Binance Brings Regulated Gold and Silver Options to Crypto Traders

Binance has expanded its financial product offerings by launching gold and silver commodity options on its ADGM-regulated subsidiary, Nest Exchange Limited. The products are designed to allow users to trade traditional commodity derivatives using USDT within a compliant environment.

The new USDT-settled products offer crypto users compliant tools for hedging and portfolio diversification. Retail investors are limited to long-only positions, which means they can buy options to open a position but cannot write them. This structure effectively limits the maximum loss for retail traders to the premium paid for the option.

Conversely, eligible institutional users and liquidity providers are permitted to write options, allowing them to earn upfront premiums and execute more complex portfolio strategies. The commodity options are European-style contracts settled in USDT and operate from Sunday at 6:00 PM (ET) to Friday at 5:00 PM (ET).