kraken-futures-risk

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Futures-specific risk management: leverage, funding rates, margin, and liquidation awareness.

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kraken-futures-risk

Use this skill for:

checking and setting leverage
monitoring funding rates for carry cost
tracking margin and account health
position sizing relative to available margin
understanding liquidation risk

Leverage Management

Check current leverage preferences:

kraken futures leverage -o json 2>/dev/null

Check leverage for a specific symbol:

kraken futures leverage --symbol PF_XBTUSD -o json 2>/dev/null

Set maximum leverage (requires human approval):

kraken futures set-leverage PF_XBTUSD 5 -o json 2>/dev/null

Lower leverage reduces liquidation risk but requires more margin per position.

Funding Rate Monitoring

Check historical funding rates:

kraken futures historical-funding-rates PF_XBTUSD -o json 2>/dev/null

Funding rates are periodic payments between longs and shorts. Positive rates mean longs pay shorts; negative rates mean shorts pay longs. High sustained rates increase carry cost for directional positions.

Use funding rates to:

Estimate holding cost for a position over time.
Identify crowded trades (extreme funding rates).
Time entries when funding flips direction.

Account and Margin Health

Check account balances and margin:

kraken futures accounts -o json 2>/dev/null

Key fields: availableFunds, initialMargin, maintenanceMargin, unrealizedFunding, pnl.

Margin ratio = maintenanceMargin / equity. When this approaches 1.0, liquidation risk is high.

Position Monitoring

View all open positions:

kraken futures positions -o json 2>/dev/null

Stream position updates in real time:

kraken futures ws open-positions -o json 2>/dev/null

Monitor P&L and size continuously. Set agent-side thresholds for:

Maximum unrealized loss per position
Maximum total portfolio loss
Maximum position size

PnL Preferences

Check P&L calculation method:

kraken futures pnl-preferences -o json 2>/dev/null

Set preference for a specific symbol:

kraken futures set-pnl-preference PF_XBTUSD FIFO -o json 2>/dev/null

Unwind Queue

Check if any positions are in the unwind queue (approaching liquidation):

kraken futures unwind-queue -o json 2>/dev/null

If positions appear here, the agent should alert immediately and consider reducing exposure.

Pre-Trade Risk Check

Before placing a futures order, always:

Check available margin:

kraken futures accounts -o json 2>/dev/null

Check current positions:

kraken futures positions -o json 2>/dev/null

Check current leverage:

kraken futures leverage --symbol PF_XBTUSD -o json 2>/dev/null

Estimate position margin requirement based on order size and leverage.
Confirm available funds exceed the required margin with a safety buffer.

Emergency Procedures

Close all positions:

kraken futures cancel-all -o json 2>/dev/null
# Then close each position with a reduce-only market order
kraken futures order sell PF_XBTUSD <POSITION_SIZE> --reduce-only -o json 2>/dev/null

Dead man's switch:

kraken futures cancel-after 300 -o json 2>/dev/null

Hard Rules

Never increase leverage without explicit human approval.
Monitor margin ratio continuously during live sessions.
Alert when margin ratio exceeds 0.7 (conservative threshold).
Alert when unrealized loss exceeds a pre-defined stop-loss level.
Check funding rates before opening new positions to understand carry cost.
Use --reduce-only when closing positions to prevent accidental reversals.