Cryptocurrency Futures Trading on Kraken
Trade perpetual and fixed-maturity futures contracts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major cryptocurrencies with up to 50x leverage and deep liquidity.
Trade Crypto Futures
Kraken futures provide leveraged exposure to cryptocurrency markets with professional-grade execution.
Perpetual Contracts
Trade without expiry dates. Perpetual futures track the spot price through a funding rate mechanism that keeps contract prices aligned with the underlying market. This allows you to hold positions indefinitely without rolling to new contracts, simplifying your trading strategy and cost management.
Up to 50x Leverage
Amplify your exposure with leverage up to 50x on major pairs. Isolated margin mode limits risk to individual positions, while cross-margin mode shares collateral across all open positions for more efficient capital utilisation. Choose the mode that best fits your risk management approach.
Multi-Collateral Margin
Use Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, or USD as collateral for your futures positions. Multi-collateral support means you can trade without converting your holdings to a single base currency, preserving your portfolio composition while accessing leveraged markets.
Risk Management Tools
Kraken futures include comprehensive risk management features to protect your capital. Set stop-loss and take-profit levels on every position to automate your exit strategy. The platform calculates your liquidation price in real-time, displaying it prominently alongside your open positions.
Isolated margin mode allows you to limit the risk on each individual trade to the margin assigned to that position. If a position is liquidated, only the assigned margin is lost — your remaining account balance remains untouched. Cross-margin mode provides more capital efficiency but exposes your full margin balance to each position.
- Isolated and cross-margin modes
- Real-time liquidation price calculation
- Stop-loss and take-profit automation
- Trailing stop orders for active management
- Email and push notification alerts
Frequently Asked Questions
Kraken offers up to 50x leverage on major cryptocurrency futures pairs like BTC and ETH perpetual contracts. Available leverage varies by asset and account tier. Higher leverage amplifies both potential gains and losses.
Perpetual contracts have no expiry date and use funding rates to track the spot price. Fixed-maturity contracts expire on a set date and settle at the underlying asset price. Perpetual contracts are more popular due to their simplicity and continuous trading.
Kraken futures support multi-collateral margin including BTC, ETH, USDT, and USD. You can use your existing crypto holdings as collateral without converting to a specific base currency.