Kraken announced on October 26 that eligible traders in the European Economic Area can now trade Bitcoin and Ethereum options through their existing Kraken Pro derivatives accounts. The offering is available in EEA countries where Kraken provides derivatives services, and traders must pass an options suitability assessment. Futures and options share collateral, and portfolio margin is enabled by default. Kraken warns that losses for options sellers may far exceed the margin posted and could even be unlimited. The separately introduced Unified Wallet upgrade remains optional; eligible spot and derivatives balances must be manually activated before they can be combined.