Binance Futures has announced the addition of two new USD-margined perpetual contracts, FUNUSDT and MLNUSDT, expanding the selection of trading pairs on its platform.
These contracts went live on March 31, with the FUNUSDT contract launching at 11:30 and the MLNUSDT contract at 11:45, both offering up to 50x leverage.
The new contracts will be available for Futures Copy Trading within 24 hours of their launch. At launch, the maximum funding rate will be ±2.00%, with funding fees being paid every four hours.
Binance has also indicated that it may adjust the contract specifications, such as funding fees, leverage, collateral requirements, and confirmation size, based on market risk conditions.
The introduction of these perpetual contracts is part of Binance’s ongoing efforts to improve the user experience and provide more trading options within its futures platform.
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