wiki/examples/py/margin-leverage-order-kraken.md
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import os
import sys
import ccxt # noqa: E402
kraken = ccxt.kraken({
'apiKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'secret': 'YOUR_SECRET',
})
kraken.load_markets()
for symbol in kraken.symbols:
print(
symbol,
'Available leverage levels',
'Buy:', kraken.markets[symbol]['info']['leverage_buy'],
'Sell:', kraken.markets[symbol]['info']['leverage_sell']
)
# THIS IS A KRAKEN-SPECIFIC EXAMPLE.
# THE LEVERAGE WILL NOT WORK WITH OTHER EXCHANGES THE SAME WAY.
# USE IMPLICIT METHODS FOR MARGIN/LEVERAGED ORDERS WITH OTHER EXCHANGES:
# https://github.com/ccxt/ccxt/wiki/Manual#implicit-api-methods
# with create_order all params (including the price=None) are needed!
# the extra param should be "leverage", not "leverage_sell" nor "leverage-sell"
kraken.create_order('BTC/USD', 'market', 'sell', 0.01, None, {'leverage': 3})
# or use a shorthand create_market_sell_order (no "price" param)
kraken.create_market_sell_order('BTC/USD', 0.01, {'leverage': 3})