diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
index 1339677d2..15599eff9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
@@ -104,17 +104,26 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
             Assigns property _leverage_brackets to a dictionary of information about the leverage
             allowed on each pair
         """
-        leverage_brackets = self._api.load_leverage_brackets()
-        for pair, brackets in leverage_brackets.items:
-            self.leverage_brackets[pair] = [
-                [
-                    min_amount,
-                    float(margin_req)
-                ] for [
-                    min_amount,
-                    margin_req
-                ] in brackets
-            ]
+        try:
+            leverage_brackets = self._api.load_leverage_brackets()
+            for pair, brackets in leverage_brackets.items:
+                self.leverage_brackets[pair] = [
+                    [
+                        min_amount,
+                        float(margin_req)
+                    ] for [
+                        min_amount,
+                        margin_req
+                    ] in brackets
+                ]
+
+        except ccxt.DDoSProtection as e:
+            raise DDosProtection(e) from e
+        except (ccxt.NetworkError, ccxt.ExchangeError) as e:
+            raise TemporaryError(f'Could not fetch leverage amounts due to'
+                                 f'{e.__class__.__name__}. Message: {e}') from e
+        except ccxt.BaseError as e:
+            raise OperationalException(e) from e
 
     def get_max_leverage(self, pair: Optional[str], nominal_value: Optional[float]) -> float:
         """
@@ -135,4 +144,12 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
             Binance Futures must set the leverage before making a futures trade, in order to not
             have the same leverage on every trade
         """
-        self._api.set_leverage(symbol=pair, leverage=leverage)
+        try:
+            self._api.set_leverage(symbol=pair, leverage=leverage)
+        except ccxt.DDoSProtection as e:
+            raise DDosProtection(e) from e
+        except (ccxt.NetworkError, ccxt.ExchangeError) as e:
+            raise TemporaryError(
+                f'Could not set leverage due to {e.__class__.__name__}. Message: {e}') from e
+        except ccxt.BaseError as e:
+            raise OperationalException(e) from e
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py b/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
index 64e728761..8ffba92c7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/ftx.py
@@ -182,4 +182,12 @@ class Ftx(Exchange):
             :param pair: Here for super method, not used on FTX
             :param leverage:
         """
-        self._api.private_post_account_leverage({'leverage': leverage})
+        try:
+            self._api.private_post_account_leverage({'leverage': leverage})
+        except ccxt.DDoSProtection as e:
+            raise DDosProtection(e) from e
+        except (ccxt.NetworkError, ccxt.ExchangeError) as e:
+            raise TemporaryError(f'Could not fetch leverage amounts due to'
+                                 f'{e.__class__.__name__}. Message: {e}') from e
+        except ccxt.BaseError as e:
+            raise OperationalException(e) from e
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py b/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
index 358a1991c..e020f7fd8 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
@@ -135,22 +135,30 @@ class Kraken(Exchange):
         """
         # TODO-lev: Not sure if this works correctly for futures
         leverages = {}
-        for pair, market in self._api.load_markets().items():
-            info = market['info']
-            leverage_buy = info['leverage_buy']
-            leverage_sell = info['leverage_sell']
-            if len(info['leverage_buy']) > 0 or len(info['leverage_sell']) > 0:
-                if leverage_buy != leverage_sell:
-                    print(f"\033[91m The buy leverage != the sell leverage for {pair}."
-                          "please let freqtrade know because this has never happened before"
-                          )
-                    if max(leverage_buy) < max(leverage_sell):
-                        leverages[pair] = leverage_buy
+        try:
+            for pair, market in self._api.load_markets().items():
+                info = market['info']
+                leverage_buy = info['leverage_buy']
+                leverage_sell = info['leverage_sell']
+                if len(info['leverage_buy']) > 0 or len(info['leverage_sell']) > 0:
+                    if leverage_buy != leverage_sell:
+                        logger.warning(f"The buy leverage != the sell leverage for {pair}. Please"
+                                       "let freqtrade know because this has never happened before"
+                                       )
+                        if max(leverage_buy) < max(leverage_sell):
+                            leverages[pair] = leverage_buy
+                        else:
+                            leverages[pair] = leverage_sell
                     else:
-                        leverages[pair] = leverage_sell
-                else:
-                    leverages[pair] = leverage_buy
-        self._leverage_brackets = leverages
+                        leverages[pair] = leverage_buy
+            self._leverage_brackets = leverages
+        except ccxt.DDoSProtection as e:
+            raise DDosProtection(e) from e
+        except (ccxt.NetworkError, ccxt.ExchangeError) as e:
+            raise TemporaryError(f'Could not fetch leverage amounts due to'
+                                 f'{e.__class__.__name__}. Message: {e}') from e
+        except ccxt.BaseError as e:
+            raise OperationalException(e) from e
 
     def get_max_leverage(self, pair: Optional[str], nominal_value: Optional[float]) -> float:
         """