Binance Launches Foreign Exchange Perpetual Futures, Expanding 24/7 Access to the Largest Financial Market
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ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Binance today introduced Foreign Exchange ("FX") perpetual futures under its TradFi Perpetual product category, bringing regulated USDT-settled, 24/7 access to the world's most actively traded market. The first FX perpetual contract, USDBRLUSDT (USD/Brazil Real), will go live on September 21, 2026 at 14:00 (UTC). "FX is one of the world's most foundational markets, traded every moment to hedge and express macro views. Unlike most traditional asset classes, FX already operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, and weekend trading activity is growing - though liquidity is not as robust outside weekday sessions. With Binance 's deep liquidity and global user base, we're well positioned to extend continuous price discovery into the gaps that traditional FX cannot cover, giving traders a single venue to express macro views, hedge exposure, and capture opportunity around the clock," said Shunyet Jan, Head of Exchange and Trading at Binance. The case for 24/7 TradFi perps is already backed by data. By April, Binance 's gold perpetuals were exhibiting institutional-grade weekend price discovery, according to Binance Research - with weekend price movements correctly predicting the direction of Monday's opening gap approximately 89% of the time. [1] In mid-September, Binance 's equity perps linked to AI and semiconductors became the...
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