Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange (by adjusted/real trading volume), announced on Thursday (July 11) the official public launch of its Margin Trading service.
The first clue we had that Binance was planning to offer margin trading was discovered by Reddit user “enriquejr99” (who claimed to be a computer programmer) while experimenting with Binance’s public application programming interface (API).
He revealed his findings on March 20 via a Reddit thread titled “Research: Margin trading features found on Binance API”. As Cointelegraph pointed out on March 21, Binance “first promised in the feature rollout section of its white paper that margin trading would be implemented after spot trading and before futures on its exchange.”
On May 8, during a Periscope Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, Changpeng Zhao (aka “CZ”), Co-Founder and CEO of Binance, confirmed that the rumors about margin trading on Binance.com were true:
Yes, we are working on a margin [trading] system that's rolling out actually very, very soon. We are going to first roll out [this system] to a few of our key clients, the large traders, so that they can help us test. They also have an agreement with us that, if there's a bug or something else [in the system], they will work closely with us [to fix those]. We will do a gradual rollout of the margin platform.
Margin trading is now available to all eligible users―with the exception of the residents of the United States and five other jurisdictions)―on Binance’s centralized exchange platform (Binance.com), which is now sporting the new Binance 2.0 user interface:
The new Binance 2.0 platform also “allows its users to move funds easily from the Margin Wallet to their primary Binance Wallet without any transaction fees.”
You can choose as collateral the following cryptocurrencies:
Margin trading fees can be paid with Binance Coin (BNB).
Yi He, co-founder of Binance, has this to say:
“Though the current cryptocurrency market and legacy platforms for margin trading poses greater risks and benefits at the same time, we are confident that its development coupled with more knowledge on proper risk management will help realize greater benefits in the long run. With margin trading being one of the most requested services from our community, this is a testament to the large market demand from retail and institutional traders alike and its promising possibilities in the future.
As for CZ, he said:
This is another step in providing an inclusive cryptocurrency trading platform catering to the needs of both advanced institutional traders and retail traders under the same roof. We are providing a new tool in the financial services and cryptocurrency markets to help amplify trading results of successful trades.
To learn more about margin trading in general, you might wish to consult Binancy Academy’s introductory guide “What Is Margin Trading?”. Binance Academy also offers “Binance Margin Trading Guide”, which is a guide to opening a margin trading account. And finally, there is the Margin Trading FAQ.
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