Binance Futures will launch silver perpetual contracts on Wednesday, enabling crypto traders to take leveraged positions in one of 2025’s top-performing commodities.
The derivatives arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume said the contract goes live at 10:00 UTC and will offer up to 50x leverage on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce.
Perpetual futures, or “perps,” allow traders to speculate on price movements without owning the underlying asset or worrying about expiration dates. Funding rates, applied every few hours, keep contract prices aligned with spot markets. Their high leverage, continuous trading, and 24/7 accessibility have made perps a core feature of crypto derivatives, generating billions in daily volume.
The silver contracts will be margined and settled in tether (USDT), with a minimum notional size of 5 USDT. Funding fees will apply every four hours, capped at ±2%. At 50x leverage, traders can control positions far larger than their initial margin, amplifying both gains and losses.
The launch follows Binance’s recent introduction of gold perpetual contracts and reflects growing interest from crypto traders in precious metals, which outperformed digital assets last year. Silver rose roughly 147% in 2025, reaching a record $83.75 per ounce, while gold gained more than 64% to $4,317. By contrast, bitcoin ended the year down over 5%. Both metals benefited from fiscal and inflation concerns, with silver additionally supported by strong industrial demand in solar panels and electronics.
Binance said the silver contract will be available for copy trading within 24 hours of launch. Multi-assets mode will also allow traders to use cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as margin collateral, with haircuts applied to account for price volatility.
Binance becomes the first major crypto exchange to offer silver-linked perpetual contracts, following a trend previously seen on smaller platforms like MEXC and BTCC.
