Kraken Prop vs Leveraged rules, prices and codes side by side

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  • Kraken Prop

    British Virgin Islands · Founded May 2026

    From
    $20
    Challenges
    18
    Accounts
    $5K to $200K
    Buy
  • Leveraged

    Cyprus

    From
    $8.88
    Challenges
    12
    Accounts
    $10K to $200K
    Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge
Kraken Prop$20 ($5K Advanced)
Leveraged$8.88 ($10K Crypto Program)
Daily loss limit
Kraken Prop3%, or none on some
Leveraged3%
Maximum loss
Kraken Prop3% to 6% static or trailing
Leveraged6% trailing
Bitcoin leverage
Kraken Prop10x
Leveraged3x
Account sizes
Kraken Prop$5K to $200K
Leveraged$10K to $200K
Sizes only this firm sells
Kraken Prop$5K
Leveraged$150K
Challenges
Kraken Prop18
Leveraged12
US traders
Kraken PropYes
LeveragedNo
Country
Kraken PropBritish Virgin Islands
LeveragedCyprus

Every rule, side by side

RuleKraken PropLeveraged
The firm
CountryBritish Virgin IslandsCyprus
FoundedMay 2026Not stated
Years in operationUnder 1Not stated
PlatformsKraken ProMetaTrader 5, cTrader
Trades onKraken Pro (web and mobile app), on a simulated Prop accountMetaTrader 5 or cTrader (simulated evaluation)
MarketsCrypto, index and commodityCrypto (100+ cryptocurrencies on the Crypto Program; not perps), forex (Turbo only), stocks (Turbo only) and metals (Turbo only)
Some trades on-chainNoNo
Rules
Model1-step evaluation (Starter, Intermediate or Advanced; Lite on $50,000)1-step evaluations mostly paid for after passing (Pay After You Pass): the Crypto Program or Turbo
Account sizes$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K$10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K, $200K
Profit target10% (Starter) / 12% (Intermediate) / 9% (Advanced) / 6% (Lite)6%
Daily loss limit3% of the balance at 00:30 UTC, checked against equity (Starter, Intermediate, Advanced); none on Lite3%, from the higher of balance or equity at 23:00 GMT+3
Maximum drawdown6% (Starter) / 5% (Intermediate) / 3% (Advanced), static from the starting balance; $1,500 trailing the highest closed balance on Lite6% trailing
Max leverageUp to 10x on BTC, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 (its August 18, 2026 update; its September guide still says 5x on BTC and ETH, 2x on other crypto), 5x on SOL and 3x on HYPE; up to 40x on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 on Lite; commodities 5x on gold, silver, WTI and Brent oil, 10x on copper and 3x on natural gas (its commodities table; the same page's FAQ says up to 5x on every commodity)1:15 on the Crypto Program per its leverage FAQ (its product page shows 1:3); Turbo: 1:1 on crypto, 1:30 on forex
Profit split80%; 90% with an add-on bought at purchase for 20% of the plan price80%
PayoutsOn request with no open positions or orders; reviewed within 24 hours (typically 12) and paid in USD or USDG to the trader's Kraken account; $50 minimum on LiteEvery 14 days, after at least 3 profitable days of 0.5% or more and under a 20% consistency rule
Starting pricefrom $20 for a $5,000 account (Advanced)$85 in total for a $10,000 Turbo account: $8.88 to start and a $76.12 activation fee after passing; the Crypto Program's $10,000 account is $89 ($8.88 and $80.12)
Minimum daysNoneNone to pass; 3 profitable days of 0.5%+ before a payout
Consistency ruleNoneNo day above 20% of profit (funded)
US tradersYes (crypto only for US clients; not offered in Canada or India)No (on its restricted list)
Fee refundNoWith the third payout, per its FAQ (its terms: refundable only within 14 days if untraded)
News tradingAllowed (its Prop page sets no restriction on trading strategy)Not within 5 minutes of high-impact news
Weekend holdingAllowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)Allowed; no gap-exploit strategies, and no hedged weekend positions on Funded Turbo
Current offerNone nowNone now
Rules checkedNovember 10, 2026November 3, 2026

Kraken Prop: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8source 9Leveraged: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8source 9source 10source 11source 12source 13source 14source 15

Prices at each account size

AccountKraken PropLeveraged
Sizes both sell
$10K$40Advanced3 challenges at this size$8.88+ $76.12 on passingTurbo2 challenges at this size
$25K$95Advanced3 challenges at this size$8.88+ $180.12 on passingTurbo2 challenges at this size
$50K$139Lite4 challenges at this size$8.88+ $340.12 on passingTurbo2 challenges at this size
$100K$330Advanced3 challenges at this size$8.88+ $540.12 on passingTurbo2 challenges at this size
$200K$660Advanced2 challenges at this size$1,089.12Turbo (1-step)2 challenges at this size
Sizes only one sells
$5K$20Advanced3 challenges at this sizeNot sold
$150KNot sold$8.88+ $816.12 on passingTurbo2 challenges at this size

Every Kraken Prop challengeEvery Leveraged challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Kraken Prop

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy
Leveraged

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

What each daily limit means on Bitcoin

How far Bitcoin has to move against a position at each firm's full leverage to use up the daily loss limit, and how often it has in the last 30 days.

Firm and programBitcoin capDaily limitMove that uses it upDays Bitcoin moved that far
Kraken Prop · Starter, Intermediate and Advanced10x3%0.3%30 of 30
Leveraged · Crypto program3x3%1%19 of 30

Recent rule changes

Kraken Prop
  1. Other

    Dropped the UK from the countries its FAQ says Kraken Prop is not available in, leaving Canada and India; in July the list also named Australia.

    Firm's pageArchived Jul 12, 2026

  2. Other

    Changed its weekend holding rule from "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies)" to "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)".

    Firm's page

Leveraged
  1. Account sizes

    Added a $200,000 Turbo (1-step) challenge at $1,089.12.

    Firm's page

  2. Program

    Added the Crypto Program, a one-step Pay After You Pass evaluation on over 100 cryptocurrencies started for $8.88, with a 6% target, a 3% daily loss limit, a 6% trailing drawdown and an 80% split.

    Archived May 2, 2026Archived May 16, 2026

  3. Account sizes

    Added a $200,000 Turbo account at $8.88 to start and $1,089.12 after passing; Turbo had stopped at $150,000.

    Archived Apr 20, 2026Archived Apr 20, 2026

  4. Platform

    Launched MetaTrader 5, which its help center lists beside cTrader.

    Archived Jan 8, 2026Archived May 16, 2026

All 6 Leveraged changes

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