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.
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