Binance Gold, Silver Options Go Live With 1-Day Expiry

Binance launched gold and silver options with 1-day and 1-week expiry on July 29. The contracts settle in USDT. Buyers can position for higher or lower prices through calls and puts. They cannot sell options to open. The maximum loss is the premium paid. Long positions carry no liquidation risk.

The contracts are European-style and listed as XAUUSDT and XAGUSDT. The options trade under ADGM rules. Binance said the contracts operate on Nest Exchange Limited and clear through Nest Clearing and Custody Limited, both regulated by the FSRA. The FSRA register for Nest Trading, active since Jan. 5, 2026, shows a prohibition on holding or controlling client money. That structure gives users a regulated route into commodity-linked derivatives without the exchange acting as custodian of their funds.

The launch extends a commodity push that started in January with gold and silver perpetuals. Those contracts gave traders continuous, leveraged exposure. Commodity perpetuals reached $25 billion in weekly volume across gold and silver markets, Bitmex Research data show. The new options add fixed expirations and a ceiling on losses. The structure targets retail users who want defined risk over a specific timeframe rather than open-ended leveraged positions.