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How Kraken and Kraken Futures are different
Kraken Futures is seperate from the Kraken & Kraken Pro platform in regards to how you fetch transaction data and calculate your taxes. You can look at them as two different sources when declaring your taxes. This guide is specifically aimed at those that have used Kraken Futures.
If you have also used other features in Kraken then please see the Kraken Tax Guide as well. You will need to import transactions from Kraken and Kraken Futures if you have used both services.
How to export your Kraken Futures transaction history
Below we list the different methods available to export your transaction history from Kraken Futures.
| Transaction type | File Import | Automatic Import |
|---|---|---|
| Futures | ||
| Other Kraken Transactions |
Automatic import
You can import transactions from Kraken Futures into Divly by using our API integration. After you have provided the API keys, Divly will be able to fetch your latest transactions anytime you click "Import Transactions" in the wallet page.
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Sign in to Kraken Futures.
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In the top right corner click on the Account Icon > Settings > API Keys. Alternatively click here to go to directly to the Kraken API.
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IMPORTANT: Under General API, select Read Only Access. Under Withdrawal API, select No Access.
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Click the button Create Key in the right top corner.
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Copy the API Key and API Secret into Divly. Divly will fetch your transaction history.
File import
You can import transactions from Kraken Futures into Divly by downloading and importing a CSV file. Make sure to download the CSV file every time you want to include the latest transactions.
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Sign in to Kraken Futures.
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Click on Logs in the menu on the left.
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On the bottom of the page click Download All. A CSV file will download.
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In Divly, drag and drop the CSV file to where it says Upload CSV. Divly will import your transactions.
If you have any issues with calculating your Kraken taxes, feel free to contact our support team which is available via the online chat on the bottom right hand corner of our website. Good luck!
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