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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will be offering a new contract to its users to increase the variety of products on its futures trading platform. According to the announcement, pre-market trading for the USDⓈ-margined EDGEUSDT perpetual futures contract on Binance Futures will begin on March 19, 2026 at 17:00.
The new contract will offer investors leverage of up to 5x. The underlying asset of the contract has been announced as EDGE. EDGE is known as the native token of the edgeX platform, which provides decentralized finance infrastructure. The total and maximum supply of the project is limited to 1 billion units.
The contract will use Tether as collateral and settlement asset. The minimum transaction amount is set at 1 EDGE, while the minimum transaction value is 5 USDT. The price increment is set at 0.0001.
During the pre-market trading period, the funding rate is capped at +0.005%, while after this period ends, the rate may vary between +2.00% and -2.00%. Funding fees will be calculated and credited to investor accounts every four hours.
The contract will be available for trading 24/7 and will offer multi-asset mode support. Binance officials stated that the new product aims to improve the trading experience by providing investors with greater flexibility.
*This is not investment advice.
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