Leveraged silver exposure is now available to crypto traders on Binance Futures.

Binance Futures is set to introduce silver perpetual futures on Wednesday, opening the door for crypto traders to take leveraged positions in one of 2025’s standout commodities.

The derivatives arm of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume said the new contract will go live at 10:00 UTC and offer leverage of up to 50 times on silver priced in U.S. dollars per troy ounce.

Perpetual futures, commonly known as “perps,” allow traders to speculate on price movements without owning the underlying asset or managing expiration dates. Instead, funding rates — typically charged every few hours — are used to keep prices aligned with the spot market. Their continuous trading, high leverage and 24/7 access have made them a cornerstone of crypto derivatives markets, generating billions of dollars in daily volume.

According to Binance, the silver contract will be margined and settled in tether (USDT), the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, with a minimum notional size of 5 USDT. Funding payments will apply every four hours and will be capped at plus or minus 2%. At the maximum leverage, traders can control positions far larger than their initial margin, magnifying both potential gains and losses.

The launch follows Binance’s recent introduction of gold-linked perpetual contracts and reflects a broader shift among crypto traders toward commodities, which significantly outperformed digital assets last year.

Silver posted a roughly 147% gain in 2025, reaching a record high of $83.75 per ounce, and was last trading around $79.84. Gold rose more than 64% to $4,317, while bitcoin — the largest cryptocurrency by market value — finished the year down more than 5%.

Both precious metals were supported by fiscal and inflation concerns, with silver also benefiting from strong demand from solar energy and electronics manufacturing.

Binance said the silver perpetual will be available for futures copy trading within 24 hours of launch. The exchange’s multi-assets mode will also allow traders to post cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as margin collateral instead of using only USDT, with haircuts applied to reflect price volatility.

Binance becomes the first major crypto exchange to offer silver-linked perpetual futures, extending a trend previously seen on smaller platforms such as MEXC and BTCC.