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Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will launch a new index-based perpetual futures contract through its derivatives trading platform.
According to the exchange’s announcement, the USDⓈ-margin index perpetual contract named EWYUSDT will begin trading on Binance Futures on March 16, 2026, at 16:30.
The new agreement will be based on the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF index, which offers investors indirect exposure to the South Korean equity market. This ETF tracks the market capitalization-weighted performance of large and medium-sized South Korean companies and is traded on the NYSE Arca in the US under the ticker symbol EWY.
According to Binance’s announcement, the EWYUSDT contract will offer investors the opportunity to use leverage up to 10x. $USDT will be used as the collateral and settlement asset in the contract. The minimum trade amount is set at 0.01 EWY, while the minimum trade value is 5 $USDT.
The contract’s price increment is set at 0.01, while the upper limit for the funding rate will be between +2% and -2%. Funding payments will be made every eight hours, and the contract will be available for trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The platform will also support a multi-asset mode. This feature will allow users to manage positions with different collateral assets.
Crypto derivatives markets have been rapidly diversifying in recent years with the integration of products based on traditional financial assets into platforms. Binance’s new EWYUSDT contract aims to offer investors the opportunity to trade on indices linked to traditional financial markets through blockchain-based platforms.
Experts say that such products can increase integration between cryptocurrency markets and traditional financial assets, providing investors with broader risk management options.
*This is not investment advice.
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