Kraken Pro Introduces Unified Margin Trading for Tokenized Equities

Kraken Pro, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has expanded its services by introducing xStocks margin trading. This innovative feature enables users to trade tokenized equities with up to 3x leverage within a single unified account.

xStocks margin trading allows traders to access capital-efficient cross-asset exposure without liquidating their spot crypto holdings. The system incorporates automated initial and maintenance margin requirements, real-time liquidation logic, position limits based on order book depth, and margin pool exposure caps – delivering structured leverage and short exposure for tokenized stocks and ETFs.

The xStocks pairs available for trading include NVDAx (Nvidia Corp.), TSLAx (Tesla Inc.), AAPLx (Apple Inc.), SPYx (S&P 500), GOOGLx (Alphabet Inc.), GLDx (gold price), CRCLx (Circle Internet Group Inc.), QQQx (Nasdaq 100), MSTRx (Strategy Inc.), and HOODx (Robinhood Markets Inc.).