Binance Updates Trading Hours and Price Index Calculation Method for Commodity TradFi Perpetual Contracts

TechFlow reports that on September 15, per Binance's official announcement, Binance will adjust the trading hours and price index calculation method for commodity TradFi perpetual contracts starting at 21:00 UTC on September 15, 2026, as detailed below:

• Regular Trading Hours (Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00, ET): Standard mode; the price index updates every second and is calculated via a weighted average of quotes from third-party data providers;
• Weekends and Public Holidays (Friday 17:00 to Sunday 18:00, ET): Order Book EWMA mode.

This adjustment applies to all commodity TradFi perpetual contracts, including XAUUSDT, XAGUSDT, XPTUSDT, XPDUSDT, COPPERUSDT, CLUSDT, BZUSDT, NATGASUSDT, and similar contracts to be listed in the future. Trading operations remain unaffected.