Filecoin margin trading:
Trade crypto with up to 2x leverage

Crypto trading is generally well understood, but what if you're looking for more advanced features to power your strategies? That's where margin trading comes in.

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") Filecoin with up to 2x leverage.

• Spot trading with and without the use of margin

Filecoin margin trading lets you buy and sell FIL 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 FIL/USD on the FIL/USD order book with this account.

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

With Kraken, Filecoin 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:

Another benefit of margin trading on Kraken is the extremely 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 FIL, 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.

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