Make bigger moves with smaller stakes

Trade on price moves with up to 50x leverage, unlimited upside, and no risk of losing it all.

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Boost your upside, not your anxiety.

Kraken’s perpetual futures are a user-friendly way to turn those predictions into potential profits, with up to 50x the buying power and automatically capped risk.

Act fast on new insights: no complex setups, no second-guessing.

What are “Perps,” anyway?

(it’s less complicated than you think!)

Perpetual futures (“perps”) give you the chance to trade on whether a coin’s price will go up or down, without owning it and without an expiry date. It’s like calling the outcome of a game based on who you think will win.

How do Kraken’s perpetual futures work?

Let’s say you think the price of Bitcoin is going to go up.
Now, trading on your instinct is as easy as…

Tap trade, select perps

Perpetual futures are available for 300+ assets

Choose up or down

Enter your amount and set your leverage

Fund positions using any crypto or fiat.

Confirm when you’re ready

Your risk is automatically limited, you never have to worry about losing more than you put in.

And you’re done!

Simple, straightforward, and built for everyday buyers

Up to 50x leverage

Use less money to control bigger positions, so even small moves can make big impacts.

Minimize your risk

A built-in stop-loss automatically limits your downside, so you never lose more than you put in.

Earn unlimited upside

Perps have no expiry date, so you can let your position ride or take profits at your target price.

Exit anytime

You’re always in control and can close your trade instantly whenever you want to.

How is this different from buying crypto?

Perps don’t replace buying crypto: they complement it.

Perpetual futures

You trade on price direction

Profit on ups or downs depending on your position when you close

Up to 50x leverage

Trade with smaller stakes

Risk = what you set

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Buying crypto

You own the asset

Profit when prices go up and you sell

Buy the amount you pay for

Full cost upfront

Risk = what you spend

Questions about Kraken Perps?

We keep the most up-to-date answers in our Support Center.

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