Binance Futures announced on October 6 the addition of four new USDT-settled perpetual contracts covering StablecoinX, Viking Therapeutics, McDonald’s and Akamai Technologies stocks. These products offer leveraged exposure up to 20x and operate around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Unlike direct stock purchases, these contracts do not grant ownership of the underlying securities or shareholder rights. Binance uses a funding rate mechanism, capped at plus or minus 2 % per interval and settled every eight hours, to anchor contract prices to reference market prices. This expansion confirms that traditional stock perpetual contracts have become a permanent part of the exchange’s offering rather than a one-off experiment.
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