Binance moves commodity perpetuals to 24/5 trading schedule
Regulation & Gov ·
Binance will limit trading hours for commodity perpetual contracts to align with traditional market sessions, starting September 15 at 21:00 UTC.
According to a filing cited in the announcement, the exchange will curb commodity perps to a 24/5 schedule, meaning the products will no longer trade continuously but instead follow the five-day-a-week pattern used in traditional finance markets (Source). The change is set to take effect at 21:00 UTC on September 15, marking a departure from the round-the-clock trading that has been a hallmark of crypto derivatives markets.
The shift brings Binance's commodity perpetual offerings closer in structure to how physical commodities and their traditional derivatives are traded, where exchanges typically close over weekends. Binance has published details of the change through its own announcement channel, describing the update to trading hours for the affected contracts (binance.com).
The move comes alongside a separate adjustment on the exchange: Binance is also removing certain margin trading pairs, effective September 18, 2026. While the two changes are not described as directly linked, both point to Binance recalibrating parts of its trading infrastructure within a similar window.
Coverage of the 24/5 restriction has been corroborated across multiple sources, with four distinct sources tracking the cluster of reporting on the change. The consistency across those sources centers on the same core facts: the September 15, 21:00 UTC effective time and the alignment with TradFi-style market hours for commodity perpetuals specifically, rather than crypto derivatives broadly.
Not yet detailed is which specific commodity perpetual contracts fall under the new schedule, or whether the 24/5 restriction could extend to other asset classes on the exchange in the future. Also unclear is what prompted the timing of the change or whether it reflects broader industry movement toward aligning crypto trading hours with traditional finance conventions. Traders will need to watch for further clarification from Binance on the full list of affected products as the September 15 deadline approaches.