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Futures

How to place futures trades in Kraken Pro

Once you’ve unlocked and funded your futures account on Kraken Pro, you’re ready to place your very first futures trade.
VIDEO
Advanced
Exchanges

Best crypto exchanges in 2026

What to know before you trade
ARTICLE
18 min
Beginner
Crypto AI trading bots image
Video

Crypto AI trading bots

A complete guide
ARTICLE
16 min
Advanced
Futures

How to place futures trades in Kraken Pro

Once you’ve unlocked and funded your futures account on Kraken Pro, you’re ready to place your very first futures trade.
VIDEO
Advanced
Exchanges

Best crypto exchanges in 2026

What to know before you trade
ARTICLE
18 min
Beginner
Crypto AI trading bots image
Video

Crypto AI trading bots

A complete guide
ARTICLE
16 min
Advanced
Exchanges

What makes Kraken the most globally regulated crypto exchange?

ARTICLE
11 min
Intermediate
Staking & Earn

Kraken vs OKX Earn: how the two platforms compare

ARTICLE
5 min
Intermediate
Kraken vs Binance: Crypto exchange comparison
Exchanges

Kraken vs Binance: Crypto exchange comparison

ARTICLE
11 min
Intermediate
Fixed-term futures contracts: expiry, rollover, and settlement
Trading

Fixed-term futures contracts: expiry, rollover, and settlement

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced
Kraken vs Binance futures trading
Trading

Kraken vs Binance futures trading

ARTICLE
7 min
Advanced
What are xStocks perps?
Trading

What are xStocks perps?

ARTICLE
4 min
Advanced
Kraken vs dYdX
Trading

Kraken vs dYdX: CEX vs decentralized futures trading

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced
Micro vs standard contracts: MBT, MES, and MNQ explained
Trading

Micro vs standard contracts: MBT, MES, and MNQ explained

ARTICLE
6 min
Intermediate
How to set conditional orders on Kraken
Trading

How to set conditional orders on Kraken: Stop loss and take profit

ARTICLE
5 min
Advanced
Hedging a spot portfolio with perps
Trading

Hedging a spot portfolio with perps

ARTICLE
7 min
Advanced
Trading

What are TradFi futures? CME contracts on Kraken

ARTICLE
4 min
Advanced
Funding rates as a strategy signal
Trading

Funding rates as a strategy signal

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced
US futures on Kraken: regulation, products, and eligibility
Trading

US futures on Kraken: regulation, products, and eligibility

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced
Trading S&P 500, Nasdaq, gold, and oil futures on Kraken
Trading

Trading S&P 500, Nasdaq, gold, and oil on Kraken

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced
Funding rate arbitrage in crypto
Trading

Funding rate arbitrage

ARTICLE
7 min
Advanced
What to do when close to liquidation
Trading

What to do when close to liquidation

ARTICLE
7 min
Advanced
Trading xStocks on Kraken: SPYx, QQQx, GLDx, NVDAx and more
Trading

Trading SPYx, QQQx, GLDx, NVDAx, AAPLx, TSLAx on Kraken

ARTICLE
5 min
Advanced
Position sizing with leverage
Trading

Position sizing with leverage

ARTICLE
6 min
Advanced

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