The Kraken exchange keeps adding some exciting new features as of late. Exchange users can now cash out of margin positions through a position settlement. This new feature not just for people actively using leveraged margin trading, as Kraken wants to make margin trading more appealing. Kraken Margin Trading Position Settlement
When dealing with a Bitcoin exchange – or any other trading platform these days – there is the option to leverage margin trading. However, users have to exit positions manually, which can be quite time-consuming. Kraken wants to solve this issue through position settlement, which lets users close all – or part – of their margin position by buying or selling at the same price their position was opened at.
Not everyone in the world will care about this new feature although Kraken strongly feels everyone should take notice of this addition. First of all, position settlement allows any user to lock in a buy or sell price before even depositing the full amount of funds to complete the transaction. Those traders looking to profit from market movements will thoroughly enjoy this new feature as the Bitcoin market is always shifting.
For example, anyone could lock in a price for the sale of their bitcoins, before they are deposited to the account. However, users will need to set up a short position and then settle it by selling their coins at the previously agreed upon price. An attractive option, even for those people who are not actively taking part in the margin trading business.
But there is another benefit to using position settlement on Kraken, as it lets users extend the time of trade compared to a margin position. Long positions can be quite profitable for extended periods of time, but traders have to cut it off at the most […]
