<p>Asterisk is the currency symbol for XLM, like $ or ฿. </p>

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2018-01-04T13:43:09.297Z
2018-01-04T13:43:09.297Z
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<p>I recently placed an order with Kraken (or tried to anyway, the site was giving me lots of errors and timeouts) Seemingly a trade went through after several attempts.</p>

<p>However, my account balance now has an asterisk in it, for example</p>

<pre><code>Lumen (XLM) *2,038.04006    $0.2002
</code></pre>

<p>And the ledger looks like this</p>

<pre><code>12-14-17 22:59:26 -0500 Trade   Lumen (XLM) *1,040.76635    *2.72629    *2,038.04006
</code></pre>

<p>What does the asterisk indicate?</p>

<p><strong>Update</strong> - I now check the order history, and Kraken claims the order is cancelled - however, the XLM coin are available for Transfer, and the Bitcoins I used to make the purchase are no longer available.  I think Kraken either has something very strange in their user interface or the money was lost somehow?</p>

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What do asterisks mean in the ledger?
user68932
# What do asterisks mean in the ledger?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-15)

I recently placed an order with Kraken (or tried to anyway, the site was giving me lots of errors and timeouts) Seemingly a trade went through after several attempts.

However, my account balance now has an asterisk in it, for example

```
Lumen (XLM) *2,038.04006    $0.2002

```

And the ledger looks like this

```
12-14-17 22:59:26 -0500 Trade   Lumen (XLM) *1,040.76635    *2.72629    *2,038.04006

```

What does the asterisk indicate?

**Update** - I now check the order history, and Kraken claims the order is cancelled - however, the XLM coin are available for Transfer, and the Bitcoins I used to make the purchase are no longer available. I think Kraken either has something very strange in their user interface or the money was lost somehow?

**Tags:** trading, kraken


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Asterisk is the currency symbol for XLM, like $ or ฿.


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