral futures wallet with 9 different collateral options.

Hedge volatility with Kraken Derivatives

Use futures to hedge against spot market volatility – no matter which way the underlying market moves.

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HydraDX futures FAQs

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Risk Disclaimer

Trading futures, derivatives and other instruments using leverage involves an element of risk and may not be suitable for everyone. Read Kraken’s risk disclosure to learn more.