Margin Trading

Compound margin trading:
Trade COMP with up to 2x leverage

Margin Trading

Compound margin trading:
Trade COMP with up to 2x leverage

Supercharge your trading

Are you looking for more advanced features to power your crypto trading strategy? Margin trading could make a difference.

Opening a spot position on margin (also called "margin trading") can amplify your exposure to market volatility, giving your trading strategies even more flexibility. Kraken offers over 100 margin-enabled markets for you to buy (go "long") or sell (go "short") Compound with up to 2x leverage.

Access the tools

you want on Kraken

Leverage COMP up to 2x

Quickly and easily use margin to long or short Compound with up to 2x leverage.

Stable rollover fees

Kraken offers stable fees on margin positions, letting you accurately calculate and predict trading costs.

Pro trading interface

Manage your positions easily with our intuitive trading platform and advanced order options.

High margin limits

Eligible clients can access millions of dollars of margin allowance.

 

Comprehensive coverage

Manage your exposure on a wide variety of cryptoassets. Hundreds of spot markets available to trade on margin.

So what exactly is Compound margin trading?

Compound margin trading lets you buy and sell COMP on Kraken using funds that could exceed the balance of your account. Unlike futures and derivatives trading, spot margin trading involves buying or selling the actual underlying assets, rather than financial contracts.

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

Manage your trading strategies on a simple interface

With Kraken, Compound margin trading is intuitive and accessible. Easily trade up to 2x leverage on liquid markets whether you're placing a market or limit order.

Margin trading is currently available on Kraken with:

Fixed fees for margin trading

Another benefit of margin trading on Kraken is our transparent and competitive fee structure. Depending on the currency pair you’re trading, 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 to trade COMP, please take time to fully understand 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.

A recurring fee, charged every 4 hours,
in order to keep a margin position open.

*Availability of margin trading services is subject to certain limitations and eligibility criteria.

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